Tuesday, April 20, 2010

WWF-Canada CN Tower Climb

Another successful CN Tower Climb, the third one for me. An unusual event, but in my mind, a good test of my current fitness against previous years times. Not only did I climb this year, but also helped out as a volunteer on both the team and public climb days. To be honest, there is nothing great about the climb itself - there are no views (except at the finish !), just 144 flights of monotonous stairs, and when I did get to the top, I spent the next 24 hrs coughing from the bad air I had inhaled on the way up. This year I also climbed as part of a WWF volunteer team, which added a great deal to the enjoyment. The event though is a major fund raiser for WWF-Canada, and this year 6, 420 climbers raised over $ 1.2 million for the organisation.