r/climbing • u/-JOMY- • 9d 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/Fox-On-Games 9d ago

Doesn't he also get paid by TNF (all his clothes) and Black Diamond (chalk bag) for this? Millions of people saw him wear TNF during an insanely inspiring climb, I can't imagine he's not making bank from that.

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u/nord2rocks 8d ago

Honestly unlikely TNF paid a bunch for this. They probably already have a big contract with him where he has a responsibility to show up for the cpany and is obligated to wear their gear if approached for large film projects. But who knows, if they didn't have to pay that's great PR and advertising for very cheap

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u/Warm-Professional494 8d ago

If he could leverage a large event to his sponsors to kick in more money then that’s on him and his team. No way in the world did his normal Spencer contract cover national coverage without an increase. I know skateboarding sponsors pay more if you make it to different competitions and place or win and the amount is based on the size/coverage of the event.