Preview World Cup 2010

2009

country
date
stairs
stories
race
where
climbers

results

additional info
DEC
5
???
30
1st Fight for Air Climb Ft. Lauderdale
110 Tower
Ft. Lauderdale
-
Result
for American Lung Association
DEC
3
1129
56
21st Annual CFF Stair Climb
US Bank Building
Seattle
-
Results
for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
DEC
2
1129
56
1st CFF Firefighter Climb
US Bank Building
Seattle
-
Result
for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
country
date
stairs
stories
race
where
climbers

results

additional info
NOV
27
1144
49
7th Azrieli Tower Runup
Azrieli Tower
Tel Aviv
-
Results
hebraic
-
NOV
22
1958
89
1st Eureka Climb
Eureka Tower
Melbourne
-
Results
Premiere 2009
for Whitelion and Interplast Australia and New Zealand
NOV
22
1336
73
23rd Swissotel Vertical Marathon
Swissotel The Stamford
Singapore
-
Results
World Cup Factor 2
NOV
21
440
20
1st Fight for Air Climb Palm Beach
Phillips Point West Tower
Palm Beach
-
Result
for American Lung Association
NOV
19
1034
47
20th Climbing for a Cure
US Bank Building
Milwaukee
-
Results
for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
NOV
15
2109
103
1st Sky Rise Chicago
Willis Tower
Chicago
til
Nov 8
Result
Premiere 2009 - successor of Go Vertical - World Cup Factor 1*
for Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
NOV
15
580
30
4th Conquer the Globe
CanWest Global Place
Winnipeg
-
Result
for Lung Association Manitoba
NOV
15
???
56xn
1st Strudlhofstiegenlauf
Strudlhofstiege
Vienna
-
Result
Sprint race in k.o.-mode
NOV
14
512
25
3rd Fight for Air Climb Orlando
Bank of America Center
Orlando
203 m
+ 167 f

Result
for American Lung Association
including Firefighter: 91m+11f - Law Enforcement: 32m+17f
NOV
14
365
23
Zilinske Veze Beh Do Neba
Amfiteater
Zilina
83 m
+ 6 f

Result
Premiere - Slovak championship
NOV
14
???
34
1st Fight for Air Climb Kansas City
Town Pavilion
Kansas City
-
Result
for American Lung Association
NOV
14
???
32
1st Fight for Air Climb Sacramento
Hines Buildinl
Sacramento
95 m
+130 f

Result
for American Lung Association
NOV
12
???
-
NSK Trappenloop
Twente University
Enschede
-
Result
NEDERLANDS STUDENTENKAMPIOENSCHAP TRAPPENLOPEN
NOV
7
500
-
Treppensprint at 28th Kyburglauf
Kyburgtreppe
Kyburg
-
Result
-
NOV
7
???
34
1st Tackle Trump Parc
Trump Parc
Stamford, CT
146 m
+ 92 f
Results
for American Lung Association
OCT
31
1688
75
6th Hong Chi Climbathon
Central Plaza
Hongkong
-
Result
for Hong Chi Association
OCT
31
272
17
5th GWH Treppenhauslauf
Brückenhof
Kassel
142m
+ 39 f
Result
-
OCT
22-25
1776
-
32nd CN Tower Climb for United Way
CN Tower
Toronto
-
no timing -
donations
results
for United Way
OCT
25
1272
53
1st Climb Phoenix
Phoenix
41 m
+ 106 f

Results
first ever climb in Arizona
for American Lung Association
OCT
25
???
30
2nd Altus Cup
Hotel Qubus
Katowice
146 m
+ 27 f

Result
-
OCT
26
256
-
3rd Stiegl Stiegenlauf
Sternenturm
Judenburg
84 m
+ 36 f

Result
-
OCT
18
438
-
1st Hietzinger Treppenlauf
Markwardstiege
Vienna
32 m
+ 13 f

Result ???
-
OCT
17
1034
-
19th Annual Bisbee 1000
Bisbee
566 m
+ 761 f

Result
in 5k race
OCT
17
???
-
1st Fight for Air Climb Richmond
International Raceway
Richmond, VA
42 m
+ 120 f

Result
for American Lung Association
OCT
6
712
-
Tower Challenge Barcelona
Torre de Collserola
Barcelona
35 m
+ 9 f

Result
final of Gore-Tex Series Vertical Running
OCT
4
1042
50
2nd Rotary Climb for a Smile
Bankwest Tower
Perth
240 m
+ 262 f

Result
for Rotary Western Australia
OCT
3
261
-
21st Perlachturmlauf
Perlachturm
Augsburg
55 m
+ 18 f

