The Free Solo climber will star in Skyscraper Live, a two-hour Netflix special slated for 8 p.m. ET on Friday night and 9 a.m. on Saturday in Taipei. For this suspenseful endeavor, Honnold will attempt to climb Taiwan’s Taipei 101 skyscraper. The renowned rock climber will attempt the climb without any ropes or safety equipment.

Free solo climber Alex Honnold will attempt to scale one of the tallest buildings in the world with no safety equipment this Friday in a live Netflix special. But the idea of watching a person risk his life on live TV makes some people uncomfortable and raises questions about what we consider entertainment.

Calling all adrenaline junkies, Netflix has a broadcast specifically for you this week. Well, it's specifically for adrenaline junkies who are probably not also stressed out by heights. On Friday, professional climber Alex Honnold will be scaling his next mountain — except it's not a mountain.

You look for things that are singular,” said professional rock climber Alex Honnold, known for his legendary “free solo” ascent up Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan.

The guy from Free Solo is about to climb one of the world’s tallest buildings. Is that foolish?