Alex Honnold completes Taipei 101 skyscraper climb without ropes or safety net
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Re: Alex Honnold completes Taipei 101 skyscraper climb without ropes or safety net
#2watching in Live on Netflix was riveting
Re: Alex Honnold completes Taipei 101 skyscraper climb without ropes or safety net
#3One of the most incredible feats of strength and daring I've ever witnessed. The only thing at all comparable was watching Baumgartner freefall back to earth from the edge of space. Unbelievable!
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#4We had the privilege to watch at first from the SE corner of the building and later as he climbed by the the observation deck on the 89th floor. Hair raising stuff I'll never forget.
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#5Very impressive feat, no doubt about it. But the commentary on the Netflix broadcast ruined the spectator experience completely. It was utterly unbearable.
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#6Very impressive feat, no doubt about it. But the commentary on the Netflix broadcast ruined the spectator experience completely. It was utterly unbearable.
I thought the same thing. Half the time I wished they would just keep quiet.
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#7One of the most incredible feats of strength and daring I've ever witnessed. The only thing at all comparable was watching Baumgartner freefall back to earth from the edge of space. Unbelievable!
Yeah that was a great moment when that happened! I remember watching that, and then a couple weeks (?) later were the Snowden docs? That was quite a year, iirc.
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#8We had the privilege to watch at first from the SE corner of the building and later as he climbed by the the observation deck on the 89th floor. Hair raising stuff I'll never forget.
Wow that's awesome! You saw him climb past your windows! Must be a Googler
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#9Very impressive feat, no doubt about it. But the commentary on the Netflix broadcast ruined the spectator experience completely. It was utterly unbearable.
I thought the same thing. Half the time I wished they would just keep quiet.
Then again, there's always Mute. Turn up your favorite music/sound or just silence. Could be good
Re: Alex Honnold completes Taipei 101 skyscraper climb without ropes or safety net
#10One of the most incredible feats of strength and daring I've ever witnessed. The only thing at all comparable was watching Baumgartner freefall back to earth from the edge of space. Unbelievable!
Also for daring: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Petit