Alex Honnold to free solo Taipei 101

[jon-nyc]

Look at the wind on his shirt.

[jon-nyc]

[bachophile]

If u need the whole 95 min compressed to a time lapse of ten minutes, well here it is.

[Axtremus]

Thanks, @bachophile ... I don't have the patience to watch all 91+ minutes of it, so I am grateful that you shared the 10-minute time-lapsed video.

[taiwan_girl]

I dont know if it was intentional (but suspect that Netflix did do it intentional), but the word "Taiwan" (or country) was never mentioned once in the broadcast. (at least I dont think so)

However, it was good promotion for Taipei, and hopefully most people know that Taipei is in Taiwan. LOL

[Axtremus]

Taiwan's official name is the Republic of China.
China's official name is the People's Republic of China.
Nothing confusing about that, right?

[taiwan_girl]

True, but they didnt mention either, as far as I remember. LOL

And the current Taiwan government is de-emphasizing the Republic of China name a bit. Above is my old and current "Taiwan" passport.

[jon-nyc]

[Doctor Phibes]

[89th]

The idea that he got to the top of that building using mostly his arms faster than most people would by taking the stairs is...crazy. Luckily I knew he didn't die before I watched it on delay last night but still, sweaty palms for sure. I'm a big Alex fan, but am a little critical about how casual he is about the impact of his death towards his wife/kids (in the article he said his kids wouldn't really remember him so it wasn't as big of a deal or something). If I were a single dude I would be happy to comfort his wife though, she's a cutie (and a good climber too, I think?).

Finally, how he can stand near the edge (or on the top) and not get vertigo or dizzy or have the desire to crouch down, makes me think the MRI finding above is pretty accurate. No fear.

[Axtremus]