MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – On the morning of Sept. 11, hundreds of first responders and supporters from across the state and nation climbed over 2700 steps, or about 190 flights of stairs, on the Manitou incline – a symbolic hike of the final climb hundreds of firefighters made inside the Twin Towers.
Retired New York firefighter Lori Ann Santini led a moment of silence at the top of the steps at 6:46 a.m. MST, the same time terrorists flew a plane into the first tower. She did so carrying a flag with the names of all 343 firefighters who died in the attack.
“We are souls tied together by this event, ” Santini said. “It will be with us forever.”…