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We are in beautiful Taipei, in Taiwan,
for one reason only, that man, Alex

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Honnold, considered one of the best
integral sun climbers of the world,

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Today he will try something that no other being
human ever made, climb more than 500

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meters in one of the tallest buildings
in the world, totally without ropes. So

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Yesterday it was not possible, due to the weather.

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Today we are ready. They are watching
Live skyscrapers.

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What a building!

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It is the illusion of a life for me
climb a building

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Skyscraper. There is nothing more
impressive that this Taipei

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101.

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For more than a decade, Alex Honnold
save a dream, climb alone

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integral one of the tallest buildings
of the world, without strings, through the needle,

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to Taipei 101.

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And today we can see him trying
live, the higher it rises and the closer it gets to the

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dream of his entire life.

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Since I remember, I always liked
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When I was a kid, I was a little shy.

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I started rock climbing when I was like
10 years.

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And when all you want to do is
climb and has no friends, then the

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only integral is for you.

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I have done solo integral in thousands of
mountains, in the Arctic, in the jungle,

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in the desert.

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But I have never done solo integral in a
skyscraper. I think it has

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been a dream of my entire life and when
I saw Taipei 101 I said, what a building!

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I've always wanted to scale things
more...

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most fantastic you can find.

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When Alex upgrades to Type I, I
I will be excited to see him fulfill a

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I have always looked at skyscrapers and let's see
which one.

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So I feel very lucky to
to be able to climb one of the tallest buildings

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sensational in the world.

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And look at the crowd that's here.

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Millions who follow us from home.

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While we say that a dream postponed
It is not denied.

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I'm here with me to team Alex.

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We have WWF superstar Seth
Freaking Rawlings.

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And climber, champion, a great friend
from Alex. Emily Harrington is here with

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us.

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And we also have another couple of
team members we go with

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speak We are super excited.

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We discovered Alex's name when he
conquered the captain who became

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a documentary that won the Oscar.

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And this mission takes him to the other side of the
world, to Taipei, Taiwan, a metropolis

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modern defined by the unmistakable
presence of Taipei 101.

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And there are minutes until Alex starts
ascend You see it live there. It feels

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very comfortable with their vans and they saw
Frisolo.

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10 years in a van. Here it is with
his wife woman.

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We asked Sunny, what do you think?
Do you say to Alex before ascending? Well,

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have to be neutral. Because if one says,
are you sure? Do you feel good?

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Then one puts those seeds of
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And you're not interested in that.

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You just have to be calm.

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Don't worry. And I can get energized and
They allow me.

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Cause I was turned on before
enter the air. What a building! We are

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I live all over the world. I can't
wait.

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Well you've never seen your great friend
scalar in only integral.

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How do you think it is?

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Well, it's like a roller coaster for me.

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Sure, I'm nervous, sure, but
I'm excited.

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Well you can understand, you can understand
why is she nervous? Here is a brief

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summary of this beast, Taipei 101.

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Taipei 101 is one of the buildings
highest in the world. It's huge.

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And it is a three-stage route that
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First the plates are steel and glass
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Then we have the bamboo boxes that
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bamboo, each with a vertical drop
that takes your breath away.

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More than 500 meters of ascent and the part
most difficult of the climb, the

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tower, composed of the cantilevers.

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where your arm strength will be
key. The rings, with very few

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and the needle, really with a drop
vertical and vertiginous, the most

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dangerous. A physically exhausted Alex
will make it to the top.

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We have a small steel sphere.

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Can he achieve it?

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Oops, our skin crawls. Seth, you
You represent the whole world.

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You are a little confused.

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You are what everyone wants to be like you.
How do you feel?

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You are a big fan. You're right.

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I am the average man who has
fear, it is excited, it has skin

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hen I want to hit my arms.
I'm feeling this, but I'm very

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excited. Much anticipation.

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week. The city is ready and we
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I think everyone feels that Alex
has everything under control. is prepared,

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but there are external forces. Let's go
call the other team member, Mark

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Robert, a former NASA engineer,
youtuber, a technical expert. Mark, what

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are you watching?

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Thanks, Del. I'm here at the entrance
south of the building. We are watching

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various weather conditions for
Alex's safety.

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The first thing is, of course, the rain. How
everyone knows, we already had to postpone one

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maybe because of the rain. And we can see here...

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The radar, and there's rain to the right,
but in Taipei we are dry. but this

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It is a microclimate. That may change in
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So we continue to watch.

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The second thing is the wind.

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I have an anemometer here. We are
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But the higher, the worse. And in a
moment, if it passes a certain threshold,

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the wind speed is no longer the
same. safe for Alex and we have to

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suspend. And third, we are watching
earthquakes, tremors.

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Taipei is in the ring of fire
Pacific. We have had several, more almost

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a dozen tremors in the latter
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When I worked for NASA and had
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We had to decide, are we going or not going? and
we are watching the wind, the rain and

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the tremors. And now the man is in
his hands. Alex has never done it alone

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comprehensive before thousands of people and
millions who watch on television in

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If he feels confident, let's
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Well, it seems so.

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the promotion is going to happen and Alex is still very
calm.

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And well, Sunny is also
saying goodbye She told me that

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promotion is always the most difficult
for him because she doesn't know how he's going to

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He hasn't seen his rhythm yet. And here it
we are ready to start.

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The rite before promotion is not really
It's a ritual. He stretches, there is no

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music,

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no big speech, feel ready,
It has a sequence.

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Yes, yes, I understand that, I understand that. It is
the opposite of wrestling,

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exactly.

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There goes the way. It's not exactly what
opposite, but yes one has to be

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focused, be ready, be in the
moment. We are seconds away from him

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put on the slippers called feet
cats and start climbing.

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It's so interesting when you talk about the
concentration. I was there when I saw

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this one. this crowd, and he says, wow,
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It's something very different for him, because
solo integral is a lonely sport,

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and now he is going to do it in front of thousands of
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That's right, it's a very lonely thing.

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He's not used to this.

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Of course, it makes a lot of noise, there is a
helicopter out there, but Alex really

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teacher. He is going to do an excellent
work concentrating.

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And now that it's getting ready, it's
putting your magnesium chalk, your

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custom footwear to help you
in this difference that is no longer rock,

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but it is steel and glass.

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Maybe all you're going to have is some
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Yes, he likes listening to music.

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He likes to listen to Heavy Metal.

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Yeah.

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And it also has a microphone. That is to say
Not only will we be able to listen to you during

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all the ascent, but we hope that
If he manages to ascend, we will have the

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opportunity to talk to him. Do you want
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Incredible. There you have it.

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Emily.

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What is going through your mind now?
It's a mental process.

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He already has it in his mind. know
exactly what you want to do. It is

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completely prepared. Thinking?
That's how it is. You have visualized it. know

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exactly what you are going to do. and
is practically ready for

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which he has done thousands and thousands of times.

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What you are doing now is something
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There are many distractions.

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This is very different.

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It's one of the greatest things ever
done in his entire life. The streets are

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covers of humans ready to
see this. But the main thing for

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Alex is getting from the bottom to the top
in one piece and that

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nothing gets in the way. And before doing the
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without networks,

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It is failing or achieving. And it is for
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Very good.

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Come on.

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Alright, team.

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From what we understand, the first thing that
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difficult, enter the building.

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Someone set a stopwatch for me.

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This is incredible.

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I'm speechless, right?

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I didn't know what to expect when I came,
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it throbs me, how he stays calm
and focused, everyone watching. and

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we can hear them in his microphone
blows on the steel of his

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shoes. There I see Fanny, there in the
corner, who is looking.

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Alex told me that he is going to use this
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preheating, but also a
reminder. He is already in the part

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dangerous. He already said it before, if one
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height, it's the same. So you have
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to survive.

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Yes, he puts on his show, he shines. I think that
He has been with me a lot.

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I must confess, I must confess. I love
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good.

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The crowd here, in front of where
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watching. How do they react when they see it?

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continues with this historic rise of the
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Emily, I asked him last night.

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How do you know if you are going to achieve it?

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Because we saw it when he threw in the towel
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captain. And he said, no, I know about
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That's how it is. Alex really trusts his
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experience, more than anyone else.

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Let's see.

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There are people inside the building.

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Is the music going to start for me?

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Yes. He wants to listen to the music.

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He wants the music.

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Yes, you want to get energized. I like it.

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There they are filming it from inside the
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high that one can see it.

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The red shirt stands out against the
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so high

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The ruyes, yes. And now, that's the ruye.
The ruyes, the first obstacle faced

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is going to face In Mandarin, Mandarin
It means what you want. It is a symbol

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good luck.

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There are two sculptures of more or less
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Someone told me you really can't
follow the logic. It is a form of

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engineering. So your instincts
They don't really apply here.

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Let's see how he faces them.

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Oh,

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holy heavens

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The perfect moment. That's the friend of
Alex.

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We have the elite technical team that
It is there suspended throughout the

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promotion. Alex is surrounded by friends,
climbers, companions, throughout

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the duration. Here you have it.

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You are really taking in and admiring all
the view.

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Alex is admiring the view after the
first roll Emily,

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Of course, if he is greeting the
crowd, it means that he

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good. Yes, he really is
delighting in this moment. I feel

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stressed. Yes I'm so stressed
looking at it and how...

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He climbed that Ruggie. This man is not
normal.

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There we see it once again.

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Emily, you said it's delighting,
He is having a great time, he is in his

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playground, but we must emphasize
the danger. There is no network, nor

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He doesn't even have a parachute. Yes, it is very
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me see this, because the integral sun does not
It is something that is very comfortable to see. And yes,

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There are very serious consequences,
obviously. It's uncomfortable.

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There's this visceral human feeling
when you see someone at that height.

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Can you see the people inside?

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The people from inside the windows
they make me nervous

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by Alex.

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It scares me a little, this one
distraction

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Is that like a bird crossing a
mountain when you are climbing?

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I don't think it distracts him much. I believe
that he has already reviewed all of these

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possibilities mentally, how was it going to
feel.

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Of course, he won't know exactly.
ahead of time, but I think he

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He is really already very concentrated, very
centered. Do you see that these people are

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taking photos on the other side of the glass?

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Please publish everything.

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Live skyscraper hashtag. The world
he is following, he sees it.

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Taipei 101 is a public building. It is
open, full of offices.

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And well, work a little and then come
to this man who climbs the

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windows. This is not normal, it is not
normal at all. The more

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I get nervous. I thought I was going to
be the opposite, that I would feel more

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comfortable, but when I see it, it's not even
It's not even a third of the way

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building, and the danger is
hitting.

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That's right, it's still in what they call
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10 or 15 meters before its last
roars. But then you have the blocks

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dragons and the rise, because
becomes more and more complicated as

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approaches the tower, it will exhaust you
the forces. It's going to be exhausted. Let's go

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talk to him about all this.

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The important thing is that this lower part
It is the easiest in the building.

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It really seems that he is very
focused, continues with a good rhythm, but

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really like the warm up. It
the more difficult it is above.

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There you see those segments of bamboo, the
overhangs. It will increase your exhaustion.

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to have to be very efficient with your
movements. Yes.

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It's not over yet. I love him
warming up. Yes, me too. but my

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warming up can't make me die.

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Yes, he is right there.

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I'm in shock looking at it from down here
and he up there.

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It's something that really... Yes, this
red shirt that he always wears

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But when we get to the second and last
noise, we saw it with the first one. Emily,

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what this ornament is really a
obstacle?

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Well, because it interrupts his rhythm, the
repetitive movement that he makes on

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the plates. He has to take a
pause.

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There in the corner.

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You can see that it is there, it sticks out of the
corner and has to go over it,

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you have to lean, resort to your
arms.

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Yes, put the other hand, put the other hand
there.

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He is with only one hand.

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Yeah, he's shaking his hands, he's shaking
Resting, he's putting chalk on

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sweat-absorbing hands.

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Keep climbing.

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Yes, just climbing. How easy,
he says. Well if they just

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tune in, they're watching skyscrapers on
alive. Alex Honnold, without a doubt, the

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best all-around solo climber,
trying something no one has ever done before

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tried. More than 500 meters, without
ropes, climbing Taipei 101.

