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Money! He has a family to provide for and his unique skillset is "climbing below his grade but with no support", so that's the service he offers the world. (I
by kqr 9mo ago
Money! He has a family to provide for and his unique skillset is "climbing below his grade but with no support", so that's the service he offers the world.
(I get that there are more motivations underneath free soloing in general, but I doubt Taipei 101 with a million cameras is the climb he'd choose if it were not for the money.)
- e40 9mo agoIs it known how much he made?
- bookofjoe 9mo agohttps://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/how-much-alex-honnold-paid-climb-taipei-101-skyscraper/507-1daf4012-593c-4898-87d8-6661103f43ff https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/how-much-alex-...
- thomassmith65 9mo agoI am not sold that this way of raising money qualifies as putting family first.