Alex Honnold's Taipei 101 climb delayed due to weather
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Alex Honnold's attempt to free solo the 1,667-foot Tapei 101 skyscraper in a spectacle aired live on Netflix was delayed until Saturday due to rain.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA—Renowned rock climber Alex Honnold on Saturday became the first person to scale the iconic nearly 3,000-foot granite wall known as El Capitan without using ropes or other safety gear, completing what may be the greatest feat of pure rock climbing in the history of the sport.