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It's good to know that this didn't ruin your
opportunity to

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ascend This is the ideal time for
see how the mood goes. Let's go with Mark

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Robert, who is with Tani, the wife of
Alex.

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Yes, Tani.

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It's good to see Alex come up.

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You know him better than anyone else
person.

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What do you want me to think?

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I think he is super driven,
stimulated. The conditions

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They are good. He's doing what he loves.

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I bet you are the second
bravest person in Taiwan now

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I know you don't like to see him do it alone
integral.

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How do you feel?

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I'm fine. I'm fine.

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Well I'm trying to keep the
calm.

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Very good.

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Well Dani feels good, the crowd
too.

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My stomach turns. He,
you give it

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I don't know how he does it.

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I believe that the world sees only integral and
They really feel bad and are so

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nervous and so stressed. But we see
Sunny, the impact she has.

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Emily, people say there was a before and
a later when he met Sunny.

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What has changed? I believe that when one
has a relationship, because one wants

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The other person does your best. AND
In Sunny's case, it's exactly what

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passed.

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Alex has a little more or a lot more
empathy than before. Being an athlete

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professional, you focus on doing your thing
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you have that partner, that companion,
changes everything.

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She really has been an influence.
very positive in your life.

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Yes of course. Sani would prefer that he
take less risks. Ok, it's in

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edge of the building. You have already completed the
two Ruiz, the first two Ruiz.

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Now he is going to face the dragons.

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Like the temples in Taiwan,
Taipei 101 is guarded by the

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Lying on the bamboo boxes they are a
very intimidating obstacle

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five meters. These elements protect
Taipei 101.

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Ten dragons, ten very problems
big for Alex.

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Well, there you see that obstacle that is
to come, the dragon.

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Sure, he's done his thing for so long.
time.

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And when you have a partner, well it's
a positive force. in culture

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Taiwanese, dragons protect the
building.

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I see people inside.

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It's very fantastic.

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Hello, here are some guys who are
here standing at the window.

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Oh yes, I was going to give the girl a shock.
five up, but it's not enough.

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One has a lot of fun listening to
Alex.

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Yes, he can do our job,
narrate everything.

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In fact, I'm going to stay here, for
this side.

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They are listening to Alex talk about
how he is going to face the first of

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dragons

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How many of those do you have to do?

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There are ten more. Nine more.

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Ten dragons.

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I mean, everyone really maintains the
breath.

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We are here in Taipei.

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Can you imagine?

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Can you imagine?

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This, for most of the
People, it's a nightmare.

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Alex looks super calm.

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But these dragons are very difficult,
Right, Emily? Yes, they are difficult to

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climb. It is not a repetitive movement
over and over again. Creativity is needed.

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They saw that he was exposed towards the edge
of the element and there is a very curve

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pronounced, there is no texture.

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You really have to rely on strength
of its trunk.

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Yes, it's a little more like rock climbing
and you are not

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plates that he had before.

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And now it gets more complicated.

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Because?

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Now we start with the blocks
bamboo. It's a little steeper. I saw

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edges. See how he's trying
have the prey like a clamp.

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And of course, maybe one feels a little
insecure See how it's getting a

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little more chalk.

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Sure, the steep thing is very exposed.
One is less supported on one's feet. The

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cornices are a little narrower. Or
maybe everything is complicated.

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And it looks like it's reversed, right? No
It's going straight up, but

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goes a little backwards.

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Exact. That's what we mean. That's it
terrifying.

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We are seeing what the progress is
Alex's current and they just tuned in

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Honnold. who continues his rise from Taipei
101 live, without strings, has already surpassed

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plates, he has already conquered the rullis, he ends
to defeat the first dragon. and now,

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Like you said, Emily, it's eight blocks.
stacked, which are the bamboo boxes,

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with an inclination of 7 degrees, more than
400 meters.

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And he overcomes it, the tower awaits him.

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That's when the rise really comes
becomes brutal.

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And we know that Alex has always said that
I wanted to climb solo

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to a skyscraper, but let's talk
now with Mark Rober, who is going to be

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technician, who is going to explain to us the
difference between skyscraper and

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I'm here at the Taipei 101 base and I
I think this is a good time to

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point out the difference between doing
bouldering and building.

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The key to any climb is that
friction is needed. If you don't have

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Friction, you slip and fall.

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It's not good. And Alex, luckily, we have
the fingertips

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They accommodate and also gives us a little...
can embed us within the

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rock. But in a building, we are
speaking of steel, glass, fingers not

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They can't get into any crack.

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It means that Alex has to do
a very strong dam to increase that

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friction. And it's something he's going to have
to handle as it goes up, because

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has to do a lot more clamping
big, much stronger.

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Basically what I see is that, of course, in
The rock can enclose you more.

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Yes, exactly.

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And this is also a moment for
point out something else. I spoke to Alex last night

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many people wonder, perhaps at home,
why don't they have parachutes like

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security measure?

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The problem is that there are so many overhangs
and also the

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wind is not predictable, it is in the
corner of the building, so it would be

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effective only for 15% of the
climbing, so the risk is higher

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what it provides you.

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And now, well, there is simply him
trusting in his skill. That's me

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Mental strength.

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Thanks, Mark. Mark Rober is ours
technical expert and he will also be with

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Sonny, who is heading to the
viewpoint. But, Emily, we mentioned

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bamboo boxes, which is most
this climb. What is unusual about

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What is Alex going to face? Yes, the boxes
bamboo are the most difficult part.

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ascent. It is very unusual when a
scale on a rock to have the most

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Ascent is the most difficult part.

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What it means for this building and for
Alex is that it really is a challenge

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resistance. repeat the same
movement, the same positions of the

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It's very steep.

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You will have fatigue and you will have to
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If you're just tuning in, welcome.
to Skyscrapers live. They have Alex

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Horn. that's climbing on alone
comprehensive Taipei 101, without strings, without

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harnesses. This rise becomes increasingly
more difficult.

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And if you're wondering, despite what
are watching now, Alex is not

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reckless, deliberate and
prepared, but being a father really

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another dimension.

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Very good.

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Without a doubt, people question their
promotions now that he's a dad. Is it fair?

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I think Alex sees things differently.
different now that he is a father.

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Life as a parent is phenomenal.

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Life as a parent is tiring.

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It's exhausting. People ask me if
I take less risks since I have

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And I say, before children I didn't want
die and I don't want to now either.

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Let Alex go climbing without ropes
shows that we all have desires

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And what is possible if you follow that desire.

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It is not only important that my children see
That's why it's important that everyone

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see.

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I want my children to see me in it
training,

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a lot of effort, a lot of hard work.

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to be able to achieve this type of goal.

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That is, as in all relationships,
It has to do with trust. I trust

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him and in his ability to take
decisions. Accidents happen,

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That's true, whatever we do.
In the end, I just have to trust him.

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It's so interesting.

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I believe that one of the issues that
repeat It's good, Alex, now that you have

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children, it is irresponsible for you to do something
like this. You know him and you know what he likes

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drives and motivates him.

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Have you seen a change since he became a father?

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Yes. I believe that when you have children,
even with Alex, you no longer

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You focus solely on yourself.

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in yourself you really dedicate your
attention and your energy to your children

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and Alex this also applies to him we saw
for example when we went to Yosemite and

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we only focused on
conquer the captain, life was easy

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certain sense clear now is a
a little more tired And his energy

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other things, to other priorities. and
he really had to do it. This is not

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It means that one stops doing what
love, to have passions.

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or to push you, because that is also
Importantly, show your children.

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It is an incredible balance that must be
find there in that.

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Alex mentioned, I don't want to die before
the children nor afterwards, but

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you know? One does not want to die even less
when you have children. one wants to be there

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for your children, see them grow,
support them. This is a

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sensitive and when one has a passion
like this,

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one has to find that balance
between being myself, showing my

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what it is to be human and what it is
passion, but also how to balance.

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I balance responsibilities, be
father, husband

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Yes, he admits that since he became a father,
Of course, he has more things in his life. and

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Of course, it has these great objectives and
challenges, but he knows he is prepared and

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that he has mastered what he does.

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I think we can identify with
What Alex says, that being parents is

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exhausting. Of course, of course, I agree
agreement.

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If you just tuned in, hashtag
skyscrapers live, while we see

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Honnold trying to climb without ropes,
no harnesses, Taipei 101, no

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parachute, more than 500 meters.

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As it continues to rise and draw closer
another dragon, let's introduce you to the

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last member of the team, Pete
Woods, who is a YouTuber, commentator,

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coach. Let's see, Pete, he's going to talk to us.
of some of those obstacles so

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difficult. Pete, what do you see in Alex?
As another dragon approaches?

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He has seen what he expected, certain
variations in movements

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We tell how to do the same
movements, two small windows, one

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He looks for friction in the glass and
also makes a little variations

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take weight off your arms, lean on
the feet. And you see the clamp that it puts, how

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squeezes the clamp and goes around the
corner looking in those... corners

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starts to wing.

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All these things allow you not to use
the same muscles all the time,

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but avoid fatigue. Seth Rollins
what is that about a

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glass friction? Explain to me.

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Yes,

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It is similar.

450
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Imagine when one is climbing, one
push down and there is resistance.

451
00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:41,120
When one makes that adherence of
friction, it is pushing directly

452
00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:48,000
on a flat surface, using
rubber friction

453
00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:53,700
of the rubber of the sneakers and looking
then the movement of the hip to

454
00:39:53,700 --> 00:39:58,020
propel it upwards. and then one
you can continue moving forward.

455
00:40:13,260 --> 00:40:19,900
I asked Alex to give me the idea
overview of this section.

456
00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:23,480
He says, well, those are two easy moves and
a difficult one.

457
00:40:23,780 --> 00:40:24,780
Two easy and one difficult.

458
00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:27,660
That's how it is. It makes it look like something very
easy.

459
00:40:29,500 --> 00:40:35,340
He has already conquered three dragons. There are
ten in total.

460
00:40:35,580 --> 00:40:36,580
Seven left.

461
00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:40,460
This building has 101 floors.

462
00:40:41,450 --> 00:40:42,750
Yes, next yes.

463
00:40:51,290 --> 00:40:58,190
This rise continues. There are 101 floors,
but then you have the tower, the

464
00:40:58,190 --> 00:41:00,750
overhangs, the rings, the needle.

465
00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:07,060
I think... Absolutely.

466
00:41:08,060 --> 00:41:11,780
The respect. He's tanning there.

467
00:41:12,040 --> 00:41:13,900
Yes, it's been a long time
with you.

468
00:41:14,660 --> 00:41:19,500
How does one prepare to climb one of
the tallest buildings in the world without

469
00:41:19,500 --> 00:41:22,040
strings? Well, one starts a lot
time before.

470
00:41:22,340 --> 00:41:26,740
Alex has been climbing Taipei 101
for years in his mind.

471
00:41:28,740 --> 00:41:35,300
When I visualize a building like Taipei
101, that's the point,

472
00:41:35,380 --> 00:41:40,100
do visualization to experience
things in advance, so as not to

473
00:41:40,100 --> 00:41:45,000
experience them when I'm climbing.
And this mental preparation is what

474
00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:47,840
It also guides my physical training.

475
00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:54,580
A lot of my training for Taipei
101 is different from rock climbing. It is

476
00:41:54,660 --> 00:42:00,840
simulate how the body feels with a
deep fatigue.

477
00:42:01,140 --> 00:42:07,520
I have to do 1,600, 500, more than 500
meters of

478
00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:10,080
vertical climbing.

479
00:42:11,220 --> 00:42:17,580
And when you are in the building, almost
the entire building,

480
00:42:17,610 --> 00:42:22,690
You have to make these clamps and after a
time become very difficult. so

481
00:42:22,690 --> 00:42:24,690
I do hundreds of repetitions like this.

482
00:42:25,790 --> 00:42:30,830
I do barbells, I do planks, push-ups,
stretching.