Result
classic race in historical building
Video 2008
country
date
stairs
stories
race
where
climbers

results

additional info
SEP
27
800
40
1st Firefighter Stair Climb for the Cure
US Bancorp Tower
Portland
OR
211 m
+ 22 f
Result
Premiere - just Firefighters
for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
SEP
27
590
-
4th Turmlauf Hall in Tirol
Hall in Tirol
47 m
+ 12 f
Result
Firefighter Children
2 towers - 1 tunnel
2009 new - Firefighter
SEP
26-27
-
-
Step Up For The Cure
Percival Molson Stadium
Montreal
770
no timing
24 hours for cancer research - every step counts
770 participants - 5 500 000+ stairs
SEP
26
960
-
2nd Firefighter Skyrun
Rheinturm
Düsseldorf
-
Result
-
SEP
26
800
27
2nd Praha Run Up
City Tower
Praha
84 m
+ 16 f
Results
World Cup Faktor 1 *)
RunUp Series Overall
SEP
26
144
-
3rd VW Immobilien Treppenhauslauf
Rabenbergstraße 99
Wolfsburg
86 m
+ 50 f
+ 104 team
Results
-
SEP
25
1500
75
YMCA Stair Climb To The Top
US Bank Tower
Los Angeles
CA
-
Results
Top10
Welt Cup Faktor 1 *)
promotion video

for YMCA
                1 *)
race evaluated with factor 1, but it does not count for the three best results of races with factor 1 or 0,5
SEP
22
630
34
5th IZD-Tower Stiegenhauslauf
IZD-Tower
Vienna
-
Result
Martin Krempl 0,23 seconds faster than Markus Zahlbruckner
MTB-OL Team World Champion Elisabeth Hohenwarter wins by 31 seconds
SEP
20
1093
61
11th Banyon Tree Vertical Marathon
Banyon Tree Hotel
Bangkok
-
Results
anonymous
-
SEP
19
828
36
3rd Climb For A Cure
One Front Street
San Francisco
CA
-
Result
for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
SEP
19
605
-
8th Himmelsleiter Treppenlauf
Markusberg
Trier
-
Result
-
SEP
19
507
-
2nd. Decathlon Traploop
Wilhelminaberg
Landgraaf
-
Result
longest staircase of Netherlands
SEP
19
400
-
1st Terminal Tower Sturm auf den Turm
Hauptbahnhof - Terminal Tower
Linz
-
Result
Premiere
Linz Championship
SEP
19
343
-
343 Memorial Climb
Standridge Stadium
Carrollton
TX
-
no timing
remembering the Firefighters at 9/11
yearly somewhere in Texas

SEP
19
240
14
2. Rotenburger Treppenlauf
Verwaltungsfachhochschule
Rotenburg
-
Individual
Team
Video
other building
SEP
19
?
57
3rd Carrera Vertical
Torre Espacio
Madrid
-
Results
-
SEP
13
192
-
2nd Teltschikturm Treppenlauf
Teltschikturm
Wilhelmsfeld
-
Individual
Team
within the 9th Teltschikturmfestival
SEP
12
?
-
2nd Nonnen Treppensprint
Nonnenfelsen
Jonsdorf
-
Result
-
SEP
11
28
549
1st Firefighter Memorial Climb
BNZ Building
Auckland
-
no timing
-
country
date
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stories
race
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climbers

results

additional info
AUG
29
511
-
8th Oderturmlauf
Oderturm
Frankfurt/Oder
-
Result
-
AUG
29
264
15
5th SAGA-GWG Treppenstürmer
Sibeliusstraße 4
Hamburg
-
coming
-
AUG
23
900
-
1st Climb for a Cure
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills
MI
-
Result
in the greatest NBA arena
for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
AUG
21
1504
-
4th Sydney Tower Run Up
Sydney Tower
Sydney
-
Result
-
country
date
stairs
stories
race
where
climbers

results

additional info
JUL
26
2058
-
1st International Golden Towerthon
Menara Tower
Kuala Lumpur
-
Result
to promote wellness and fitness for the ageing population
JUL
25
3610
-
11th Silvretta(wo)man Treppencup
Europatreppe
Partenen
-
Result
info
walking from Radebeul to Partenen
JUL
18
300
-
1st Race Upstairs
Church Tower
Bielawa
-
Result
-
JUL
17
2200
-
4th Bad Wildbader Stäffeleslauft
Sommerberg
Bad Wildbad
-
Results
-
JUL
12
1380
52
4th Carrera Ixe en Torre Mayor
Torre Mayor
Mexico City
-
Results
winners Sandra Nunez and Javier Santiago
country
date
stairs
stories
race
where
climbers

results

additional info
JUN
23
186
-
2nd WWU Run Up
Uni - Physikalisches Institut
Münster
-
Result
Motto: Save energy
JUN
17
369
-
3rd MZ Treppencontest
MZ-Hochhaus
Hannover
-
-
private event
JUN
17
?
-
LEX Treppenlauf
Völkerschlachtdenkmal
Leipzig
-
Result
-
JUN
13
500
18
3rd Olomouc Run Up
Budova RCO
Olomouc
-

