The 2024 Colorado 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb took place at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Morrison on Sept. 11, 2024.
“From newborns to — I think our oldest climber ever was in his late 80s — there are a lot of firefighters, a lot of police officers, the military and also just a lot of people from the community that want to come spend the day with us,” said organizer and West Metro firefighter Shawn Duncan.
The Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb is in its 15th year. Thousands of participants gathered to do nine laps around the amphitheatre, which equates to 110 floors, for the number of floors on each of the twin towers of the World Trade Center that were attacked in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001.
Before the participants begin their walk around the venue, participants observe a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. and mark the tolling of an Honor Bell to open the ceremony.
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