Rain Postpones Honnold’s Taipei Free-Solo Climb (Full Transcript)
[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Those waiting to see Alex Honnold scale this 101 story skyscraper in Taipei without ropes or safety gear will have to wait. His free solo attempt was delayed for 24 hours due to rain. On a video posted to Instagram, Honnold greets fans from a very rainy Taipei.
[00:00:20] Speaker 2: Sadly, you can't climb a skyscraper when it's raining. So tune in tomorrow. Hopefully, I'll get the opportunity to climb the building tomorrow, same time.
- The free-solo skyscraper climb was delayed 24 hours due to rain.
- Wet conditions make climbing a skyscraper unsafe without ropes or gear.
- Honnold communicated the delay via an Instagram video from Taipei.
- He expects to attempt the climb the following day at the same time, weather permitting.