The Big Climb approaches
Well tomorrow is the first of March. That means The Big Climb is looming. For those who don’t know, The Big Climb is an event that takes place every year in Seattle. Over 6,000 (Read More)
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Conquered the Big Climb!
My son and I did it! We made it to the top of the Columbia Center for this year’s Big Climb. I was a bit apprehensive since I hadn’t done any preparatory exercising. I (Read More)
Trying to prepare for the Big Climb
At the gym today I managed to do my two miles on the treadmill but I couldn’t get my heart rate up to the usual 120-125 range. I was just too tired to push (Read More)
Scenes from the Scott Firefighter Stair Climb in Seattle, Washington
Every year firefighters from around the country, and even some from other countries, compete in a grueling stair climb up the tallest building in Seattle, Washington to raise money to help find a cure (Read More)
Firefighters fight the good fight
[Editor’s note: In March 2015 I was privileged to watch this event as a member of the media.] In March of 2015 over 1900 firefighters rushed up Seattle’s tallest building. There was no fire. (Read More)
Big Climb 2016
Well, I don’t usually write on the weekends but a new reader/follower, Richard Swift, sent a comment asking if I was still writing since I hadn’t done so for some time. His ‘Kick-in-the-buns’ got (Read More)
Yikes! The climb is this Sunday.
Well, this is it… The “Big Climb” I talked about in my last post is happening this Sunday (March 22). My son and I are trudging up the Columbia Tower in Seattle – 778 (Read More)
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