I Climbed Taipei 101 and Lived - Booze | taipei 101 climb
OnMay7,IparticipatedintheTaipei101RunUp,araceup91floorsofTaiwan’stallestbuildingandthefourth-tallestbuildingintheworld.Thisyear’sfirstplacerunnerwasanAustralianwhofinishedin11minutes24seconds,atimethatIdidn’tevencomeclosetomatching.Itwasthe13thyearfortherace,whichattracted4,500participantsfrom36countries.[1]Mygoalwasn’ttofinishwithagreattime,buttosimplyfinishandbeabletosayI’vedoneit.Toputthisraceinperspective,IpaidTWD1,000(US$33)toclimbthe2,046stepsofTaipei101whenthereisanexpresselevatortoth...
On May 7, I participated in the Taipei 101 Run Up, a race up 91 floors of Taiwan’s tallest building and the fourth-tallest building in the world. This year’s first place runner was an Australian who finished in 11 minutes 24 seconds, a time that I didn’t even come close to matching. It was the 13th year for the race, which attracted 4,500 participants from 36 countries.[1]
My goal wasn’t to finish with a great time, but to simply finish and be able to say I’ve done it.
To put this race in perspective, I paid TWD1,000 (US$33) to climb the 2,046 steps of Taipei 101 when there is an express elevator to the 89th floor observation deck for TWD600 (US$20). I wanted a t-shirt that says “I paid NT$1,000 to climb Taipei 101 when the elevator was cheaper.”
For those who don’t know, the view from the 91st floor outdoor observation deck isn’t great — you can’t see down because of the building obscuring the view, but you can get a better view from the 89th floor, which I d...