Alex Honnold, the rock climber who famously scaled Yosemite's El Capitan without ropes, will try his hand at a 1,667-foot skyscraper in a spectacle aired live on Netflix.

That climber is Alex Honnold, who in June 2017 climbed the Freerider route without ropes or protective gear. His ascent was completed in 3 hours and 56 minutes and remains one of the most consequential achievements in the history of climbing. It was documented in the Academy Award-winning film Free Solo.

1 of 11 — Veterans Andrew Sullens and Nate Watson scale the western wall of Half Dome with help from Tim "Timmy" O'Neill, co-founder of Paradox Sports, and volunteer Pat Warren. 2 of 11 — Sullens, who lost his leg while serving with the Army in ...

FRESNO, Calif (KFSN) -- Hiking to the top of Half Dome is one of the world's most spectacular hikes. It starts on a trail that winds past glorious waterfalls and ends ...

Hikers use cables to make their way toward the Half Dome summit in Yosemite National Park in 2015. (Marc Martin / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: My suggestion for making Half Dome safer is to take the cables down. Not just part of the year, as is done ...

A hiker climbing Yosemite National Park's famous Half Dome died after suffering a 500-foot fall last Thursday, according to the Visalia Times-Delta. Danielle Burnett, 29, was visiting the park from Arizona when the accident occurred. She was scaling the ...