Results
Run Up Series - Newsletter
with Corporate RunUp
JUN
7
1096
53
3rd Step Up for MS
Central Park
Perth
-

Results
for MS Society of Western Australia
JUN
6
11674
-
8th Niesen Treppenlauf
Niesenbahn
Niesen
-

Result
-
JUN
6
438
34
1st Bennington Monument Stair Climb
Bennington Monument
Bennington
VT
-

Result
Video by Tim VanOrden
first US climb in historical monument
for American Lung Association
JUN
6
366
-
10th Kyffhäuser Turmtreppenlauf
Kyffhäuser Denkmal
Bad Frankenhausen
-

Result
-
JUN
1
770
39
4th SkyRun Berlin
Park Inn Hotel
Berlin
-

Result
World Cup Factor 2 - RUN2SKY EUROPE
country
date
stairs
stories
race
where
climbers

results

additional info
MAY
30
335
21
1st Modepark Röther Hochhauslauf
Studentenwohnheim Lechbrücke
Augsburg
-

Result
Video
MAY
29
1334
52
7th Vertical Marathon
Emirates Tower
Dubai
-

Results
for MSF(UAE) Medecins Sans Frontieres
Matthias Jahn winner with new course record
MAY
24
1344
-
3. SkyRun Messeturm Frankfurt
Messeturm
Frankfurt
-
Results
quick
with fotos
--> click
Europes No. 1 Towerrun 222 m - 61 - 1.344
World Cup Factor 2 - RUN2SKY EUROPE

for ARQUE
MAY
23
1103
51
2. Firefighters Sky Tower Vertical Challenge
Sky Tower
Auckland
-

Result
-
MAY
21
600
-
2nd Ostrava Run Up
Nova Radnice
Ostrava
-

Result
Run Up Series - Newsletter
with Corporate RunUp
MAY
17
2046
91
5th Taipei 101 Run Up
Taipei 101
Taipei
-
Result
World Cup Result

World Cup factor 3
Thomas Dold (11:05) and Suzy Walsham (14:20) winners
Runners up Marco de Gasperi (11:15) and Lee Hsiao-yu (15:25)
MAY
17
579
36
1st Climb the Legacy
Silver Legacy Resort Casino
Reno
NE
-

delayed ( June )
for American Lung Association
MAY
16
<1000
56
1st Fight for Air Climb Dallas
Renaissance Tower
Dallas
TX
-

Results
for American Lung Association
MAY
16
876
39
1st Fight for Air Climb Houston
Marathon Oil Tower
Houston
TX
-
Age Groups
Teams

for American Lung Association
MAY
12
581
-
Hustle up the Hyatt Stair Climb
Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa
Honolulu
HA
-

-
????? preceding Honolulu Triathlon ?????
MAY
10
1344
-
Treppenlauf Stuttgart
Fernsehturm
Stuttgart
51

Result
RUN2SKY EUROPE - Series result
winners Thomas Dold and Anette Hartmann
in series leading Thomas Dold and Marie Fee Breyer

MAY
2-3
39700
-
5th Mount Everest Stair Marathon
Spitzhaustreppe
Radebeul
51
+ 42
+ <100

Result
the stair ultra
personal report following
country
date
stairs
stories
race
where
climbers

results

additional info
APR
19
???
20
2nd Climb Albany
One Commerce Plaza
Albany
NY
141

Result
for American Lung Association
APR
18
1377
62
2nd Climb California - Los Angeles
AON Center
Los Angeles
CA
323

Result
for American Lung Association
APR
18
1210
55
5th Climb Miami
Wachovia Financial Center
Miami
FL
367
+ 61 FF

Results
for American Lung Association
APR
18
1150
50
(3rd) Climb Atlanta
Peachtree Tower
Atlanta
GA
251
+ 102 FF-

Result
2009 in other building
for American Lung Association
APR
18
802
?
18th Climb for Wilderness
Calgary Tower
Calgary
130
Records
5 hours climbing time
for Alberta Wilderness Association
APR
18
802
?
7th Run for Wilderness
Calgary Tower
Calgary
78

