Alex Honnold says he was paid 'embarrassingly small amount' to climb 1,667-foot building

American professional climber Alex Honnold, who climbed the Taipei 101 building without any ropes or protective equipment, spoke about his paycheck for the feat. "Actually, if you put it in the context of mainstream sports, it's an embarrassingly small amount," he said. Alex reportedly earned "mid-six figures" from Netflix for climbing Taipei 101.