Mamie Kayley

Columbia Tower Stair Climb 2025. The event, held at the columbia center in downtown seattle, the second tallest building west of the mississippi, is the largest stair climb competition for fire fighters, raising more than $28 million for the leukemia and lymphoma. It takes 69 floors of stairs, or 1,311 steps, to reach the sky view.

Every year, firefighters from around the world come together to take on the ultimate challenge: Climbing the stairs of seattle’s.