Sports stars tackle the stairs for WWF's CN Tower climb

By Ryley Murray
Communications Intern
 
Naturally, having an NHL great at the tower garnered a lot of attention from not just media but also WWF staff, excited fans and volunteers. While most climbers were stretching or warming up in the few minutes before the climb, Scott was on the phone to Sportsnet and Fan590 Radio, or in front of CTV’s live camera crew.
A true professional, when I asked him if he felt prepared to climb he said kindly, “Oh I don’t really need to prepare, I’ll just find a place to put my jacket and start climbing.” And that’s exactly what he did. Scott managed to climb the tower in a staggering fifteen minutes, without breaking a sweat!
Another attention-grabbing climber was Toronto Argonaut, Joe Eppele. Some of you may have seen the article about him wearing a Sasquatch suit to promote the climb in The Toronto Star last week. Standing at 6’7 and weighing 310 pounds, wearing a Big Foot suit wasn’t much of a stretch for this mountain of a man.
His goal was to raise $1,776, one dollar for every stair he had to climb. He’s almost there and you can still help him reach this goal until April 30by donating here.
Both athletes were a fantastic addition to our Team Climb, but as many of you know, you don’t have to be a hockey or football star to successfully tackle the climb. We want to thank everyone who came out to both our Team and Public Climbs. Each one of you wins the MVP awards from the team at WWF!

Toronto Argos Adriano Belli and Joe Eppele, hockey great Scott Niedermayer, and WWF-Canada CEO Gerald Butts (c) Merle Robillard/WWF-Canada