{"id":476133,"date":"2026-09-26T05:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T05:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/476133\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T05:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T05:14:08","slug":"stair-climbers-hoof-it-to-top-of-las-us-bank-tower-to-buoy-ketchum-downtown-ymca-san-gabriel-valley-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/476133\/","title":{"rendered":"Stair climbers hoof it to top of LA\u2019s US Bank Tower to buoy Ketchum-Downtown YMCA \u2013 San Gabriel Valley Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kathryn Handler climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-06-SR_0f9a93.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Handler climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People climb 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-12-SR.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>People climb 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jenny Moro takes a break as she climbs 75 flights...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-10-SR_9781f4.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jenny Moro takes a break as she climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Wieder climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-08-SR_e47156.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Robert Wieder climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People climb 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-11-SR_266e47.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>People climb 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mark Ewell climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-02-SR_50e5d8.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mark Ewell climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nadia Sohail climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-05-SR_974203.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nadia Sohail climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ontario Firefighter Nayar Brera carries 160 pounds as he climbs...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-04-SR_378206.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ontario Firefighter Nayar Brera carries 160 pounds as he climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jillian Fowler climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-09-SR_2c70c3-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jillian Fowler climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People climb 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-01-SR_40a3f1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>People climb 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LA Fire Captain Justin Spina gets help cooling off after...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-03-SR_402389.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LA Fire Captain Justin Spina gets help cooling off after carrying 60 pounds of gear up 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kathryn Handler climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-06-SR.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Handler climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lucie Murray climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-CLIMB-0928-07-SR_f8b0f2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lucie Murray climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 13<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Handler climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb in Los Angeles on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now this is an uplifting experience if ever there was one.<\/p>\n<p>The Ketchum-Downtown YMCA staged its 33rd annual Stair Climb for Los Angeles \u2014 and thigh muscles from all over the regions got a workout on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>About 3,000 participants climbed 1,664 steps \u2014 that\u2019s 75 floors \u2014 to the top of the U.S. Bank Tower to raise money for the Downtown community center.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone chose not to race to the top \u2014 some participants opted for the self-guided scenic walk, dubbed the Urban Hike, which started and ended at the same spot as the stair climb.<\/p>\n<p>The event wrapped up with a block party and beer garden. Chairs were optional.<\/p>\n<p>The Y offers free and low-cost programs for children, teens, families and seniors.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kathryn Handler climbs 75 flights of stairs in the U.S. Bank Tower during Ketchum-Downtown YMCA\u2019s annual Stair Climb&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":476134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[7,179,48,52,51,47,137,50,49,100,420,136],"class_list":["post-476133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-california","tag-community","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-news","tag-things-to-do","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/476134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}