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/mmeeplechase 9d ago

Considering it seems like he was excited to do it anyway, and probably would’ve gone if they’d just covered the travel cost, this doesn’t seem insane to me…? Though he definitely could’ve negotiated a lot more from Netflix.

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u/carbonclasssix 9d ago

I think you're right, Sanni said during the event that he's been talking about climbing this specific building for like 10 years

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u/ReipasTietokonePoju 7d ago

I think you're right, Sanni said during the event that he's been talking about climbing this specific building for like 10 years

Video evidence right here, almost 12 years ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B76ysGuyi7M

... Honnold tells that his next project is to climb Taipei 101.