483
00:42:31,710 --> 00:42:38,590
Because the idea is to feel that pain for
all the time one is going to

484
00:42:38,590 --> 00:42:43,270
experiment in the building. And that is,
In short, what I have

485
00:42:43,270 --> 00:42:47,750
to experience. But the preparation is
one thing You practice something and feel

486
00:42:47,750 --> 00:42:51,750
in a certain way. But when one does
something that has never been done before,

487
00:42:51,750 --> 00:42:53,470
it's a bit...

488
00:42:54,270 --> 00:42:56,330
And that fear is always there.

489
00:42:57,770 --> 00:42:59,590
Repetition and repetition.

490
00:42:59,970 --> 00:43:02,250
A sequence of 92 times.

491
00:43:02,770 --> 00:43:04,950
Again and again. Again and again.

492
00:43:05,190 --> 00:43:12,030
He says that technically it is less difficult
climb a building, but it is more difficult

493
00:43:12,030 --> 00:43:15,210
physically. It's beating the boxes
bamboo.

494
00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:20,960
Let's continue seeing how things are going
cheers up with Sunny, his wife. Mark is

495
00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:24,640
with Sunny as Alex continues his
historic rise.

496
00:43:30,900 --> 00:43:34,980
Yes that's how it is. I'm here.

497
00:43:36,460 --> 00:43:42,560
We're about halfway through the building. Alex
is going to stop by here soon and we are

498
00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:47,200
watching At any time
approximates. I'm here with Sunny.

499
00:43:47,420 --> 00:43:48,700
Sunny, how are you feeling?

500
00:43:49,420 --> 00:43:50,420
I'm fine.

501
00:43:52,040 --> 00:43:54,360
You seem fine. I am very
impressed.

502
00:43:54,580 --> 00:43:56,540
Yes, I'm under control.

503
00:43:56,780 --> 00:43:59,840
I control myself and say, ok, let's see.

504
00:44:00,560 --> 00:44:04,480
It's hot, maybe it had to
have worn shorts, but

505
00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:06,360
Okay, I want it to go slower.

506
00:44:06,600 --> 00:44:11,920
Yes, a little, like he has a step
Pretty fast, right? Very good, let's

507
00:44:11,920 --> 00:44:13,620
keep looking.

508
00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:15,520
He's going to be here very soon.

509
00:44:17,180 --> 00:44:22,320
It's going to be a very nice angle, 300
meters high.

510
00:44:25,860 --> 00:44:30,320
Thank you so much. It's interesting when
Sunny says, no, I'm fine, Emily.

511
00:44:31,200 --> 00:44:34,480
You are breathing deeply,
you are watching live.

512
00:44:35,800 --> 00:44:37,920
Yes, it's crazy, yes.

513
00:44:38,840 --> 00:44:41,920
People usually don't see the sun
integral.

514
00:44:42,860 --> 00:44:44,060
This is something unique.

515
00:44:44,280 --> 00:44:48,440
I think that for those who know Alex
and they understand what it means

516
00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:52,460
climbing, of course, gives you a lot
anxiety.

517
00:44:53,610 --> 00:44:57,730
And yes I'm taking breaths
deep.

518
00:44:58,240 --> 00:45:04,020
According to you, why this way of
facing escalation is so important

519
00:45:04,020 --> 00:45:07,900
you? It's because he loves to climb,
not just the integral floor.

520
00:45:08,180 --> 00:45:14,240
The special thing about Alex is that he
he really loves it, wants to do it and is

521
00:45:14,240 --> 00:45:15,860
optimistic about everything.

522
00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:21,180
Climbing with Alex is one of the
funniest experiences in the world

523
00:45:21,180 --> 00:45:22,860
always see the best in everything.

524
00:45:23,620 --> 00:45:29,440
And he has a good time. He wants everyone
have it. those around him pass it on

525
00:45:29,440 --> 00:45:33,920
good. And yes, it is really something that
fills the heart.

526
00:45:35,780 --> 00:45:37,680
So well he is so extreme.

527
00:45:41,880 --> 00:45:48,840
And they are seeing Alex Honnold who is
trying to do what

528
00:45:48,840 --> 00:45:52,060
I think... I'm trying to see where
It's in the building.

529
00:45:52,980 --> 00:45:55,800
He is already reaching the fourth dragon.

530
00:47:07,030 --> 00:47:08,030
Hello.

531
00:47:12,110 --> 00:47:13,250
Did you just say hello?

532
00:47:17,110 --> 00:47:22,610
Every time you conquer one of those
dragons

533
00:47:26,730 --> 00:47:27,730
Alex,

534
00:47:28,810 --> 00:47:30,990
can you listen to him? Alex,

535
00:47:31,970 --> 00:47:33,290
do you hear him?

536
00:47:33,570 --> 00:47:34,570
Yes, yes.

537
00:47:35,260 --> 00:47:36,680
I hear you and I see you.

538
00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:37,920
Oh, you see us!

539
00:47:38,380 --> 00:47:39,460
Yes, yes, I see them.

540
00:47:41,860 --> 00:47:45,500
It's fun. I can see you too.

541
00:47:45,720 --> 00:47:49,020
Alex, let's see, what are you up to?

542
00:47:49,780 --> 00:47:52,200
I'm just climbing the mountain.

543
00:47:52,860 --> 00:47:54,080
Climbing a building.

544
00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:56,980
Alex, how's the view from there?
up?

545
00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:59,420
The view is incredible.

546
00:48:00,420 --> 00:48:03,600
I'm cleaning my shoes so I don't
slip a lot.

547
00:48:06,220 --> 00:48:11,240
What's it like having all these people
watching you?

548
00:48:11,900 --> 00:48:17,800
Really, it's something very surreal,
incredible. I see everywhere I look

549
00:48:17,800 --> 00:48:20,060
watching, spectators.

550
00:48:20,260 --> 00:48:21,380
It's incredible.

551
00:48:21,680 --> 00:48:27,780
I know that you planned, you trained and
Physically it is exhausting.

552
00:48:28,180 --> 00:48:31,100
How about your expectations regarding the
climbing?

553
00:48:32,440 --> 00:48:39,280
I would say that I am like this, quite
pumped, this exhausts, and one becomes

554
00:48:39,280 --> 00:48:43,540
He gets a little nervous and says, but
This is incredible, look at this view,

555
00:48:43,540 --> 00:48:49,820
Taipei, how beautiful. Of course, you don't
You can see it, but believe me, the view is

556
00:48:49,820 --> 00:48:53,500
incredible. Well, we are seeing it
comfortably from down here, but look

557
00:48:53,500 --> 00:48:58,240
That's amazing, incredible. This is
wonderful.

558
00:48:59,210 --> 00:49:01,390
But take a step back, you're putting me
nervous

559
00:49:04,530 --> 00:49:08,450
Yes, I'm going to go back to the building and continue
making my preys.

560
00:49:08,670 --> 00:49:10,130
See you later.

561
00:49:10,350 --> 00:49:11,350
To the crown.

562
00:49:13,230 --> 00:49:17,750
We can try to see if we can tell him
something to Alex, let's see if he can help us

563
00:49:17,750 --> 00:49:23,610
listen from the 50th floor in Mandarin.
We can say, go ahead, cheer up.

564
00:49:27,820 --> 00:49:28,820
Oh yes.

565
00:49:29,700 --> 00:49:31,300
Thanks, people. Thank you.

566
00:49:33,700 --> 00:49:40,340
It's incredible, really. They just finished
tune in. They're watching Alex

567
00:49:40,620 --> 00:49:46,820
He makes it look so fun and so easy
and so happy. I know it was important

568
00:49:46,820 --> 00:49:53,380
for him because really people
You will enjoy watching it as it ascends.

569
00:49:53,900 --> 00:49:56,820
But it is really something that is terrifying.

570
00:49:58,410 --> 00:49:59,930
Am I centering?

571
00:50:00,310 --> 00:50:02,010
Yes, it's very scary.

572
00:50:02,250 --> 00:50:03,550
It scares everyone.

573
00:50:04,270 --> 00:50:10,890
I think it is very easy to put yourself in the
Alex's skin, which is something unique for

574
00:50:10,890 --> 00:50:15,450
a sport that none of us have
done. But we know what

575
00:50:15,450 --> 00:50:20,810
It means being exposed. The reaction
human visceral is that you feel it

576
00:50:20,810 --> 00:50:22,570
inside you.

577
00:50:22,830 --> 00:50:26,350
You feel the height, the terror and you feel
the consequences.

578
00:50:27,100 --> 00:50:31,740
I think the important thing here is
highlight is the risk against

579
00:50:31,740 --> 00:50:36,580
consequences. Only Alex really knows
the level of risk you are taking

580
00:50:36,580 --> 00:50:41,960
because he is the one who has prepared himself, who
He has dedicated his entire life to this

581
00:50:41,960 --> 00:50:48,580
art. So really here it is
for him to show his mastery.

582
00:50:49,940 --> 00:50:54,360
Your positivity is a wonderful thing, a
wonder for me, it's something incredible and

583
00:50:54,360 --> 00:51:00,360
It is something that one has to have as
elite athlete to reach the level of

584
00:51:00,360 --> 00:51:04,400
triumph that he has. When one tries
to do something that no other human being

585
00:51:04,400 --> 00:51:08,460
has done in the history of our
species, it has to have that

586
00:51:08,460 --> 00:51:13,680
being able to lift people up around
one for them to help him rise.

587
00:51:14,570 --> 00:51:19,690
and you still have to face the part
more difficult of the climb, as

588
00:51:19,690 --> 00:51:25,710
climb up the bamboo blocks, 300
meters. But now it's getting closer

589
00:51:25,710 --> 00:51:28,330
tower, which has three very obstacles
important.

590
00:51:28,750 --> 00:51:33,150
Here we see Alex Honnold, who is
trying to conquer the unthinkable,

591
00:51:33,150 --> 00:51:35,270
integral of Type 101.

592
00:51:35,510 --> 00:51:39,350
When I asked him why this
building, Alex, and he told me, but did

593
00:51:41,730 --> 00:51:48,670
Something impressive, simple, fascinating.
And judging Taipei's energy from this

594
00:51:48,670 --> 00:51:51,510
crowd here, the city is
agree with him.

595
00:51:51,790 --> 00:51:57,590
In fact, this week, the tower
illuminated with a message that everyone

596
00:51:57,590 --> 00:51:59,650
repeat. Come on, Alex!

597
00:52:00,730 --> 00:52:02,570
Yes, it was always that message.

598
00:52:02,870 --> 00:52:03,890
Come on, Alex, come on.

599
00:52:04,190 --> 00:52:08,990
He has received many samples of
darling He can't go anywhere without

600
00:52:08,990 --> 00:52:11,570
people want to take a photo with him
and talk to him.

601
00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:16,840
Here our entire team had the
honor to be part of a blessing with

602
00:52:16,840 --> 00:52:22,240
offerings for balance, protection,
a safe advance and we want all these

603
00:52:22,240 --> 00:52:27,560
things. When we see the streets, we see
that many streets are closed, there are

604
00:52:27,560 --> 00:52:34,300
huge crowd, but they are really
not near the base because there is a

605
00:52:34,300 --> 00:52:35,500
security perimeter.

606
00:52:35,780 --> 00:52:39,240
We want everyone to be safe because,
of course,

607
00:52:40,040 --> 00:52:44,980
You have to know that even a coin
falling can be dangerous, even

608
00:52:44,980 --> 00:52:49,240
deadly. We want to protect you all
While we are here in the shadow of the

609
00:52:49,240 --> 00:52:52,400
101, as close as we are allowed.

610
00:52:52,660 --> 00:52:57,460
But as I mentioned before, we have
cameras on every ledge, in every slot.

611
00:52:57,460 --> 00:53:00,760
We have the best view of the city.

612
00:53:01,680 --> 00:53:06,560
to really share with you
this historic feat. I have gone up there

613
00:53:06,560 --> 00:53:09,820
up, but there's a reason why
most of us don't care

614
00:53:09,820 --> 00:53:11,760
be up there Mark, can you
explain?

615
00:53:14,720 --> 00:53:20,800
I am here 300 meters away, 90th floor, and

616
00:53:20,800 --> 00:53:27,360
seeing what Alex is going through, because
This sight is terrifying.