Result
1k + 1 climb
for Alberta Wilderness Association
APR
18
700
43
10th "Grind in the City"
Harbour Centre
Vancouver
-

Result
for Muscular Dystrophy Canada
APR
16-18
1776
?
19th Canada Live CN Tower Climb
CN Tower
Toronto
4400 P
+ 1800 T

Result
for World Wildlife Found
APR
4
660
?
18. Annual Stair Climb for Cancer
Skylon Tower
Niagara Falls
-
none
for Canadian Cancer Society
country
date
stairs
stories
race
where
climbers

results

additional info
MAR 28
1197
52
3rd Climb California - San Francisco
555 California
San Francisco
CA
-
Overall
Age Groups

Video 2008
for American Lung Association
MAR 28
760
?
3rd Climb Pittsburgh
Gulf Tower
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Individual
Team

for American Lung Association
MAR 28
686
34
2nd Tackle the Tower at Hartford 21
Hartford 21
Hartford
CT
-

Results
for American Lung Association
MAR 28
160
??
1st Essener Treppenhauslauf
Shopping Center Limbecker Platz
Essen
-

Results
at Shopping Center Limbecker Platz - it´s not RWE-Turm
MAR 22
1311
69
23rd Big Climb Seattle
Columbia Center
Seattle
WA
-
Individual
Team
for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
MAR 21
1088
50
3rd Climb The Tower
Bell Atlantic Tower
Philadelphia
PA
-

Results
for American Lung Association
MAR 21
914
42
4th ClimbTampa
Bank of America Plaza
Tampa
FL
-

Result
Slide Show 2008
for American Lung Association
MAR 21
500
20
2nd Queen City Climb
Hampshire Plaza
Manchester
NH
-

Result
for American Lung Association
MAR 19
920
42
1st Vertical Rush
Tower 42
London
-

Result
pictures - Video
for Shelter England
MAR 14
528
24
1st Climb Springfield
One Monarch Place
Springfield
MA
-

Results
for American Lung Association
MAR 14
-
-
3rd Baltimore Stadium Trek
Oriole Park and M&T Bank Stadium
Baltimore
PA
-

Result
free climbing
for American Lung Association
MAR 8
2340
180
1st Climb Chicago
Presidential Towers I,II,III,IV
Chicago
IL
-

Result
climb 1,2,3 or 4 towers - 4-relay - world cup relevant is Four Tower Climb
for American Lung Association
MAR 8
1311
69
18th Firefighter Stairclimb
Columbia Center
Seattle
WA
-
Individual
Teams

sold out with 1500 participants
for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
MAR 8
1035
70
3rd Climb Detroit
Detroit Marriott ( Renaissance Center )
Detroit
MI
-

Result
with half climb 585 -40
for American Lung Association
MAR 8
???
24
2nd Climb Worcester
Sovereign Bank Tower
Worcester
MA
-

Results
for American Lung Association
MAR 7
1000
42
2nd Master the Met
Metropolitan Square Building
St. Louis
MO
-

Result
for American Lung Association
MAR 7
1020
51
1st Big D Climb
Fountain Place
Dallas
TX
-

Results
for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
MAR 7
612
(1224)
-
1st Climb The Arena
Wachovia Arena
Wilkes-Barre
PA
-

Result
2 staircases up and down
for American Lung Association
MAR 7
???
34
3rd Vertical Dash for Diabetes
The Town Pavillion
Kansas City
MO
-

Result
for American Diabetes Association
MAR 5
809
29
21st Annual Stair Climb
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany
NY
-
Result
winners Canadian Jean Francois Harvey and Lauren Warren
for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
MAR 1
2058
-
Towerthon Challenge
Menara Tower
Kuala Lumpur
-

Result
World Cup factor 2
1 km uphill before climbing
MAR 1
1260
60
2nd Climb MS
Franklin Center/AT&T Corporate Center
Chicago
IL
-
Results
for National MS Society
MAR 1
1215
66
1st MS Climb to the Top
Rockefeller Center
New York
NY
-
Result
Classes

for National MS Society
MAR 1
710
31
3rd Vertical Sprint
Pirelli Center
Milano
-
Result
Italy´s only stairclimb
country
date
stairs
stories
race
where
climbers

results

additional info
FEB 28
952
40
24th Tower Climb & Run
Tower Of The Americas
San Antonio
TX
357
Result
Teams

1 mile before climb
for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
FEB 28
595
28
1st Climb Providence
One Financial Plaza
Providence
RI
251

