Hey Everyone,
I can't believe this myself either, but I am signed up to conquer the Taipei 101 this May 5th! That is exactly one week from today. It's crazy! I know...and for those of you who are asking...no.. it will not be like a spiderman thingy climbing the outside walls. No no silly. I will be climbing the stairs on the Inside of the building 
. LOL ~~ silly silly I tell you. I don't know how long it's going to take me to do the 91 flights of stairs... but-- I have a head start compared to a lot of people, since I climb my five flights of stairs nearly daily--and more if I leave my apartment more than once a day-- since my apartment doesn't have an elevator-- but still that is NOTHING in comparison to the Taipei 101.
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So I am really glad I signed up for several reasons. One, I've never been up to the top levels of 101. I've only been up to 6th (?) floor --maybe? which ever floor is the highest level for the shopping mall. Second, it's for Charity. 100% of the donations will go to three different organizations with the majority going to Garden of Hope that is working to end domestic violence, sexual exploitation and child prostitution in Taiwan. Third, it will be a challenge and it will be fun!
So wish me luck. ^_^ I've already started "training" -- went to the Waseda gym a couple of times before I left for Taiwan. Since I have been in Taiwan, I have been doing squats and I've climbed from B1 to where we live on the 11th floor. I think the 101 will be sooo much harder.. just because, average buildings have 10-16 steps per floor... but 101 should have an average of 20 steps. (2046 steps/ 101 floor) grrr... gotta keep working on my legs.
Our team, and individual climbers are collecting donations for the charities. If you would like to show your support, you can give me the donations directly or donate online HERE . On that page, choose Sponsor Registered Climber--- and you will find my team "Stair Masters", and me-- all the way at the bottom of the list. Thanks!
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