To honor the firefighters from 9/11, the Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb originated when five Denver firefighters climbed 110 stories of a high-rise office building in downtown Denver in 2005. In the following years, the Stair Climb grew in popularity until it was officially established by the West Metro Firefighters Local 1309 in 2009 and found a permanent home at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater.
Today, the memorial event, along with more than 40 similar climbs around the United States, has raised more than $6 million for the New York City Fire Department’s Counseling Unit and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Since 2012, the Rock Canyon High School (RCHS) Fire Science program has participated in the climb…