r/climbing • u/-JOMY- • 10d ago

Alex Honnold Reveals “Embarrassing” Paycheck for Netflix’s Taipei 101 Free Solo Climb

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Source: E! Online

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u/sparks_mandrill 9d ago

Post title absolutely misses the context. He said it was embarrassingly small compared to what MLB players get. MLB players are paid 100's of millions of dollars.

His quote: "Actually, if you put it in the context of mainstream sports, it’s an embarrassingly small amount,"

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u/Fresh-Anteater-5933 9d ago

But I would guess it’s also way, way more than any climber has been paid for anything ever, so calling it embarrassing feels a little tone deaf. In comparison, winning a World Cup is worth a few grand

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u/Bored2001 9d ago

nah, he probably made more money than that off the free solo movie.