Willis (Sears) Tower Stair Climb Race

The toughest race in America - running 103 stories straight up! Running up the Sears Tower (Willis Tower) in Chicago.
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The Sears Tower may no longer exist in name, but it's structure still stands 1,454 feet above the streets of Chicago. In 2009 this building saw a new name, The Willis Tower, and a new race SkyRise Chicago. The best stair climb athletes from the US, Canada, Mexico and Germany were on hand in the most competitive battle this stairwell has ever seen.
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Video Shot by: Tim VanOrden
Edited by: Tim VanOrden
Music by: Tim VanOrden (Garageband)
Titles by: Tim VanOrden
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[@TheArtificialGaming]

danm I get tired walking up my three story building to get to the practice rooms at university

[@cmcil]

At 8:26 I started to get emotional. I know so many elderly that are bed ridden and these men are accomplishing the impossible at their age. God Bless You

[@erikbenson1048]

Can't wait for Skyrise Chicago!

[@erikbenson1048]

Well that time a year again! Getting ready to do the climb next month!

[@tommyb7467]

Great cardio

[@davidhanley]

It is brutal. I thought i was going to puke and i did it in 21 minutes. ~13 is AMAZING.

[@duvanotus]

this video is so inspirational. i would consider myself a very athletic person and this video moved me so much. congratulations to all the people that made it and keep up the good work.

[@crimsonmonieful]

It is cool to see someone from Hanson's marathon running team do one of these :)

[@MikePJ983]

thats cool you got brendan in on the stair climbing. thanks again for another great video tim!

[@slmacph]

Now let's see 'em race up the tower on pogo sticks! :-D Seriously, there wasn't a fat person in the bunch. As a portly fellow myself, I don't know whether I could climb up to the SECOND FLOOR of my local Sears store in under 15 minutes. Perhaps I should start giving the elevators and escalators a break, and take up stair-climbing. :-)

[@kandycandy1]

Wow what an amazing accomplishment! Most I've climbed straight up is 42 flights in Tampa, today I climbed 47 in repeats of 16, 15,8 & 8 for training to climb 25 November 3rd. Wish me luck!

[@westunit777]

good luck 👍

[@010871010871]

great video, impressive, great editing, fabulous, you are a teacher of video Tim, thanks for including me. thanks, thank you very much TIM VAN ORDEN

[@augustvctjuh8423]

Awesome! The tallest building I've ever been in has races. I wish I could climb it right now

[@NicolaMonk]

@2012TheAndromeda the observation deck is on floor 103- that's where the race ends. It's either 108 or 110 floors/stories depending on who is counting, lol.

[@genericblackmale8665]

the guy at 7:43 is the founder of Vega. nice job man

[@Rawaholic]

I'm from Atlanta, Georgia! It's actually pretty easy eating raw in Atlanta when it comes to getting produce. Community wise a lot of people just don't get it yet. They will though eventually! We even have a raw food restaurant now.

[@carlos412]

Yesterday we did a stair climb race at work, it's a challenge they do annually. We ran up 25 floors, I finished it in 6 minutes and 40 seconds. The first place here ran up 103, 4 times what I did in just double the time, wow

[@AdamBrussGoGo]

Sweet video Tim.

[@TimpBizkit]

Just did 20 Fenchurch Street in London on Saturday - just trying to hold 2 steps a second all the way up (I double stepped and pulled up the rail like I was rope climbing). Finished in 7:31 as I dropped my pacing metronome down 4 stairs that cost me a few seconds.

[@ponhand]

This is a great inspiration for me :)

[@TheCavemanRunneth]

hey Tim, did you not compete this year?? Bummer I was hoping to see you. Great video though, you're an inspiration!

[@wandmayeslupik6302]

This year..2021 we started on the sub basement... so our medals say 105 floors....

[@wandmayeslupik6302]

just finished Presidential is Towers, for my tenth time, and Sears Tower, what 7 times....both towers each year. want to meet you guys one time......

[@moviedude22]

Good stuff

[@wandmayeslupik6302]

THIS is what you watch the night before your climb!!!!!!

[@motoxbuddy]

that was really cool.

[@wandmayeslupik6302]

Vegan and still climbing!!! 47 years young!!!8 Sears Towrr climbs . 11 presidential towers climbs!!!!

[@deathmetaldude1]

8:52 looks like an older version of mat hoffman!

[@davidhanley]

@DannyAnneThunder The building is 110 floors, but the observation deck is the 103rd floor, and the race ends there.

[@wandmayeslupik6302]

Were you guys there Sears Tower 2021 nov 7th?..

[@aurboda]

meanwhile 18 yo me feeling proud about running through 5 floghts lmao

[@gilbertchua2990]

i did 100 but i may need about 30 mins for now.

[@BlaccBoii]

camera man was in first place

[@MinimalistBosnian]

cindy's breathing like she just saw a ghost. :o

[@its187call]

I just did 18 floors.. i felt like i was gonna die by the time i reached 8th floor.. shit.. i have a long way to go..

[@tplaproductions]

Hi Tim Just one question. Running a tower block without the help of the bars and no rest would that be different from what i'm seeing in this video.

[@mrhero2081]

+TPLA Productions Yeah was thinking the same thing. No rails is a different race all together

[@mikatu]

I do it without bars, on the street. The secret of these guys is to always using the rails otherwise you get super tired. Just check the longest stairway in Switzerland and you will see a real race.... takes more than one hour and 20, not like this 15 minutes.

[@Carterzip7]

Cool

[@JoeMama-le7lw]

And people at my school complain about going up 3 floors. Look at these people going up 103

[@flighted2513]

Your school only has two? Mine has 9 and a basement

[@JoeMama-le7lw]

@@flighted2513 we have 3. I edited the comment now. Idk why I forgot about the 3rd floor

[@bell9822]

Bruh he runs up faster than a elevators

[@philellul4476]

I do that In 4 to 5 min

[@BIG6BOXING]

i cant wait to down providence "peak the plaza" stairclimb on feb 23, 2013. its a charity event for american lung association. i have a little vid with a view of it on my channel check it out.

[@wandmayeslupik6302]

NEVER do one step at a time!!!! Always two. Or 3 if youre really crazy....

[@TimpBizkit]

I want to see how some pro cyclists pace in this sport.