Snohomish County Firefighter Sets World Record
This is a cool story about Firefighter Bill Eske from Washington (from komotv.com via US Fire).
MILL CREEK - A Snohomish County firefighter set a new world record Sunday for the most vertical feet ever climbed on a stair climber machine in a 24-hour period.He climbed the equivalent of more than nine miles straight uphill. That's like climbing Mt. Rainier more than three times in a row.
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Ekse didn't put himself through all this just to get his name in a record book. He had inspiration.
His climb was in memory of his best friend, Chris Petterson, who died of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma eight years ago.
Ekse always wanted to do something special for him, so he turned the climb into a fundraiser for the Lukemia and Lymphoma Society. He raised nearly $4,000.
Way to go, Firefighter Eske!
