‘The most stressful TV experience on record’: Alex Honnold and the rise of potential death as live entertainment
- Posted on January 26, 2026
- By The Guardian
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‘The most stressful TV experience on record’: Alex Honnold and the rise of potential death as live entertainment
Witnessing the free climber’s ascent of the Taipei 101 without ropes on Skyscraper Live was an astonishing experience. But beneath panicked viewers’ sweaty palms, there was a queasy truth about the future of television
