Scott Firefighter Stairclimb - Sunday, March 11, 2012

69 flights of stairs

1,311 steps

788 feet of vertical elevation

Thank you for your incredible support!
The 2012 Scott Firefighter Stairclimb is SOLD OUT.

ABOUT THE EVENT
At 788 feet of vertical elevation, the Columbia Center (formerly Bank of America Tower) in downtown Seattle stands as the second tallest building west of the Mississippi. It takes 69 flights of stairs and 1,311 steps to reach the highly acclaimed observation deck overlooking the city. The Scott Firefighter Stairclimb supports the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, raising money through sponsorships, individual and department fundraising, and entry fees. In 2011, the event featured over 1,500 firefighters from 281 different departments and brought in a record $930,000 for blood-cancer research and patient services.  

Lilli Skinner-Trippe
2012 Honoree  

Lilli Trippe was eight months old when she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive leukemia. Over the next three years she endured two bone marrow transplants, several rounds of chemotherapy, and many complications from treatment. 

Through all of this, Lilli was a beacon of light to everyone she met. With her bright, glowing spirit and beautiful smile lighting her way, she made the most of every day, lived life to the fullest, and even in the darkest times, she found the music and danced her way through tragedy. And even though Lilli left this world, through her blind will and fantastic spirit to live, she touched and inspired countless people from around the world in thousands of different ways, that collectively will continue to make our world a better, brighter, more beautiful and loving place to live. - Aaron and Kristin Trippe, Lilli's parents

To learn more about Lilli's story, please visit her CaringBridge Page.

While new treatments and therapies are developed every day that continue to save thousands of lives, there is still isn’t a cure for cancer. Each dollar fundraised through the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb helps to fund vital blood cancer research, as well as to help support patients and their families.