Alex Honnold Climb Taipei 101

美國攀登家艾力克斯·霍諾德（Alex Honnold），據傳10月會到台灣，他將要挑戰攀登台北101大樓外墻，屆時，美國DISCOVERY頻道也會隨行記錄。
此消息一出，讓各界都很興奮。不過，艾力克斯向來是徒手攀爬，不攜帶任何繩索、防護工具，而“赤手爬高樓”風險太高，業者還是希望能讓艾力克斯背小型降落傘，以保障安全。
【僑報綜合報導】繼法國蜘蛛人亞倫·羅伯特（Alain Robert）9年前攀爬台北101大樓后，將再有極限高手挑戰101。有台媒25日報導，台北業者近日積極與台北市府體育局接洽，有意邀請美國攀登家艾 力克斯·霍諾德赴台，並於10月挑戰徒手攀508米的外墻。
業者很頭痛！
艾力克斯拒穿戴任何防護措施
綜合台北TVBS、香港中通社報導，亞倫·羅伯特於當地時間2004年12月25日上午成功爬上台北101大樓，羅伯特除了安全繩索外沒有用任 何工具，他出發后先是徒手攀爬，但到第七層時因下雨樓滑，只好改以繩索協助，最后他爬至508米的塔尖取下旗幟，交給台北101總經理林鴻明，完成挑戰， 全過程約3小時。
當時羅伯特攀登101的路線是從大樓西南角開始，本次活動應會參考當時路線，艾力克斯將耗費3到4小時，從平地爬上500多米高處。
艾力克斯是美國知名攀登家，他面對高度沒有一絲畏懼，曾徒手爬過美國大峽谷，這次傳出10月到台灣徒手攀爬101，讓各界都很興奮，但他拒絶穿戴任何防護措施，也讓業者很頭痛。
市府很積極！
可藉此活動打響台北城市知名度
由於101外墻是玻璃帷幕，不像之前艾力克斯挑戰的自然峽谷，有凹凸石塊可以踩踏，危險性相對提高，目前仍在協調，希望艾力克斯可以背着小型降落傘。
對此，101的相關工作人員則不願回應，若艾力克斯真的到台灣，美國DISCOVERY頻道也會隨行記錄，預計將掀起旋風，引來大批民衆爭先目睹這難得一見的攀爬極限。
台北市府體育局指出，101大樓是指標性建築，若能藉此項活動吸引更多觀光客赴台旅遊，並打響台北城市知名度，樂觀其成。不過，安全為首要考量因素，業者一定要提出安全保證。10月適逢台北市舉辦全運會，若能結合兩活動一起行銷，可以創造雙贏。
So According to the news, Alex Honnold one of the best free soloing climber in the world gonna climb this once tallest building in the world "Taipei 101". And this is just way to extreme and crazy.
Full report as below and we cant wait for this amazing accent!
“Alex Honnold Isn’t Afraid of Skyscrapers.”
Beneath this bolded headline sat a photo of Honnold looking more like a depression-era construction worker than a climber. The faux “Lunch atop a Skyscraper”-style black-and-white picture depicted Honnold in a pair of dirty work pants that hung from suspenders strapped across his shirtless torso, and his now famous “doe-eyed” gaze emanates from under the brim of a floppy Newsboy cap.
The article, which appeared on Outsideonline.com, broke open the details about Honnold’s upcoming televised exploit. He’s going to freesolo the second tallest building in Asia—Taiwan’s Taipei 101. As I read the article—which seemed to hype up the possibility of a “live televised tragedy”—I found very little of Honnold’s own voice and attitude. Honnold is someone I’ve climbed with, respect and know is a total bad-ass ninja on the rock, in other words, he’s as “core” as it gets, but after reading the exaggerated “will-he-won’t he-make-it” speculation of the article, I questioned the motivation behind the buildering solo. And probably just like most devout climbers—or at least the ones that know Dan Osman and Michael Reardon didn’t die in climbing accidents as the Outside article claimed—the inevitable question arose … Is Honnold Selling Out?
It’s a tantalizing question. Here’s a guy who has nearly 100,000 likes on his Facebook fan-page, been on 60 Minutes and appeared in a Citibank commercial. It wouldn’t be hard to imagine that the attention has gone to his head, and that he wants … well … more! But instead of speculating that the event is indeed a publicity stunt, I decided to ask Honnold himself about the Taipei 101 free solo.