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MEET our CELEBRITY CLIMBERS

Matthew Lien, composer, producer and performer (sponsor Matthew)
Sponsorship (final): NT$4,000

Matthew Lien is a study in opposites. When you listen to his music, you imagine someone who is waifish and sensitive. He is sensitive in his own way, but he’s anything but waifish. Indeed, Matthew Lien cuts exactly the type of figure you would expect from a Yukoner. He’s a great bear of a man with a ready smile and occasionally a flinty growl. Matthew would have been welcomed as a VIP at the Taipei 101 Climbathon and accorded full kid-glove treatment, but he said he wouldn’t think of bringing his celebrity to the event without actually climbing the stairs. That attitude resonates with the CST!

Matthew's Taiwan Website

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Jacques van Wersch, Canadian Society president (sponsor Jacques)
Sponsorship (final): NT$19,800

Raised in rural Quebec, Jacques attended a one-room schoolhouse until the 6th grade. His fascination with stairs and tall buildings began during social studies class in the 5th grade while learning about the tower of Babel. While his siblings spent their winters creating a warren of tunnels in the snow behind the barn, Jacques spent his creating monumental towers of snow ... and resignedly watching them melt in the spring. These days, he is climbing the corporate ladder at Eastern Broadcasting Company and spending a modicum of time on the Stairmaster at the gym.
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Ron Stuart, ICRT DJ (sponsor Ron)
Sponsorship (final): NT$2,900

Ron Stuart takes few things quite as seriously as sleep. That's why the international community is so pleased that he will join us at Taipei 101 in the MORNING! If you see Ron on May 21, please respect the fact that he will be climbing on very little sleep. And if you've heard the way he carries on in his midnight-straddling program "Total Impact", you'll understand why he needs to conserve his energy. However, if you speak quietly, he would probably appreciate it if you compliment him on his thong.
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Emily David, ICRT DJ (sponsor Emily or join the Song Title Contest and earn NT$10 for Emily every time you post a unique song title)
Sponsorship (final): NT$19,740

Emily David doesn't need to keep the same hours as Ron, but hey, she's young and has been known to stay up late on the occasional Saturday night. If you see her and offer her a Starbucks triple grande lowfat Caramel Machiatto on the day of the climb, she's unlikely to refuse. Say something interesting to her and she may just mention you on her show, "Music To Go".
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Tim Berge , ICRT (sponsor Tim)
Sponsorship (final): NT$1,200

“Captain” Tim Berge is no stranger to the concept of ascending to great heights to get a comprehensive view of what’s happening on the ground. Anyone who’s been around Taiwan for more than a few years will certainly have heard Captain Tim’s legendary bilingual traffic reports. He has earned the trust of area motorists reporting on traffic and the news. And now he seeks your pledge as prepares to ascend the world’s tallest building.
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Kathrin Hille, Taipei Foreign Correspondents Club president (sponsor Kathrin)
Sponsorship (final): NT$10,200

Kathrin is certainly not too crazy about sports, and her job as the Financial Times Taipei correspondent leaves her little free time to exercise. But given that hiking is one of her favourite pastimes and in Taiwan that frequently involves climbing hundreds of stairs, it can’t be too hard to go up Taipei 101!
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