Alex Honnold responds to rumors he was paid $500,000 by Netflix to risk his life climbing 1667ft skyscraper

Alex Honnold, the daredevil climber who scaled a 1667ft skyscraper without ropes last month, has addressed speculation regarding how much he was paid by Netflix for the stunt.

Just a few weeks ago, Honnold climbed Taipei 101, the 101-story structure in Taiwan's capital of Tapei.

The 40-year-old climbed the skyscraper without any ropes or safety gear and it took him just one hour and 35 minutes to scale it.

The whole event was broadcast live on Netflix, though there was a slight delay in case the stunt did end in disaster.

A few weeks on from his monumental achievement, the daredevil American sat down on Steven Bartlett’s The Diary Of A CEO podcast to discuss the stunt.

During one segment, Honnold was asked by Bartlett directly if he’d been paid half a million dollars for the stunt.

The daredevil climbed a 1667ft skyscraper last month (Netflix)

He replied: “Basically, I've done a ton of work for free over my life as all part of. It's all part of the game, and I just love playing the game. And so you just let it play out. It's funny because with this building, a lot of people thought that I was underpaid by it.

"But afterwards, some people have approached me about some bonuses and some other work stuff. Basically a lot has already happened, and it's only been a couple of weeks since the building.

Honnold continued: "You don't need to get paid for the thing itself because it always works. Don't get hung up on how much you get paid. Just do the thing, make sure it's freaking rad, and it all sorts itself out.

In a recent interview with the New York Times, Honnold revealed he’d been paid an ‘embarrassing amount’ for the stunt.

“Actually, if you put it in the context of mainstream sports, it’s an embarrassingly small amount,” he stated.

Alex Honnold has previously discussed pay from the stunt (Netflix)

On The Diary Of A CEO podcast, Honnold stated he was asked by the New York Times how the earnings compared to a boxing match, hence the ‘embarrassing amount’ comment.

Honnold continued: “If you compare it to Major League baseball contracts, then it's an embarrassingly small amount. But I was never complaining. I thought it was great.”

The climber was previously asked by The New York Times whether the Netflix challenge was his biggest payday, and he once again reiterated it was not about the money as he replied: "Maybe. It’s less than my agent aspired to. I mean, I would do it for free.”

Sources have suggested Honnold was paid somewhere in the 'mid-six figures' for the climb.