Later this month, renowned rock climber Alex Honnold will attempt to scale a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei as part of Netflix’s "Skyscraper Live." It’s set to be a thrilling broadcast that will see the popular extreme climber perform a feat that would have most people shaking in fear. I expect my heart rate will spike just from watching along on my sofa.
Ahead of "Skyscraper Live," Netflix just added the 2018 documentary “Free Solo” to its library, in a clearly intentional bit of content synergy. This Oscar-winning doc served as an introduction to Honnold and the climbing discipline of free soloing for many people, including yours truly. Having recently rewatched the feature, it remains unbearably intense.