617
00:53:30,920 --> 00:53:37,720
The fact that this is scary,
because human beings

618
00:53:37,720 --> 00:53:44,100
who were not afraid of heights, no
they survived to be

619
00:53:44,100 --> 00:53:45,180
no one's ancestors.

620
00:53:45,740 --> 00:53:49,840
All our ancestors were afraid,
They were afraid of heights. It means

621
00:53:49,840 --> 00:53:55,000
that at one point they were able to have babies and
they passed on to him as an inheritance.

622
00:53:55,690 --> 00:53:58,730
those fear genes, just like
us.

623
00:53:59,110 --> 00:54:00,270
But that's what happens here.

624
00:54:00,650 --> 00:54:04,810
And one loses the parallax of the
movement.

625
00:54:05,870 --> 00:54:10,610
Treat it at home. Close one eye and
move your head from left to right

626
00:54:10,610 --> 00:54:15,690
that something that is close moves more and
something that is far away moves less.

627
00:54:15,910 --> 00:54:17,690
And when you look down,

628
00:54:18,640 --> 00:54:24,820
Things are so far away that when he
move your head, there is no parallax

629
00:54:24,820 --> 00:54:29,920
motion. So the brain does not
receives that information.

630
00:54:30,420 --> 00:54:35,600
In fact, that makes one feel
little dizzy. I confirm that here,

631
00:54:35,660 --> 00:54:40,700
When I move my head, in fact, I
it says groggy.

632
00:54:41,530 --> 00:54:47,990
Well, I wish I could see what
way I can define it. I was there and

633
00:54:47,990 --> 00:54:52,630
makes you want to give back. I know that's not
It is a very eloquent word, but

634
00:54:52,630 --> 00:54:54,810
even from above, isn't it?
like this?

635
00:54:55,150 --> 00:55:01,650
It's one of those things. I have been in a
ring and when you look, ah, that's not there

636
00:55:01,650 --> 00:55:05,750
bad, but then you start to
climb.

637
00:55:06,720 --> 00:55:12,280
And you look down and everything changes. and
one says, no, no, I want... We are

638
00:55:12,280 --> 00:55:18,780
here two meters high and I am
already thinking how to get down. every time

639
00:55:18,780 --> 00:55:25,040
that he arrives and conquers a dragon, I
I turn on. It is

640
00:55:25,040 --> 00:55:31,800
difficult to breathe. Emily, you are a
champion climber. you react like this

641
00:55:31,800 --> 00:55:32,800
always.

642
00:55:34,030 --> 00:55:38,290
I fear being exposed and, therefore,
For example, if I haven't done it for a long time

643
00:55:38,290 --> 00:55:40,590
time, then it requires a little
time.

644
00:55:40,830 --> 00:55:45,890
For me it is the feeling of all that air
under my feet is what intimidates me

645
00:55:45,890 --> 00:55:52,370
further. For me it takes a little time
to really be with him again

646
00:55:52,370 --> 00:55:53,370
proper rhythm.

647
00:55:55,370 --> 00:56:02,170
Alex continues moving through the boxes.
bamboo, as Emily told us,

648
00:56:02,350 --> 00:56:08,590
are singular, because the most
difficult to climb, generally not

649
00:56:08,590 --> 00:56:10,390
most of the difficulty like here.

650
00:56:11,890 --> 00:56:13,150
Left or center.

651
00:56:17,430 --> 00:56:21,470
It is even helping the
cameramen. It's incredible. Yes, it

652
00:56:21,470 --> 00:56:25,730
good. In Taiwan culture, 60 wants
say the renewal.

653
00:56:25,950 --> 00:56:31,350
And on the 60th floor we have Mark and Sonny
that they are waiting for him. Oh, there the

654
00:56:31,350 --> 00:56:32,350
have.

655
00:56:36,990 --> 00:56:37,990
Yes,

656
00:56:38,870 --> 00:56:39,870
I see, I see.

657
00:58:00,810 --> 00:58:07,670
It's really amazing. These images
of the Type 101 and the prospect of

658
00:58:07,670 --> 00:58:12,330
Alex ascending. We see this from
one of our helicopters. He is

659
00:58:12,330 --> 00:58:14,530
saying that it keeps getting better and better
better.

660
00:58:14,970 --> 00:58:19,470
He just saw Sunny. Sunny has never
seen an integral sun of this magnitude.

661
00:58:19,750 --> 00:58:22,330
I was very nervous seeing him.

662
00:58:22,690 --> 00:58:28,410
She is smiling as he tells her
He passes by with great relief.

663
00:58:28,830 --> 00:58:32,630
as he continues to move forward. That
It has to be incredible.

664
00:58:33,010 --> 00:58:39,030
Having her here, seeing her face
As it scales, that must be something

665
00:58:39,030 --> 00:58:44,190
that gives him more vigor, that drives him
towards the next level.

666
00:58:44,410 --> 00:58:50,750
I know that having my wife by my side in
wrestling and when we are there

667
00:58:50,750 --> 00:58:57,450
supporting each other, that doesn't have...
Yes, I know that Alex is a

668
00:58:57,450 --> 00:58:58,450
hero.

669
00:58:58,670 --> 00:59:02,570
But Sunny for me really is the
heroine of all this.

670
00:59:04,010 --> 00:59:06,430
Because it must be so stressful.

671
00:59:07,730 --> 00:59:12,850
And of course, he's not even distracted when
You see Sunny, right? While

672
00:59:12,850 --> 00:59:17,890
concentrate No, I don't think he's distracted.
I think he's really so focused,

673
00:59:17,890 --> 00:59:19,250
so concentrated.

674
00:59:19,510 --> 00:59:23,370
And he is so well prepared.

675
00:59:23,910 --> 00:59:27,030
And really he's getting on with his
rhythm.

676
00:59:28,190 --> 00:59:32,370
I also believed that I was going to be in
this rhythm when they asked me to

677
00:59:32,370 --> 00:59:35,030
something like Alex and I decided, well,
why not?

678
00:59:35,490 --> 00:59:41,130
Sure, I can be hanging from 90 floors
while I try to climb the boxes

679
00:59:41,130 --> 00:59:42,130
bamboo. And you know what?

680
00:59:42,350 --> 00:59:44,330
It was a complete failure.

681
00:59:51,600 --> 00:59:55,220
No, no, everything is fine. I'm doing very well,
very good. All good.

682
00:59:56,260 --> 00:59:59,560
Are you ready to go over the edge? Yes.

683
01:00:04,600 --> 01:00:11,400
In a moment we are going to try scaling the
dragon Come, how?

684
01:00:12,600 --> 01:00:15,360
Likewise, come on.

685
01:00:15,960 --> 01:00:17,320
Very good, very good.

686
01:00:22,730 --> 01:00:25,910
To your left. There, very good, very good.

687
01:00:26,230 --> 01:00:27,149
There you are.

688
01:00:27,150 --> 01:00:33,410
When Alex does it, he puts his hand
left on that edge.

689
01:00:38,670 --> 01:00:41,570
I'm exhausted.

690
01:00:42,690 --> 01:00:43,690
Thank you.

691
01:00:47,830 --> 01:00:49,370
Let's see, I'll give you a hand.

692
01:00:51,690 --> 01:00:57,930
It was very easy. The most important thing is that
I hope it inspired Alex, that he

693
01:00:57,930 --> 01:00:58,930
can do it.

694
01:00:58,990 --> 01:01:01,410
I want to show him that there is a way.

695
01:01:02,310 --> 01:01:04,270
No, I'm going to get off this ledge.

696
01:01:04,730 --> 01:01:11,390
By the way, thanks to the patience of
Waldo Harrington

697
01:01:11,650 --> 01:01:18,370
because he really helped me and he is the
type of people who make sure

698
01:01:18,370 --> 01:01:20,650
the equipment is safe and sound.

699
01:01:21,550 --> 01:01:25,210
It was almost there. It was raining, Seth.
It was raining.

700
01:01:25,450 --> 01:01:30,210
I don't know how to climb, but I was
raining It was slippery. my hands

701
01:01:30,210 --> 01:01:34,470
They were completely exhausted. what
could have done at that time to

702
01:01:34,470 --> 01:01:39,170
Can I get some relief? Yes, the
Rain obviously didn't help you much.

703
01:01:39,930 --> 01:01:42,990
Exact. Yes, I won't leave you an excuse.

704
01:01:44,850 --> 01:01:49,390
No, but there are things that climbers
they do, tactics we use.

705
01:01:50,670 --> 01:01:56,030
To save energy, to manage the
what we call the pump, the overload

706
01:01:56,030 --> 01:02:00,130
muscle, muscle exhaustion, being
more on your feet.

707
01:02:00,450 --> 01:02:07,410
So, really to be able to be
stand tall on your feet, come

708
01:02:07,430 --> 01:02:09,750
They watch as he shakes his arms.

709
01:02:11,530 --> 01:02:14,770
And breathe.

710
01:02:15,210 --> 01:02:20,110
Breathe. Perhaps it is the most important thing. A
We often forget to breathe when

711
01:02:20,110 --> 01:02:21,630
We are in stressful situations.

712
01:02:22,890 --> 01:02:28,970
He did it. He has conquered another dragon.
Pete

713
01:02:28,970 --> 01:02:35,390
Woods, who is going to explain to us step by step
step. We were talking to Emily

714
01:02:35,390 --> 01:02:41,610
signs of when he is slower. He
Is he showing signs of exhaustion?

715
01:02:42,600 --> 01:02:48,900
I see it a little bit, but the rhythm that he
I had at the beginning it was simply

716
01:02:48,900 --> 01:02:53,780
get warm. And I believe that now
It is more measured. You want to keep

717
01:02:53,780 --> 01:02:54,738
energy.

718
01:02:54,740 --> 01:03:01,040
We talked about breathing before. One
listen to breathe and make movements very

719
01:03:01,040 --> 01:03:06,040
specific. But he also sees the
muscles, veins in his forearms

720
01:03:06,040 --> 01:03:09,980
show. And there you see the effect of
pumping, repetition.

721
01:03:10,640 --> 01:03:11,640
But...

722
01:03:12,050 --> 01:03:18,110
There, the carcañal that puts it there in the
corner helps you save energy.

723
01:03:20,890 --> 01:03:22,790
This is crazy.

724
01:03:23,170 --> 01:03:25,450
Well it's almost how we're doing it
as something normal.

725
01:03:25,710 --> 01:03:30,190
I'm looking up and almost no longer
I can see it.

726
01:03:31,750 --> 01:03:33,190
We are at that point.

727
01:03:33,430 --> 01:03:37,690
And when you're as good at something as
Alex is and so confident and so

728
01:03:37,690 --> 01:03:38,690
prepared,

729
01:03:39,280 --> 01:03:45,700
One makes the impossible seem
possible. is doing something

730
01:03:45,700 --> 01:03:52,100
difficult and dangerous, and makes it look
almost easy. But I tell you, every time

731
01:03:52,100 --> 01:03:58,720
he conquers one of these dragons, the
my heart stops a little, because

732
01:03:58,720 --> 01:04:05,320
then the moment he continues and
as it goes higher, it's something, it's

733
01:04:05,320 --> 01:04:06,320
terrifying.

734
01:04:06,700 --> 01:04:11,020
It's all on the board. here there is no
mistake worth it.

735
01:04:14,920 --> 01:04:18,540
Ah, I lost the music and I don't have
communications.

736
01:04:20,640 --> 01:04:24,080
Which is fine if that's part of the plan.

737
01:04:24,880 --> 01:04:31,520
But it seems to me that my hearing aid is
exhausted

738
01:04:31,520 --> 01:04:32,540
the energy.

739
01:04:34,570 --> 01:04:40,410
That's something that takes away your rhythm when
you start to get tired and stuff

740
01:04:40,410 --> 01:04:46,950
They are also beginning to affect us. There is more and
more risk. Emily, we're watching your

741
01:04:46,950 --> 01:04:53,530
heart rate, your heart rate. He is
calm, relaxed, but now its rhythm

742
01:04:53,530 --> 01:04:55,230
heart rate is increasing, right?

