Skyscraper Live

Thrill-seekers and climbing fans, brace for heart-stopping, live adventure akin to "Free Solo," minus safety nets.

Genres: Adventure, Documentary

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Skyscraper Live

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TV Special20261h 57mEnglishAdventure, Documentary
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Director: Joe DeMaio

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Overview

A world-famous free solo climber attempts a live, no-ropes ascent of one of the tallest skyscrapers in Taipei. As the climb unfolds in real time, the special leans into the nerve-racking height, the pressure of performing live, and the thin line between awe and fear.

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Pros: jaw-dropping real-life feat; constant edge-of-seat tension; memorable live-event energy | Cons: nonstop distracting commentary; hype feels forced; slow talky stretches

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You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sweaty-palms, real-time adrenaline watch in the vein of Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold or Secrets of the Whales; Not for you if constant chatter, hypey hosting, or fear of heights kills the experience.

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Great coverage but absolutely (beyond) terrible commentators. the direction really ruined the live adrenaline experience. Why are we showed things like interviews and video clips taking away from teaching him climb second by second. That ruined the live event.

Watched this live and it was nail biting from start to finish. A very impressive guy.

Alex Honnold 10/10 Commentators 0/10 "_i'm gonna rest a bit and clean out my shoes and hands_" "_hey emily what do you think is going on in his mind right now? it sounds like he's gonna clean out his shoes and hands_" "_yeah...it looks like he's cleaning out his shoes and hands_" i get they had to make free solo climbing, typically not a spectator sport, palatable as a 1-hour live television special but the commentary was awful and all the pre-shot packages just reeked of manipulative _american ninja warrior_ heartstring pulling complete with a million "family man new-ish dad" edits. alex remains goated but I woulda enjoyed this more with 0 commentary

As always, he's a super talented climber and a nice guy - but the commentators and the "Geraldo Opens The Safe" style of hosting this was cringy pretty much 100% of the time.

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