Photos: Tucson's 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium
First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers on 9/11/2001.
9/11 Tower Challenge
Photos of people who died at the Twin Towers line the steps as participants take part in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
9/11 Tower Challenge
Participants take part in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
9/11 Tower Challenge
A participant carries the American flag as he takes part in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
9/11 Tower Challenge
Jason Rockwell, with the Pima Regional Bomb Squad, takes a break after climbing stairs with his bomb suit during the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
9/11 Tower Challenge
Participants take part in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
9/11 Tower Challenge
Participants take part in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
9/11 Tower Challenge
Participants take part in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
9/11 Tower Challenge
Juan Ortiz-Marmolejo, far right, a U.S. Navy veteran, cools off after participating in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
Mamta Popat
Photojournalist
Since 2014, thousands of first responders, military members, and their families have attended the annual 9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson to pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
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