743
01:04:57,220 --> 01:04:59,040
Yes, that's something to expect.

744
01:04:59,340 --> 01:05:05,480
He is climbing a building over
500 meters, something very physical. Sure,

745
01:05:05,580 --> 01:05:12,300
climbing is not easy, it is not easy in
absolute. Of course, he already has his rhythm,

746
01:05:12,300 --> 01:05:17,200
your heart rate is increasing because
He's doing something that's very physical.

747
01:05:18,640 --> 01:05:20,720
You are a champion climber.

748
01:05:20,980 --> 01:05:27,860
Emily famously became the
first woman to climb solo

749
01:05:27,860 --> 01:05:32,340
comprehensive the captain on the Golden route
Gate in less than 24 hours.

750
01:05:32,720 --> 01:05:39,020
You understand, right? You are a pioneer,
breaking barriers, it's in your genes.

751
01:05:39,020 --> 01:05:39,698
would you do it?

752
01:05:39,700 --> 01:05:41,100
Of course not.

753
01:05:42,260 --> 01:05:44,180
By no means. Why not?

754
01:05:45,160 --> 01:05:49,120
Solo integral is a unique sport.

755
01:05:49,780 --> 01:05:52,240
Not everyone can do it.

756
01:05:52,560 --> 01:05:57,620
I'm not attracted to that. No
I want to feel that level of fear.

757
01:05:58,060 --> 01:06:04,480
I love rock climbing, but it's not
something that attracts me. And what is the

758
01:06:04,480 --> 01:06:08,720
attractive to Alan? What is it that
drives? Because there are not many people who

759
01:06:08,720 --> 01:06:09,720
do this.

760
01:06:10,140 --> 01:06:14,140
There are no people like that who want to do this,
especially at this level.

761
01:06:14,620 --> 01:06:19,440
Yes, it's a little difficult to understand, but
I heard him say before that he

762
01:06:19,440 --> 01:06:23,960
I like to be in places where no one has been.
been before. He loves to be in the

763
01:06:23,960 --> 01:06:30,580
heights. I believe that one has to have
a presence when one climbs alone

764
01:06:30,580 --> 01:06:33,900
integral, when one risks everything.

765
01:06:36,220 --> 01:06:42,720
Being in that state of rhythm
movement and being very, very present

766
01:06:42,720 --> 01:06:46,800
more is important except what
you have in front of you and your movements.

767
01:06:47,520 --> 01:06:50,860
Maybe it's about that. That perhaps
empower

768
01:06:51,500 --> 01:06:58,400
The wind is getting harder. Yes,
because it's already arriving at the checkout

769
01:06:58,400 --> 01:07:02,220
bamboo number eight. In fact,
you mentioned the movements.

770
01:07:02,500 --> 01:07:03,840
Let's see what Pete says.

771
01:07:07,640 --> 01:07:12,860
I'm interested in the way he attacks
the dragons when it goes from the

772
01:07:12,860 --> 01:07:14,480
left to right.

773
01:07:14,800 --> 01:07:20,460
That lateral movement there gives him a little
of balance, but also

774
01:07:20,460 --> 01:07:26,640
that lateral movement is a platform
narrower.

775
01:07:27,660 --> 01:07:34,340
And it doesn't have those transitions, it's
trying to hold on to one

776
01:07:34,340 --> 01:07:35,980
slippery surface.

777
01:07:36,780 --> 01:07:42,920
And I, he, have to say that we have
seen that always

778
01:07:42,920 --> 01:07:49,300
he turns the corner of the dragons with
a

779
01:07:49,300 --> 01:07:53,300
I jump and my heart stops every time
time.

780
01:07:54,189 --> 01:08:00,430
We who climb want
flatter surfaces and here the

781
01:08:00,430 --> 01:08:07,110
dragon is curved. In the beginning he makes a
little friction

782
01:08:07,110 --> 01:08:14,030
and the sneakers do not feel

783
01:08:14,030 --> 01:08:15,290
the change of angle.

784
01:08:16,080 --> 01:08:22,560
And they just tuned in, this is
Live Skyscrapers. Alex

785
01:08:22,560 --> 01:08:29,100
Honnold trying to climb Taipei
101, more than 500 meters.

786
01:08:29,279 --> 01:08:35,140
Urban climbing and integral solo more
historical. That's what I'm talking about.

787
01:08:55,639 --> 01:09:01,380
Well, he's going to take a break. I'm going to
try to clean my sneakers and

788
01:09:01,380 --> 01:09:07,460
fingers. Yes, it will clean your fingers and your
shoes because he was telling us

789
01:09:07,460 --> 01:09:13,859
before that it is quite dirty. There is like
fat and really your

790
01:09:13,859 --> 01:09:18,500
fingers have to be very clean
just like your shoes. I'm here

791
01:09:18,500 --> 01:09:19,979
cleaning my sneakers.

792
01:09:51,600 --> 01:09:53,960
Do you see the sign?

793
01:10:01,300 --> 01:10:07,660
Alex is taking a break to clean
his shoes, his

794
01:10:07,660 --> 01:10:13,560
fingers. This building is pretty dirty.
for New Year's Eve. In this building there is

795
01:10:13,560 --> 01:10:16,940
lots of fireworks and maybe
there are still remains.

796
01:10:17,860 --> 01:10:20,000
Keep climbing.

797
01:10:20,490 --> 01:10:27,010
But he still has the tower. Yes, yes,
my headset doesn't work.

798
01:10:27,290 --> 01:10:28,990
Should I change it or do something?

799
01:10:29,230 --> 01:10:35,330
The tower is made up of
overhangs, rings and needle. And at

800
01:10:35,330 --> 01:10:38,590
come closer, see there the posters of the
building.

801
01:10:40,770 --> 01:10:43,130
Alex, integral only, 101.

802
01:10:43,690 --> 01:10:46,950
There are many excited people looking at me.

803
01:10:47,630 --> 01:10:50,170
If I can hear James, will I
do you listen to me?

804
01:10:56,570 --> 01:11:03,010
Not all, everyone is overwhelmed.

805
01:11:03,170 --> 01:11:09,570
The moment he arrived in Taiwan, the
admirers came out in droves.

806
01:11:10,450 --> 01:11:12,110
Do you want to play the music for me again?

807
01:11:14,240 --> 01:11:21,140
Fear is always part of
climbing, especially solo

808
01:11:21,140 --> 01:11:25,920
integral, without rope. If one falls,
He's going to die and that's obviously scary.

809
01:11:26,320 --> 01:11:31,800
Solo integral is one of the sports
most dangerous in the world.

810
01:11:33,180 --> 01:11:39,720
Very few elite climbers are
prepared for...

811
01:11:40,030 --> 01:11:41,310
Play everything for everything.

812
01:11:41,590 --> 01:11:44,250
I don't want to die, above all. That's it
the most important thing.

813
01:11:45,590 --> 01:11:49,430
But if you are a good climber, you are going to
be fine If you can conquer the

814
01:11:49,910 --> 01:11:53,810
I do not recommend that anyone do this in
house.

815
01:11:54,030 --> 01:11:55,450
Don't try it.

816
01:11:55,850 --> 01:11:59,710
I have had moments of true
fear.

817
01:12:00,820 --> 01:12:05,040
climbing, but I've been able to handle it,
get to handle it because I've been through

818
01:12:05,040 --> 01:12:10,700
fear. And the best way to do it is
think rationally about the situation,

819
01:12:10,940 --> 01:12:16,260
breathe deeply, calm down, drink
good decisions.

820
01:12:16,640 --> 01:12:23,260
And when everything goes well, it's the best
feeling, the

821
01:12:23,260 --> 01:12:27,600
most incredible feeling one can
experience in life.

822
01:12:28,110 --> 01:12:32,470
Seth, when people found out that I
I was going to do this project, they told me,

823
01:12:32,470 --> 01:12:34,570
is he crazy? The answer is yes.

824
01:12:35,690 --> 01:12:40,750
But really, let's see, Emily, are you
crazy? Or are you chasing adrenaline?

825
01:12:41,170 --> 01:12:43,270
I mean, what's going on?

826
01:12:43,510 --> 01:12:44,690
Is it programmed wrong?

827
01:12:44,910 --> 01:12:46,130
What do people not understand?

828
01:12:46,830 --> 01:12:47,910
Let me say the following.

829
01:12:48,390 --> 01:12:51,270
He's crazy, but I understand him.

830
01:12:51,910 --> 01:12:57,810
I understand the desire to do something that
no one else ever has.

831
01:12:58,590 --> 01:13:04,910
I understand that impulse that makes him
get bigger, leave a mark

832
01:13:04,910 --> 01:13:09,750
in history. Yes, of course he is crazy,
look at it. It's so high up, you can hardly see it.

833
01:13:09,750 --> 01:13:12,390
from down here. But yes, I do
I understand.

834
01:13:13,320 --> 01:13:15,820
Yes, I think you described it
perfection.

835
01:13:16,060 --> 01:13:20,400
I think that one of the things that I don't know
understand about solo climbing

836
01:13:20,400 --> 01:13:22,680
Integral is the adrenaline.

837
01:13:23,100 --> 01:13:27,060
There's a sign that says, aim high and
look for a way.

838
01:13:30,180 --> 01:13:36,920
Well, of course, as for the adrenaline,
If you don't feel it, something has happened.

839
01:13:36,920 --> 01:13:38,340
gone wrong. He carries...

840
01:13:39,799 --> 01:13:41,280
climbing an hour.

841
01:13:41,620 --> 01:13:46,860
Obviously, you can't have the
adrenaline at all times. you have to

842
01:13:46,860 --> 01:13:50,340
don't worry. You have to move in a
rhythm.

843
01:13:51,080 --> 01:13:53,700
Conquer an art. And it is exactly what
what he is doing.

844
01:13:54,300 --> 01:14:00,540
Sure, you feel afraid, but you know how
handle it. It's a process. That takes

845
01:14:00,540 --> 01:14:03,100
of preparation, of training for
get to this moment.

846
01:14:03,500 --> 01:14:06,880
Especially when you start to
exhaust and you get tired and you have to continue

847
01:14:06,880 --> 01:14:07,880
forward.

848
01:14:08,080 --> 01:14:12,360
the repetition over and over, over and over
time, same movement.

849
01:14:12,880 --> 01:14:18,200
And of course, that can lead you to a
precarious situation.

850
01:14:18,480 --> 01:14:22,780
And that is extremely difficult, but the
The point is that one prepares for

851
01:14:22,780 --> 01:14:26,140
this suffering. One prepares and
one...

852
01:14:26,590 --> 01:14:33,030
accept that pain. You know what's going to happen
wait because you train hours and hours

853
01:14:33,030 --> 01:14:38,730
in the gym to feel what is
Feeling now as you get closer

854
01:14:38,730 --> 01:14:45,090
the top of this tower. and in a moment
when it comes, that's like a blanket

855
01:14:45,090 --> 01:14:46,710
warm. Here we are.

856
01:14:47,070 --> 01:14:51,790
I am at the moment that I have
trained for this and I know I can get out

857
01:14:51,790 --> 01:14:58,770
airy And on the other side of this, there is a
feeling of greatness that very

858
01:14:58,770 --> 01:15:01,070
few people experience it.

859
01:15:06,990 --> 01:15:13,250
Well I had a belief
default, but I see him. I

860
01:15:13,250 --> 01:15:15,150
He is a person who has common sense.

861
01:16:18,249 --> 01:16:21,970
There he is barking again. Of emotion.

862
01:16:22,770 --> 01:16:24,810
It's a very good feeling.

863
01:16:27,050 --> 01:16:32,770
Alex now continues with the bamboo boxes.
It's taking a break.

864
01:16:33,010 --> 01:16:38,770
The tower remains with the overhangs, the
rings, the needle.

865
01:16:40,530 --> 01:16:44,470
How many dragons do you have left? Just one.

866
01:16:45,660 --> 01:16:52,040
So the hardest part is almost done.
surpassed.

