{"id":538704,"date":"2026-01-24T05:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T05:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/538704\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T05:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T05:09:17","slug":"skyscraper-live-delayed-by-weather-alex-honnold-climb-gets-new-netflix-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/538704\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Skyscraper Live’ Delayed By Weather; Alex Honnold Climb Gets New Netflix Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tNetflix<\/a>\u2019s much-hyped Skyscraper Live<\/a> won\u2019t be going live tonight from Taiwan\u2019s capital due to Mother Nature.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDue to weather, we are unable to proceed with today\u2019s SkyscraperLIVE event,\u201d a spokesperson for the streamer said with just 30 minutes to go before the whole ascend up the Taipei 101 was set to start. \u201cIt has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 24 at 8 PM ET | 5 PM PT. Safety remains our top priority, and we appreciate your understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe will follow up later today with updated timing on press opportunities for tomorrow,\u201d Netflix added, with digital fingers likely crossed. Fortunately for the company, the immediate reaction on social media was pretty positive and supportive of the delay and Netflix\u2019s safety first attitude. <\/p>\n

\n\tAlso fortunately for Netflix, the forecast for tomorrow (which will be Sunday in Taiwan) is \u201cpartly sunny and pleasant,\u201d according to weather services. <\/p>\n

\n\tWith a 10-second delay built in just in case the worst happens, the latest live event from the increasingly sporty streamer has been pitched in many ways as a mash-up spectacle. With a bit of Philippe Petit\u2019s 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers, Evel Knieval\u2019s entire career, and Honnold\u2019s own free solo<\/a> climb of El Capitan in the Oscar winning 2018 documentary of the same name, the whole affair is very much on brand for Netflix as the Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters-run business goes for big tent unscripted one-offs. <\/p>\n

\n\tStill, for all the planning and hype, things were already looking a little dicey for Skyscraper Live just a few days ago with the Heavens opening up over Taipei \u2013 as Free Solo star Honnold made clear: <\/p>\n

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Rest day stroll in rain \u2013 very scenic views of Taipei though a little bit wet right now. Getting over my jet lag and feeling pretty good. Getting psyched! pic.twitter.com\/zHn7LnPKNd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alex Honnold (@AlexHonnold) January 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n\tOf course, this being high-minded Hollywood, there was, and still is, a timely FU accompanying Honnold\u2019s climb today, intentional or not. <\/p>\n

\n\tAs Netflix fends off another attempt by David Ellison\u2019s Paramount to gobble up Warner Bros Discovery, the streamer\u2019s Taipei event would have one day before the much-marketed UFC<\/a> launch on Paramount+<\/a>. Labeled with a $7.7 billion payout from Ellison in one of his first big moves after taking over the studio, the debut of Dana White<\/a>\u2019s Octagon ran the rare risk of being overshadowed by Honnold\u2019s death defying endeavor.<\/p>\n

\n\tNow, the stakes are even (pardon the pun) higher as Skyscraper Live and UFC from Sin City will go almost head-to-head tomorrow. <\/p>\n

\n\tRanked as the tallest building in the world for about five years after its 2004 opening, Taipei 101 is now not even in the Top 10. Coming in at Number 11 today, the 1,667 ft tall Tower is dwarfed by Dubai\u2019s 2,722\u00a0ft high Burj Khalifa \u2013 which has been in the top spot since just after it opened in 2010.<\/p>\n

\n\tBeyond the horrors of a fall by Honnold during the two-hour climb, the other challenge Netflix\u2019s faces out of Skyscraper Live is a widely-mocked technical glitch or crash from an overload of viewers. Beyond being painful to watch, the November 2024 fight between former champ Mike Tyson and Jake Paul suffered from a series of sound and streaming issues<\/a> that sent many Netflix subscribers into a frenzy. <\/p>\n

\n\tThen again, like the streamer\u2019s holiday NFL games, that Paul-won fisticuffs with Iron Mike scored a massive audience <\/a>for Netflix \u2026high or low, spectacle always sells. <\/p>\n