The San Francisco climb comes less than a day after reports the US Supreme Court was set to overturn Roe v Wade, which decriminalised abortion in 46 US states in 1973.Īccording to reports, abortion will likely remain legal in liberal states if Roe v Wade is overturned. He also claimed he has climbed the 60 floor Aria Hotel in Las Vegas in protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Workers inside the building shared footage of the young man climbing the building on social media, with one Twitter using captioning a video: 'My man #free climbing #salesforcetower on a Tuesday.'ĭesChamps is the first to climb the tower, which is the tallest building in San Francisco. He claimed on his website: 'I am a rock climber that has recently started climbing skyscrapers to end abortion.' He was only wearing a hoodie and no climbing gear.ĭesChamps was arrested once he reached the roof of the tower. Maison DesChamps, who calls himself 'Pro-life Spiderman', climbed all 61 floors of the city's largest building. Skyscrapers in Boston, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, and Oakbrook, Illinois, also hosted Fight for Air Climbs on the same weekend.An anti-abortion activist has been arrested after climbing the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. Nationally, about 20,000 people participate every year. The American Lung Association puts on climbs in 40 cities across the country.

So it’s a struggle to try and turn that tide. “We see a lot of patients with emphysema, lung cancer, other lung diseases. “Smoking is very big still in Indiana,” Ascioti said. Anthony Ascioti says he sees Hoosiers face the issue every day as the Chief of Surgery at Ascension St. The American Lung Association also leads efforts in anti-smoking and clean air campaigns. Money raised from the event funds the nonprofit’s efforts to research and educate about lung diseases. “You do what you can to make something resembling lemonade, right? This is one way that I do (it), that Joel does at his firm, with our friends and family. “Losing a child is one of the most sour things you can experience,” Kirsten said. The couple lost their daughter Maddie to pulmonary hypertension when she was only three years old. Like many participants, they have a connection to the cause. Over that time, they’ve raised about $116,000. Approximately 450 supporters took part in Runyon Up, the first fundraising stair climb held at the newly opened Salesforce Tower in San Francisco on October. It’s the tenth year Kirsten and Joel Tragesser have organized the team with coworkers and family friends. This year’s top fundraiser was Quarles Climbers for Maddie, raising $6,320 for the nonprofit. The event welcomes many teams to take on the challenge. The folks at the American Lung Association are super.”Īlso among the ultimate climbers was James Wigginton, who holds the record for climbing and descending 1 million stair steps - which took him 135 days. So, this is a cause that’s very near and dear to my heart. “I’ve also had a couple of friends die from lung cancer. “Breathing clean air is very important to us, hence the air pack (on our backs),” Campbell said. He set a goal of doing the climb 10 times on Saturday.

Ultimate climber Jim Campbell is a firefighter in Pike Township. Meanwhile, the average climber will take some time between 20 to 30 minutes to complete the trek. Participants were split into two groups - ultimate and general climbers - on their way up 47 flights for the event.Īccording to Tanya Hussain, the executive director of American Lung Association Indiana, it takes the ultimate climbers about six minutes to go up 47 flights of stairs for the event. Just over 500 people signed up before the event on Saturday. The American Lung Association hosted its 15th Fight for Air Climb at Salesforce Tower in downtown Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Hundreds of people climbed up the stairs of Indiana’s tallest building on Saturday to raise money for charity.

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