867
01:16:52,140 --> 01:16:58,060
Then you say, well, I'm... There
It goes on tolerates, says Alex.

868
01:16:58,320 --> 01:17:05,080
When one is almost done with the most
difficult, does one

869
01:17:05,080 --> 01:17:08,080
starting to feel excited that it's almost
won?

870
01:17:09,140 --> 01:17:14,280
Sure, he's probably getting excited,
but still nothing is said until

871
01:17:14,280 --> 01:17:15,280
final.

872
01:17:15,790 --> 01:17:17,190
No, don't tell me.

873
01:17:17,790 --> 01:17:24,310
Well, one may have some obstacle
towards the end due to fatigue.

874
01:17:24,910 --> 01:17:29,030
I don't think the top is going to be easy,
it's going to be difficult.

875
01:17:30,150 --> 01:17:35,550
Sure, you can allow a little
emotion, of spirit, but then you have

876
01:17:35,550 --> 01:17:39,010
concentrate Alex says that discipline
more difficult is that...

877
01:17:39,260 --> 01:17:43,640
your brain not allowing it to arrive
before your body, because the moment

878
01:17:43,640 --> 01:17:47,820
You say, oh, I'm done, so no.
you keep ascending in a way

879
01:17:48,940 --> 01:17:54,340
And he is successfully facing the
last of the bamboo boxes and the last

880
01:17:54,340 --> 01:17:58,140
dragon Let's see, Pete Woods, what's going to happen to us?
Explain how you are doing. what are you

881
01:17:58,140 --> 01:17:59,140
Seeing, Pete?

882
01:17:59,840 --> 01:18:02,860
I'm looking especially at his feet.

883
01:18:03,660 --> 01:18:07,020
Every time there is friction in the
window,

884
01:18:08,140 --> 01:18:14,420
There's always a little slip,
because there is nowhere

885
01:18:14,420 --> 01:18:21,220
support. No matter how good the
rubber of the sneakers, then one

886
01:18:21,220 --> 01:18:23,420
What he does is squeeze his foot.

887
01:18:24,690 --> 01:18:29,810
rubbing it against the glass, but
is moving well, with confidence, and

888
01:18:29,810 --> 01:18:34,350
shifting your focus from left to
around the corner, it's

889
01:18:34,350 --> 01:18:37,790
cleaning his hands, he tells me that he is in
complete control.

890
01:18:38,610 --> 01:18:42,750
How's the heat? This is the most day
hot from all the time we have

891
01:18:42,750 --> 01:18:46,790
been here in Taipei. Is there a certain
sun effect?

892
01:18:48,140 --> 01:18:55,040
I saw him roll up his pants
a couple of times, but the metal

893
01:18:55,040 --> 01:19:01,260
It's going to get hotter and hotter and they're going to
see that his hands are sweating more and he has

894
01:19:01,260 --> 01:19:07,340
than using more chalk. And every time he puts
the carcañal on that edge,

895
01:19:08,579 --> 01:19:15,360
He cleans his hands, takes off that
humidity, that grease from the

896
01:19:15,360 --> 01:19:17,980
hands, but he is handling it very, very
good.

897
01:19:18,280 --> 01:19:22,780
But of course, he's feeling the heat. and
Of course, when you feel the heat, you

898
01:19:22,780 --> 01:19:27,860
tired Emily, I have spent the entire
week with you. It's like micro

899
01:19:27,860 --> 01:19:29,820
shaking. What's that?

900
01:19:30,100 --> 01:19:31,820
Yes, it's taking small...

901
01:19:32,190 --> 01:19:37,770
Pause to breathe, shake your hands a little
arms, a little chalk.

902
01:19:38,350 --> 01:19:43,930
If you're just tuning in, we're
watching Alex Honnold who is

903
01:19:43,930 --> 01:19:49,550
conquer just integrating a
skyscraper without ropes, without harness, without

904
01:19:49,550 --> 01:19:54,030
parachute Taipei 101, almost 500
meters.

905
01:19:55,180 --> 01:20:01,260
You know this building, it is the icon of
the city, from many movies. It is the

906
01:20:01,260 --> 01:20:05,200
symbol of what humans can
build, but today it is the great enemy.

907
01:20:05,340 --> 01:20:11,060
Alex is trying to conquer this
villain. You will achieve it as we

908
01:20:11,060 --> 01:20:13,560
We are approaching the most difficult part of the
promotion.

909
01:20:32,710 --> 01:20:39,350
Well, I want to officially introduce you
to the member my children adore, Mark

910
01:20:39,350 --> 01:20:43,550
Robert, who makes science
very funny, like the star of

911
01:20:43,550 --> 01:20:48,970
Labs, a series that you can see in
Netflix. If you want science to be

912
01:20:48,970 --> 01:20:55,270
predictable and fun, here you have it
in the gazebo Mark with his wife

913
01:20:55,270 --> 01:20:56,270
Alex, Sunny.

914
01:21:09,160 --> 01:21:13,500
Alright, here's Alex. we can see it
here. We are on the 89th floor.

915
01:21:15,340 --> 01:21:17,580
We are... Silence, silence.

916
01:21:17,980 --> 01:21:22,880
Let's... So that... So that he doesn't lose his
concentration.

917
01:21:23,580 --> 01:21:24,580
Oh,

918
01:21:25,300 --> 01:21:26,300
oh, oh

919
01:21:52,940 --> 01:21:57,240
Here is the observation deck,
Everyone excited, right?

920
01:22:16,340 --> 01:22:17,340
Wow!

921
01:22:19,360 --> 01:22:22,000
This is incredible.

922
01:22:35,660 --> 01:22:41,140
That's not something you're supposed to do.
see. What do you think?

923
01:22:46,180 --> 01:22:49,200
I'm here with Tina.

924
01:22:49,840 --> 01:22:55,140
I heard when I was here and what
you said?

925
01:22:55,480 --> 01:22:56,740
How do you feel now?

926
01:22:57,480 --> 01:22:58,480
Oh no.

927
01:22:58,960 --> 01:23:00,480
It makes me nauseous, it makes me nauseous.

928
01:23:04,750 --> 01:23:08,470
I don't know if they can hear me, but I already
I don't listen to them. Maybe I'm too much

929
01:23:08,470 --> 01:23:11,250
high, but I'm so excited.

930
01:23:16,930 --> 01:23:19,730
Listening to it too, here's Matt.

931
01:23:20,030 --> 01:23:23,570
You live here for 20 years, 20 years.

932
01:23:24,290 --> 01:23:25,290
I'm local.

933
01:23:25,730 --> 01:23:31,690
And you are part of the community of
climbers. That's how it is. And I am very honored

934
01:23:31,690 --> 01:23:32,690
be here

935
01:23:32,880 --> 01:23:34,640
Now Alex is getting some rest.

936
01:23:35,180 --> 01:23:37,500
Alex, can you hear me or are you too
high?

937
01:23:37,800 --> 01:23:38,759
Yes, yes.

938
01:23:38,760 --> 01:23:41,160
Now I hear you and I still see you.

939
01:23:41,400 --> 01:23:44,240
Ah, he still sees us. We don't
we can see you here. He can see us.

940
01:23:44,960 --> 01:23:46,440
You already disappeared.

941
01:23:46,840 --> 01:23:47,840
You were there.

942
01:23:48,940 --> 01:23:53,940
I just heard you, Alex, and how I passed
time with you, you told me that

943
01:23:53,940 --> 01:23:56,580
Muscle fatigue is not a good thing. How
do you feel physically?

944
01:23:57,580 --> 01:24:00,480
I'm fine, of course, I'm tired,
but...

945
01:24:00,880 --> 01:24:02,680
But no, that felt really good.

946
01:24:03,520 --> 01:24:08,580
I try to go slow but sure, drive
the challenges.

947
01:24:11,220 --> 01:24:15,140
What goes through your mind as you go
climbing this? What do you think?

948
01:24:17,200 --> 01:24:21,320
Frankly, just take one step
soft.

949
01:24:22,360 --> 01:24:26,780
It's very windy, I don't know if they can
see it, and especially here on the corner.

950
01:24:27,180 --> 01:24:29,420
So I'm trying to...

951
01:24:31,510 --> 01:24:36,430
Also enjoy the view. look at
all the people This is crazy. The

952
01:24:36,430 --> 01:24:37,430
city is beautiful.

953
01:24:38,250 --> 01:24:39,250
Alex,

954
01:24:39,610 --> 01:24:44,650
You said it and Emily said it
the scalar in solo integral is a

955
01:24:44,650 --> 01:24:49,250
solo sport. What has happened to you?
seemed to see these people right in front of

956
01:24:49,250 --> 01:24:50,290
face that takes selfies?

957
01:24:51,240 --> 01:24:55,740
Yes, it is very different than my experience
usual, but yes, it's okay, it's

958
01:24:55,740 --> 01:25:01,260
fantastic. Especially the people inside
of the building and many of these people

959
01:25:01,260 --> 01:25:05,900
works in these offices and almost never
Surely they think about the pain and

960
01:25:05,900 --> 01:25:09,220
I soon changed his experience
building.

961
01:25:10,440 --> 01:25:16,080
Well, it's fascinating to see you, but you've already
conquered the bamboo boxes, which is

962
01:25:16,080 --> 01:25:19,540
most of the climb, and now you're getting
approaching the tower, which of course is the

963
01:25:19,540 --> 01:25:23,820
most difficult obstacle. When you see what
that you face, between the overhangs,

964
01:25:23,820 --> 01:25:26,800
needle, the rings, what do you think?

965
01:25:28,040 --> 01:25:34,760
Yes, the same. I'll try to go slow, but
sure. The wind is a

966
01:25:34,760 --> 01:25:37,340
most important factor here, but no, I
I feel good.

967
01:25:38,060 --> 01:25:40,520
I'm going at the pace and I'm going to try to enjoy.

968
01:25:42,420 --> 01:25:45,020
Did you get the music back again
in your ear?

969
01:25:45,380 --> 01:25:50,420
Yes, I received it. I don't know how they do it, but
yes, I'm enjoying it.

970
01:25:50,940 --> 01:25:52,260
If I understand you.

971
01:25:52,500 --> 01:25:56,820
We want you to have everything you need
so that you achieve your goal.

972
01:25:57,120 --> 01:26:03,480
Because you said it, Alex, you never
you really take...

973
01:26:03,740 --> 01:26:08,320
A mental break. you are always
mentally concentrated. Yes,

974
01:26:08,380 --> 01:26:09,880
Every move counts.

975
01:26:11,520 --> 01:26:16,620
And so I have to climb well. and speaking
From that, I think I have to continue.

976
01:26:17,280 --> 01:26:21,380
While I'm here energized and in
heat.

977
01:26:21,600 --> 01:26:22,920
We are ready to see you.

978
01:26:24,160 --> 01:26:25,600
Come on, come on, Alex.

979
01:26:26,640 --> 01:26:27,640
Come on.

980
01:26:29,100 --> 01:26:30,600
Hit it hard, man.

981
01:26:36,790 --> 01:26:43,090
Well now they're tuning us in
Skyscraper Live Alex

982
01:26:43,090 --> 01:26:48,430
Honnold, the climber of history in
only integral to doing a feat that

983
01:26:48,430 --> 01:26:52,150
No one has ever done it, climb Taipei
101.

984
01:26:52,510 --> 01:26:57,430
He has managed to overcome many obstacles,
the dragons, the bamboo boxes.

985
01:26:58,170 --> 01:27:03,950
The plates, it's incredible. but now
It's about to get to the hardest part.

986
01:27:03,950 --> 01:27:08,190
day. It is the section that has had us so
anxious, the tower, where it will be seen with

987
01:27:08,190 --> 01:27:12,770
the first cantilever. I spoke with Alex before
and I saw that to conquer the overhangs

988
01:27:12,770 --> 01:27:14,690
You really have to give it your all.

989
01:27:16,450 --> 01:27:17,710
The overhangs.

990
01:27:20,290 --> 01:27:24,310
The next big challenge for Alex comes to
more than 400 meters.

991
01:27:25,230 --> 01:27:31,650
At this point you have already surpassed the Empire
State and now you face the

992
01:27:31,650 --> 01:27:33,650
overhangs. What do you like the most?
worry?

