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Re:Alex Honnold completes Taipei 101 skyscraper climb withou... by kqr on Sunday January 25, 2026 @04:50AM (#46752429)
Money! He has a family to provide for and his unique skillset is "climbing below his grade but with no support", so that's the service he offers the world.

(I get that there are more motivations underneath free soloing in general, but I doubt Taipei 101 with a million cameras is the climb he'd choose if it were not for the money.)

Re:Alex Honnold completes Taipei 101 skyscraper climb withou... by e40 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @09:08AM (#46754195)
Is it known how much he made?
Re:Alex Honnold completes Taipei 101 skyscraper climb withou... by bookofjoe on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:13AM (#46754716)
Re:Alex Honnold completes Taipei 101 skyscraper climb withou... by thomassmith65 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @12:01PM (#46755771)
I am not sold that this way of raising money qualifies as putting family first.