A: Wow, US climber Alex Honnold has announced that he’s going to free-climb Taipei 101 on Jan. 24. And the challenge, titled “Skyscraper Live,” will be broadcast worldwide live on Netflix at 9am.
B: Oh my goodness, Taipei 101 is the world’s tallest green building. Is he crazy?
A: Honnold is actually the climber in the 2019 film “Free Solo” that won an Oscar for best documentary, and was directed by Taiwanese-American Jimmy Chin and his wife. He’s a legendary climber.
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B: Didn’t Alain Robert, “the French Spiderman,” also attempt to scale Taipei 101 in 2004?
A: Yes, but the building was slippery because of rainy conditions on the day, so he had to use safety ropes for protection. It took him nearly four hours to finally reach the top.
A: 美國攀岩名將艾力克斯霍諾德宣布，台灣時間1月24日將徒手攀登台北101大樓，這項挑戰「赤手獨攀台北101：直播」會在網飛全球直播！
B: 老天啊，台北101可是世界最高綠建築，他是不是瘋啦？
A: 霍諾德就是台裔美籍導演金國威夫婦執導、2019年奧斯卡最佳紀錄片《赤手登峰》的男主角，是一位傳奇攀岩好手。
B: 「法國蜘蛛人」亞倫羅伯特2004年不是也曾嘗試徒手攀登台北101？
A: 對啊但因當天下雨大樓溼滑，不得不使用安全繩索做防護，攀登全程近4小時終於攻頂。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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