993
01:27:34,390 --> 01:27:39,610
The challenge with overhangs is that you are
hanging all the weight.

994
01:27:39,990 --> 01:27:41,550
That is, hanging in the void?

995
01:27:41,770 --> 01:27:46,070
Yes, one is literally hanging. A
see, show me. What are you practicing

996
01:27:46,070 --> 01:27:47,070
exactly here?

997
01:27:47,190 --> 01:27:50,050
Thus, something more dynamic, more bars
dynamics.

998
01:27:53,750 --> 01:27:54,750
Things like that.

999
01:27:55,639 --> 01:27:57,140
Oh, lots of momentum!

1000
01:27:57,800 --> 01:28:03,720
The strength of your arms will be the key
of success. Will Alex move on or will he

1001
01:28:03,720 --> 01:28:04,720
will he give up?

1002
01:28:08,120 --> 01:28:12,740
Like many of the elements
decorative elements of this building,

1003
01:28:12,740 --> 01:28:17,760
They are functional. They have a purpose and
Their purpose is to stop Alex before

1004
01:28:17,760 --> 01:28:18,760
get to the top.

1005
01:28:18,900 --> 01:28:22,820
Why does it worry you when you see this?
this section so much, Emily?

1006
01:28:23,040 --> 01:28:29,170
It worries me because it is the most
steep, steepest of all...

1007
01:28:29,190 --> 01:28:31,750
I have to climb above the
security camera!

1008
01:28:32,070 --> 01:28:36,610
He told me that this movement is
exactly the one that worries you the most

1009
01:28:36,610 --> 01:28:43,190
He started climbing the building. and of
fact, he realizes that he can

1010
01:28:43,190 --> 01:28:48,790
behind the security camera and then
stretch towards the overhang, above

1011
01:28:48,790 --> 01:28:49,790
cantilever

1012
01:29:16,610 --> 01:29:17,610
Fantastic!

1013
01:29:23,210 --> 01:29:25,990
That was incredible.

1014
01:29:26,910 --> 01:29:32,970
Did that do it the way you thought?
Yes, it did exactly what I thought it would

1015
01:29:32,970 --> 01:29:36,990
I was going to do. Sometimes letting go of your feet is
the most efficient way.

1016
01:29:37,330 --> 01:29:38,650
No, really, that's scarier.

1017
01:29:39,570 --> 01:29:40,830
Do it with control?

1018
01:29:41,440 --> 01:29:48,260
It's much better. If you can do it with
control, you adjust the rope, it's

1019
01:29:48,260 --> 01:29:52,900
much faster, more efficient. and
surely he will do it again

1020
01:29:52,900 --> 01:29:53,920
times, I guess.

1021
01:29:54,720 --> 01:29:59,540
This section is not as continuous as the
bamboo boxes, but it is difficult because

1022
01:29:59,540 --> 01:30:01,320
It is steeper in places.

1023
01:30:23,070 --> 01:30:26,090
This is a technical part of the
climbing.

1024
01:32:14,060 --> 01:32:16,460
You know what, I feel a little tired.

1025
01:33:17,370 --> 01:33:23,990
We're seeing Alex Honnold
trying to scale in solo integral

1026
01:33:23,990 --> 01:33:25,490
Taipei 101.

1027
01:33:25,970 --> 01:33:31,530
You just heard him say, oh, I'm
tired! Something he had foreseen. Without

1028
01:33:31,530 --> 01:33:35,210
However, he continues to advance
tower.

1029
01:33:38,190 --> 01:33:44,330
A few meters from glory, but
still...

1030
01:33:45,160 --> 01:33:46,160
can't relax.

1031
01:33:46,400 --> 01:33:53,320
No, there is no time for... One can
accept that you are tired, but one is

1032
01:33:53,320 --> 01:33:57,940
in the final stretch. everything that happened
before it doesn't matter. All that matters is

1033
01:33:57,940 --> 01:34:01,220
continue ascending to reach the
greatness.

1034
01:34:24,390 --> 01:34:29,290
Just said, they are ready to do
something from campus.

1035
01:34:29,630 --> 01:34:33,710
What does that mean? It means that
He's going to do it without his feet.

1036
01:34:35,070 --> 01:34:36,070
Look at it.

1037
01:35:24,629 --> 01:35:30,230
This is incredible.

1038
01:35:30,650 --> 01:35:37,030
After everything he has done for
Getting to this point is incredible.

1039
01:35:38,530 --> 01:35:43,970
Every superlative that one can say no
enough.

1040
01:35:48,570 --> 01:35:49,570
Wow!

1041
01:35:51,670 --> 01:35:52,670
Wow!

1042
01:35:55,049 --> 01:35:59,310
Wow! Look, he already finished another box. Ha

1043
01:35:59,310 --> 01:36:06,010
managed to reach the 101st floor, where
Mark Robert

1044
01:36:06,010 --> 01:36:07,930
is going to meet him. Mark?

1045
01:36:08,210 --> 01:36:14,870
Yes, Alex is crossing the railing here.
It will continue to rise. We are in the

1046
01:36:14,870 --> 01:36:16,830
101st floor. No more floors.

1047
01:36:17,290 --> 01:36:21,110
but there are 60 more meters to reach
the top

1048
01:36:21,570 --> 01:36:28,290
And we are here, it's true, the wind
It's tremendous, the energy too. here

1049
01:36:28,290 --> 01:36:31,730
There's Sunny. Sunny, you have to feel
good at this moment.

1050
01:36:32,930 --> 01:36:37,610
Well, I still don't want to celebrate,
but yes, I feel a little more

1051
01:36:37,750 --> 01:36:39,030
Me too, me too.

1052
01:36:40,350 --> 01:36:43,510
When you get to the top, let it be in the
needle, what will you think?

1053
01:36:44,230 --> 01:36:45,270
Oh, it's going to be...

1054
01:36:45,560 --> 01:36:50,400
So excited. I think he really
You will appreciate that moment.

1055
01:36:50,800 --> 01:36:57,500
Yes. Hopefully. Very good, very good.
Let's say that Stani receives it one

1056
01:36:57,500 --> 01:37:04,060
let him come down from the needle. we are here
excited. I'm sorry.

1057
01:37:04,140 --> 01:37:07,940
We are ascending. We are winning.

1058
01:37:08,500 --> 01:37:12,560
But now, as you see, the
rings.

1059
01:37:13,580 --> 01:37:16,860
Section that confessed to me that it was its greatest
concern.

1060
01:37:34,680 --> 01:37:41,180
These rings are not there at random.
They are inspired by coins

1061
01:37:41,180 --> 01:37:42,780
ancient china

1062
01:37:43,360 --> 01:37:49,460
that symbolize protection,
balance. And it's kind of ironic because

1063
01:37:49,460 --> 01:37:52,180
This is the hardest part of your
promotion.

1064
01:37:53,100 --> 01:37:56,380
Oh, no, no, no, no.

1065
01:37:59,560 --> 01:38:00,560
Emily.

1066
01:38:05,580 --> 01:38:10,220
It's playing with our emotions. Yes,
a little bit, a little bit.

1067
01:38:11,230 --> 01:38:16,110
It didn't look like he was overconfident, but
yes. But that has a purpose.

1068
01:38:16,590 --> 01:38:19,110
Yes, it is a pause that has just been taken.

1069
01:38:34,960 --> 01:38:37,220
And I repeat, we are looking at Alex.

1070
01:38:37,800 --> 01:38:40,980
It is now the final leg of your journey. If
calls the needle.

1071
01:38:43,000 --> 01:38:44,000
Emily,

1072
01:38:44,820 --> 01:38:45,820
here,

1073
01:38:46,820 --> 01:38:51,260
this ladder, why is it there? because
It is physically impossible. Not even

1074
01:38:51,260 --> 01:38:52,640
a bird could land.

1075
01:38:52,900 --> 01:38:55,040
It is impossible to climb it.

1076
01:38:55,780 --> 01:38:59,240
But, let's see, this staircase is not
safer, right? It's difficult.

1077
01:38:59,560 --> 01:39:01,700
The ladder moves.

1078
01:39:02,680 --> 01:39:06,060
And the wind makes everything too
more difficult.

1079
01:39:13,360 --> 01:39:18,320
These views take your breath away.

1080
01:39:18,780 --> 01:39:23,000
We finally have good weather. has been
raining all week. There has been

1081
01:39:23,000 --> 01:39:24,940
many tremors all week.

1082
01:39:25,260 --> 01:39:31,480
We had to delay it for a day.
But Alex is so close to achieving something.

1083
01:39:31,880 --> 01:39:33,260
that he has been dreaming of since he was a child.

1084
01:39:33,960 --> 01:39:38,540
Emily, he's been talking to you since
Taipei 101. Since when? When is it

1085
01:39:38,540 --> 01:39:39,780
Did he tell you that he wanted to do it?

1086
01:39:40,000 --> 01:39:44,860
I first found out, I think, 12 years ago.
years, that I wanted to climb this building and

1087
01:39:44,860 --> 01:39:47,020
who always wanted to climb a
skyscraper.

1088
01:39:47,400 --> 01:39:50,900
I feel very lucky to witness
all this.

1089
01:39:52,260 --> 01:39:53,260
This is history.

1090
01:39:53,500 --> 01:39:54,500
It's history.

1091
01:39:54,880 --> 01:39:57,860
As he rises, look at that
view.

1092
01:39:58,080 --> 01:40:00,120
The city looks like a postcard.

1093
01:40:01,440 --> 01:40:06,500
This is unreal. This is so beautiful.
We are witnessing history.

1094
01:40:06,720 --> 01:40:07,860
It's magical.

1095
01:40:08,920 --> 01:40:13,940
People ask Alex what his
motivation to climb a skyscraper without

1096
01:40:13,940 --> 01:40:19,260
strings, live, on television. He says,
well, if they give you permission to climb a

1097
01:40:19,260 --> 01:40:23,400
building, you do it. As a child I used to
climb buildings, but then as an adult

1098
01:40:23,400 --> 01:40:28,160
illegal and did not want to break the law. Or
whether to give you this opportunity to

1099
01:40:28,160 --> 01:40:29,160
do it.

1100
01:40:31,760 --> 01:40:37,560
This is the climb of this ladder more
worthy of all time.

1101
01:41:01,480 --> 01:41:06,800
A reminder that the journey does not end
here. That's the hardest part of

1102
01:41:06,800 --> 01:41:08,480
promotion. They heard Emily.

1103
01:41:08,720 --> 01:41:13,620
It's a ladder you can't climb
legit It's so tired. He told us

1104
01:41:13,620 --> 01:41:19,100
He has been sitting for a few floors
sold out. If he wants to continue having the

1105
01:41:19,100 --> 01:41:25,580
opportunity to retire, if
I would like not to continue, because this is the

1106
01:41:25,580 --> 01:41:26,580
moment.

1107
01:43:54,050 --> 01:43:56,430
He has made history once again.

1108
01:44:06,670 --> 01:44:10,610
Crazy.

1109
01:44:19,490 --> 01:44:20,770
It's windy.

1110
01:44:29,610 --> 01:44:35,050
My hearing aid was disconnected. I can't
listen to no one, but yes I can see them

1111
01:44:35,050 --> 01:44:41,570
you there at the table. I don't know if I
they listen I see them and I am very

1112
01:44:41,850 --> 01:44:46,510
It seems that there is a lot of wind. You did it,
Alex. You have made history. It is something that

1113
01:44:46,510 --> 01:44:51,430
you imagined your whole life and now you are
right there. What do you feel, Alex?

1114
01:44:58,410 --> 01:44:59,510
He's going to take a selfie.

1115
01:45:01,310 --> 01:45:04,970
Because we are in 2026.

1116
01:45:06,410 --> 01:45:07,410
That.

1117
01:45:08,650 --> 01:45:09,670
Look at that.

1118
01:45:10,310 --> 01:45:11,830
Now I do listen to them.

1119
01:45:20,130 --> 01:45:23,470
This is fun.

