American rock climber Alex Honnold began his ascent of the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes. Cheers erupted from a gathered crowd as he started climbing the tower, using the horizontal metal beams to pull himself up with his bare hands.

Poor weather on Saturday forced U.S. climber Alex Honnold to postpone his "free solo" rope and harness-free ascent of the outside of Taiwan's Taipei 101 skyscraper, one of the world's tallest building...

But because he’s performing the daring free solo climb live for the entertainment of millions, he’s revealed he will be paid an “embarrassing amount” of money.