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Sport25 January 2026Archive brief

American climber Alex Honnold free-solo climbs the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan, setting the record for the highest free solo climb of an urban structure,

American climber Alex Honnold free-solo climbs the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan, setting the record for the highest free solo climb of an urban structure, after completing the climb during a livestreamed event.

By Belfast Herald Sport2 min read

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The development was among the significant sport stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to AFP via The Sun on 25 January 2026.

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