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Space Needle stair climb to benefit cancer research

The Columbian
Published: May 6, 2015, 5:00pm
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An elevator speeds visitors to the top of the Space Needle on Thursday in Seattle. Officials said Thursday that for the first time ever, members of the public who take part in a fundraiser for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will have the opportunity to take a different route to the top, running or walking up the 848-step stairway from the ground to the top observation deck 520 feet above the city. The &quot;Base 2 Space&quot; stair climb will take place on Oct.
An elevator speeds visitors to the top of the Space Needle on Thursday in Seattle. Officials said Thursday that for the first time ever, members of the public who take part in a fundraiser for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will have the opportunity to take a different route to the top, running or walking up the 848-step stairway from the ground to the top observation deck 520 feet above the city. The "Base 2 Space" stair climb will take place on Oct. 3, 2015. Photo Gallery

SEATTLE — The Space Needle says it will be holding its first public stair climb in the Seattle icon’s history to help benefit cancer research.

The climb to the observation deck will take place Oct. 3. The event will be open to up to 3,000 people. Participants will pay a registration fee and have to raise a minimum amount in donations.

The donations will go to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, while the registration fees will be used for the Space Needle Foundation.

The 605-foot tall Space Needle was built for the 1962 World’s Fair.

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