Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
The music of alternative metal juggernauts Tool seems to be the go-to soundtrack for anyone planning a death-defying free solo ascent up the Taipei 101 in Tapei, Taiwan, as per theprp. In a live special on Netflix today, January 25, 40-year-old professional rock climber Alex Honnold—who was previously the focus of the 2018 documentary film “Free Solo”—performed that risky stunt.
Honnold needed about an hour and thirty-five minutes to finish the 101-story climb without the use of ropes. Despite some apparent technological issues, Honnold had this response when asked by Variety today about the soundtrack that helped him climb the building today.
It was mostly Tool. It’s a random playlist that I made, that I shared with production. I made it months ago while I was driving. I’ve been training to it a bunch. Basically, rock music that I’ve liked my whole life. Part of the appeal of music is that actually it helps me with pacing.
Each bamboo box had been taking me about five to six and a half minutes. I just know how long the songs are. So it gives you a sense of if you’re going fast or slow. But in this case, it all kept cutting out anyway, and I couldn’t really hear and I was kind of like, ‘Whatever. I’m just doing my thing.’