Results
for American Lung Association
FEB 22
1632
94
12th Hustle up the Hancock
John Hancock Center
Chicago
IL
3023
+ 739
Full Climb (94)
Half Climb (52)
with Half Climb ( 52 stories ) - new World Cup factor 2 new
for Respiratory Health Association

FEB 22
1019
53
22nd Annual Wawa Stair Climb
Mellon Bank Center
Philadelphia
PA
66
+ 10 MC
Result
Multi Climb

for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
FEB 22
1018
53
2. Run The Republic
Republic Plaza
Denver
CO
1456

Result
for American Lung Association
FEB 22
999
85
6th 801 Grand Power Climb
801 Grand Avenue
Des Moines
IA
714 + 23 UC
+ 113 FF + 16 K
Result
Ultimate Climb

with ultimate climb and kid´s climb
for American Lung Association
FEB 22
804
45
4th Climb the Carew
Carew Center
Cincinnati
OH
331
+ 18
Climb
Vertical Mile
with Vertical Mile: Conquer the Carew
for American Lung Association
FEB 22
739
40
8th Climb the Wall for Clean Air
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center Hotel
Vancouver
452
+ 108
FF

Result
for The Lung Association British Columbia
FEB 21-22
???
40
"Battle of the Badges" Climb For A Cure
Rhodes State Office Tower
Columbus
OH
56
+ 101
relay

Results
Firefighters - Law Enforcment Officers
for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
FEB 21
870
40
3rd Trek Up The Tower
First National Tower
Omaha
NE
925
+ 13 FF

Result
-
FEB 21
542
31
6th Towerrunning
Messeturm
Basel
223
+ 205 FF

Result
  World Cup factor 2
first race of the new series RUN2SKY EUROPE
FEB 21
368
23
1st Climb Grand Rapids
JW Marriott
Grand Rapids
MI
82

Result
up and down
for American Lung Association
FEB 20-21
1455
108
1st Scale the Strat
Stratosphere Tower
Las Vegas
NE
112
Result
Qualifying

Qualifying - Climb Off for Top50
for American Lung Association
FEB 14
1034
47
1st Climb Wisconsin
US Bank Building
Milwaukee
WI
562
+ 46 FF

Result
option: ultimate climb - as often as you can in 1 hour
for American Lung Association
FEB 8
680
31
Climb Oakbrook Terrace
Oakbrook Terrace Tower
Oakbrook Terrace
IL
431
+ 56 FF

Result
climb once, twice or three times
for American Lung Association
FEB 7
1280
50
28th Climb for a Cure
IDS Building
Minneapolis
MN


209

Result
one of the first climbs
for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
FEB 7
888
40
1st Power up the Tower
Metropolitan Tower
Little Rock
AR
-

postponed
for Arkansas Respiratory Health Association
FEB 7
838
42
1st Climb Jacksonville
Bank of America Tower
Jacksonville
FL
254

Result
training times every monday, wednesday, saturday
for American Lung Association
FEB 7
697
41
4th Race Up Boston Place
Mellon Financial Center
Boston
MA
558

Result

for American Lung Association
FEB 7
646
37
7th Tackle The Tower Stairclimb
Galleria and Tower at Erieview
Cleveland
OH
989
+ 41 FF

Result

for Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland
FEB 3
1576
86
32nd Empire State Building Runup
Empire State Building

New York
210
+ 59 PR
+19 BC
Result
preliminary run
the classic race - invitation only - World Cup factor 4
Suzy Walsham and Thomas Dold win again
all the winners in 32 years
country
date
stairs
stories
race
where
climbers

results

additional info
JAN 31
660
30
Race UP the Place - Climb Minnesota
Accenture Tower
Minneapolis
MN

261
+ 17 Ul
+ 59 FF

Results
option: ultimate climb - as often as you can in 1 hour
for American Lung Association
JAN 25
1643
12th Step Up for Kids
AON Center
Chicago
1814
+ 86
Full Climb
Half Climb

Jennifer Carder and Terry Purcell defend their titles
for Children´s Memorial Hospital
JAN 24
806
37
26th Bop to the Top
One America Building
Indianapolis
IN

1213
+ 59
Result
Triple
Team
as always Cindy Harris and Dave Shafron win
for Riley´s Hospital for Children
JAN 14
252
11th Magdeburger UNI-Hochhauslauf
Aussichtsturm Stadtpark-Rotehorn

Magdeburg
145
+ 88

Result
Hall of Fame
2009 in new location
JAN 11
465
9th Towerrun - "Die 465 Stufen von Berlin"
Hochhaus der Baugenossenschaft Ideal

Berlin

57

Result

after the race

 

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last update December 6, 2009