1120
01:45:30,960 --> 01:45:32,880
Okay, I'm going to put my cell phone away.

1121
01:45:35,220 --> 01:45:42,140
Alan, I don't listen to you, but I do.
listen to me, I am

1122
01:45:42,140 --> 01:45:48,020
very happy and very tired, in fact.
The entire building is very

1123
01:45:48,020 --> 01:45:51,340
physical. My arms are tired.

1124
01:45:51,580 --> 01:45:54,280
Alex, we do hear you. Do you
do you listen?

1125
01:45:54,640 --> 01:45:55,820
Can you hear us, Alex?

1126
01:45:58,700 --> 01:45:59,700
No problem.

1127
01:46:00,060 --> 01:46:05,840
Alex is going to talk to us during his descent
of the needle. There they saw Sonny.

1128
01:46:06,100 --> 01:46:07,740
We are live.

1129
01:46:08,430 --> 01:46:09,870
A lifelong dream.

1130
01:46:10,890 --> 01:46:13,270
Literally, Alex is at the top of the
world.

1131
01:46:13,510 --> 01:46:18,010
I got excited watching this climb
final. Tears almost came to my eyes.

1132
01:46:18,070 --> 01:46:22,990
This is so inspiring. everyone goes
to remember where I was the day Alex

1133
01:46:22,990 --> 01:46:26,510
Honnold reached the top of Taipei 101.

1134
01:46:26,790 --> 01:46:30,230
I see some emotion on your face. Yes,
much, much.

1135
01:46:32,070 --> 01:46:33,070
I see tears.

1136
01:46:34,190 --> 01:46:37,050
I feel very proud.

1137
01:46:37,880 --> 01:46:39,600
What emotions are you feeling?

1138
01:46:40,100 --> 01:46:46,680
Oh, I feel so relieved. I think that
many of us were nervous.

1139
01:46:47,140 --> 01:46:54,120
Yes, it's fantastic, it's amazing to be
part of all this. I believe that he

1140
01:46:54,120 --> 01:46:58,040
of climbing is proud today in
day.

1141
01:46:59,980 --> 01:47:04,600
Well, it has to be said as it is. Yes
They just tuned in,

1142
01:47:07,159 --> 01:47:12,900
Well they missed a climb
historic, solo climbing

1143
01:47:12,900 --> 01:47:16,340
Taipei 101, the culmination of the dream of
a whole life.

1144
01:47:16,620 --> 01:47:22,760
When one thinks about the trajectory of
Alex, he does it now as a father, he has

1145
01:47:22,760 --> 01:47:28,420
years, a different life, a different
dimension for him.

1146
01:47:28,990 --> 01:47:33,150
And before, when I did only integral, I didn't
I had Sani there who was

1147
01:47:33,150 --> 01:47:38,390
waiting. But today, Mark Robert is
with her while she waits

1148
01:47:38,390 --> 01:47:39,810
reunite with her husband. Mark?

1149
01:47:41,550 --> 01:47:47,790
Yes, I have goosebumps. I
I was also excited

1150
01:47:47,790 --> 01:47:49,190
see that.

1151
01:47:50,230 --> 01:47:56,650
Someone of our species has achieved
something so incredible. This is a talent.

1152
01:47:57,320 --> 01:48:00,640
unique in a generation. We have
witnessed something very special.

1153
01:48:02,200 --> 01:48:07,660
Really, it's something amazing. Thanks,
Mark, for telling us about all the

1154
01:48:07,660 --> 01:48:12,760
scientific elements, all
obstacles, challenges, not only of

1155
01:48:12,760 --> 01:48:14,340
building, but also the climate.

1156
01:48:15,440 --> 01:48:21,680
Well we didn't have any tremors
fantastic and we managed to clear it

1157
01:48:21,680 --> 01:48:25,800
heaven. And now, Alex, they love him.

1158
01:48:29,770 --> 01:48:36,090
I believe that this man has earned a
harness, right? And a rope to go down.

1159
01:48:36,090 --> 01:48:41,670
Someone asked me, how are you going to get out
of the building? Well he's going to take a

1160
01:48:41,670 --> 01:48:48,590
elevator and go down and meet Zanny.
But I repeat, it is something incredible,

1161
01:48:48,590 --> 01:48:50,570
an epic climb.

1162
01:48:56,080 --> 01:48:59,720
I'm going down on a rope. If I shouldn't do it,
tell me now.

1163
01:49:07,540 --> 01:49:12,740
Emily, now that he has a rope
finally in your hands, what do you think?

1164
01:49:13,140 --> 01:49:14,760
I'm so excited.

1165
01:49:15,500 --> 01:49:20,580
Everything has gone perfectly. I feel
so happy for him.

1166
01:49:21,680 --> 01:49:22,680
And for everyone.

1167
01:49:27,310 --> 01:49:28,310
It's very windy.

1168
01:49:29,430 --> 01:49:30,890
They're watching Alex.

1169
01:49:31,350 --> 01:49:36,910
He has achieved another feat. How does it compare
This with other moments you have had?

1170
01:49:40,070 --> 01:49:45,010
Yes, I have been very lucky. I have
Traveled all over the world with the fight

1171
01:49:45,250 --> 01:49:51,210
I've seen many athletes, athletes
consecrated But this is something unique.

1172
01:49:51,450 --> 01:49:52,450
There is nothing...

1173
01:49:52,800 --> 01:49:53,860
to approach him.

1174
01:49:54,200 --> 01:49:59,940
Perhaps it can never be repeated and it is the
first time it's been done. The power to be

1175
01:49:59,940 --> 01:50:05,220
here on the edge of history, see
Alex make the story as he goes

1176
01:50:05,220 --> 01:50:08,020
going down the side of this needle.

1177
01:50:10,960 --> 01:50:17,220
It's something incredible. There is an attribute
emotional, emotional about this. something very

1178
01:50:17,220 --> 01:50:22,640
primitive, visceral. seeing someone
that fulfills a lifelong dream. and

1179
01:50:22,640 --> 01:50:27,920
any dream, but that of stopping
on top of the world. Incredible.

1180
01:50:28,500 --> 01:50:32,300
Truly the mastery of this sport.
I permeated with it when I visited...

1181
01:50:32,929 --> 01:50:38,970
And I told him, if you are Michael Jordan
of the integral solo, maybe you are the one

1182
01:50:38,970 --> 01:50:44,510
epithet of humility, because always
he downplays his achievements. But for

1183
01:50:44,510 --> 01:50:48,630
in perspective, what he represents
for the world of climbers.

1184
01:51:06,269 --> 01:51:07,930
Happy! It was very difficult.

1185
01:51:08,250 --> 01:51:09,590
It was tremendous.

1186
01:51:09,830 --> 01:51:16,570
I was worried that you were too hot,
It was very windy. when we go out

1187
01:51:16,570 --> 01:51:21,910
here and I said, oh my God, it's been so long
wind! He tolerates me, but how happy.

1188
01:51:22,550 --> 01:51:23,590
I'm so happy.

1189
01:51:27,930 --> 01:51:30,070
I felt good, I felt good.

1190
01:51:31,020 --> 01:51:32,020
You did it quickly.

1191
01:51:32,300 --> 01:51:34,320
I thought, rest.

1192
01:51:34,520 --> 01:51:37,060
No, you did it very quickly.

1193
01:51:38,440 --> 01:51:42,440
I was having a panic attack.

1194
01:51:42,660 --> 01:51:48,200
I thought I was going like this, taking my
time. But then I worried. Oh,

1195
01:51:48,200 --> 01:51:52,240
Did you clean the shoes with these fingers?
Yes, I had to clean my sneakers

1196
01:51:52,240 --> 01:51:55,000
three times, but I feel good. I am
super good.

1197
01:51:55,420 --> 01:52:00,240
In the last dragon I say, I'm going to throw him out
I miss the dragons. No, I'm not going

1198
01:52:00,240 --> 01:52:03,660
to miss no dragon. I'm not going to
miss a lot.

1199
01:52:04,140 --> 01:52:07,900
Yes, we are going to rappel down together.

1200
01:52:09,100 --> 01:52:10,460
Yes, how exciting.

1201
01:52:10,860 --> 01:52:12,960
I feel so proud of you.

1202
01:52:13,540 --> 01:52:15,000
It was so calm.

1203
01:52:17,100 --> 01:52:19,420
Very good.

1204
01:52:19,920 --> 01:52:24,240
Now let's... Let's go to the elevator.
...how we enter, how we get to the

1205
01:52:24,240 --> 01:52:26,280
elevator. I guide you.

1206
01:52:26,560 --> 01:52:28,280
Yes, show me the stairs.

1207
01:52:28,520 --> 01:52:31,520
Alex, thank you very much.

1208
01:52:33,420 --> 01:52:39,000
If I had a box of chocolates here
What awaits you, are you coming quickly?

1209
01:52:41,660 --> 01:52:44,740
Yes, let's take a photo, let's take one
photo.

1210
01:52:45,440 --> 01:52:46,640
Let's take photos.

1211
01:52:47,360 --> 01:52:51,980
Of course, take a photo. wait
this way, come this way.

1212
01:52:53,770 --> 01:52:55,390
I know, but you stand here next to me.

1213
01:52:55,750 --> 01:52:56,750
There, look at this.

1214
01:53:00,790 --> 01:53:04,090
You're... Yeah, get in the sun. I don't see
nothing, I don't see anything.

1215
01:53:08,150 --> 01:53:09,150
This is brave.

1216
01:53:09,250 --> 01:53:11,490
Let's see, let's observe our
tweezers. Hello!

1217
01:53:12,250 --> 01:53:13,530
He's not looking at us.

1218
01:53:13,810 --> 01:53:14,148
I already know.

1219
01:53:14,150 --> 01:53:15,770
Hello! Hello, girls.

1220
01:53:16,870 --> 01:53:17,870
Hello, mom.

1221
01:53:19,690 --> 01:53:20,690
Can I get one here?

1222
01:53:24,940 --> 01:53:26,980
These are the real heroes.

1223
01:53:27,680 --> 01:53:31,840
Can you stay there? put yourself there with
them.

1224
01:53:33,240 --> 01:53:37,800
Everyone say Taipei 101.

1225
01:53:40,900 --> 01:53:47,320
They heard Alex Astani address his

1226
01:53:47,320 --> 01:53:48,320
daughters.

1227
01:53:50,719 --> 01:53:57,260
Well, maybe they don't understand what
just witnessed, but the rest of the

1228
01:53:57,260 --> 01:54:00,420
yes. It was wonderful. There you have it,
friends.

1229
01:54:00,900 --> 01:54:07,340
Against gravity, fatigue, everything
nature and inclement weather.

1230
01:54:07,560 --> 01:54:10,880
Now you have your lifelong dream
his feet.

1231
01:54:11,420 --> 01:54:14,240
It was a unique moment and we lived it together
in real time.

1232
01:54:14,520 --> 01:54:17,440
We wonder all day, why
would anyone do this?

1233
01:54:18,060 --> 01:54:19,740
Maybe it's not the climbing.

1234
01:54:20,020 --> 01:54:26,600
Most of us will never climb a
skyscrapers, but we know what it feels like

1235
01:54:26,600 --> 01:54:31,620
impossible. What Alex showed us today is
that the preparation, the presence, the

1236
01:54:31,620 --> 01:54:34,060
faith, they take us further than fear.

1237
01:54:34,440 --> 01:54:35,620
In the name of Seth,

1238
01:54:37,180 --> 01:54:39,040
Emily, Pete, Mark,

1239
01:54:39,850 --> 01:54:44,890
all our technical team, all here
from Taipei 101 and the incredible

1240
01:54:44,890 --> 01:54:47,730
people of Taiwan who came to encourage him
Alex.

1241
01:54:48,110 --> 01:54:52,910
Thank you very much to everyone who has given us
followed around the world. Good

1242
01:54:52,910 --> 01:54:57,910
nights from the shadows and now to the top
of a conquered Taipei 101. Goodbye and

1243
01:54:57,910 --> 01:54:58,910
Come on, Alex.

1244
01:54:59,270 --> 01:55:00,270
Come on!