A Second Stair Climb for Downtown
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Downtown gets its second stair climb event on Saturday, April 26th, as the Los Angeles Climb California heads up the AON Center's 62 stories. The event is a fundraiser for the American Lung Association. For those climbing, it's a chance to make their way up 1,377 stairs to the top of one of Downtown's tallest buildings.
The AON climb's sponsorship page appears to engage in a bit of hyperbole on the event's significance.
Hosted by Cushman & Wakefield of the AON Building, Climb California will generate an unprecedented amount of media coverage as it is the only event of its kind in Southern California. American Lung Association stair climb events receive widespread media coverage, both nationally and internationally.
While it is likely true that this is the first stair climb in Southern California to benefit the American Lung Association, the event is hardly the only one of its kind. The Kechum YMCA's annual Stair Climb to the Top held its 15th climb back in October, heading up 75 floors of US Bank Tower (73 stories plus two garage levels).
Still, Downtown's big enough for two stair climbs. Entrance to the AON climb is $25, plus a minimum $100 in fundraising.
From October's YMCA Climb: 1500 Stairs, One Great Story
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Christian Martinez on April 15, 2008, at 12:07PM – #1
The stair climb has actually run for three years. The first one may have had other sponsors. The YMCA on the first and second 'stair climb' was flooded with calls when they decided to play rap-hip-hop music @ 8:30Am from the stage along with banal yelling and hype from the stage. Well the condos and apartments on the Hill went whacky @ this. Last year was better music and started later in the day. It is still hard for the organizers of such event to realize people live in Downtown now.
Christian Martinez, Publisher Downtown LA Life Magazine