Comment by komali2
4 hours ago
I and some friends observed his climb from the base of Taipei 101. Thousands of people were present and it was very good fun how the crowd would react when he made it to another ledge, and when he made it to the top people were shouting and cheering. It was like a great big party.
I imagine Threads and Instagram just got hit with like ten thousand vertical video clips of the climb if you're interested in seeing for yourself.
For me it was almost scary how abruptly he started and made it up the first ledge. Dude just fuckin went for it. Made me realize, for the first time, how truly incredible the feat was to be.
The observation deck level is often so windy I worry about losing my phone if I take it out. I can't comprehend how he managed that wind while hanging on by his fingertips. Then he stood at the tippy top for quite some time, which must be unbelievably windy. At some point he was tethered in for the rapelle down though so maybe he clipped in right as he got to the top.
He was not clipped in while standing at the top. That part actually made me the most nervous because you could see the wind blowing him around
Ah I haven't watched the videos yet, just what I could see through binoculars. When did he clip in to rapelle down? Immediately before doing so?
I wonder what he was thinking about up there.
Probably nothing, at least for a moment, and that's the point. Then maybe: Another summit, another view, another inspiration. What's next? while feeling immense gratitude for his life and his family, and like this is where he's meant to be. And probably wanting to get someplace warm.