UA Honors Victims of 9/11 with Stair Climb

Two law enforcement officers holding small American flags.

First responders hold American flags as they enter Coleman Coliseum for the 9/11 Stair Climb.

A small table with three chairs surrounding it. The chairs have a firefighter, police and EMT uniform on them symbolizing first responders who died on 9/11.

A Missing Man Table reminds participants of the lives of first responders lost on 9/11.

Participants at the 9/11 Stair Climb stand to observe a moment of silence in memory of those who died on 9/11.

University president speaking into a microphone.

UA President Stuart R. Bell welcomes participants to the 9/11 Stair Climb.

A line of firefighters walking in Coleman Coliseum.

First responders and their families prepare to climb the stairs in Coleman Coliseum.

Name tags with a photo of a person and that person's name written on them

Each participant wore a tag with the photo and name of a first responder that died in the 9/11 attacks.

First responders walk up stairs in Coleman Coliseum

First responders, military veterans and their families climbed the 2,200 stairs or the equivalent of 110 flights, the height of each World Trade Center building.

A firefighter carrying a U.S. flag leads a line of first responders as they walk down stairs at Coleman Coliseum

A firefighter carrying the flag of the United States leads the way down a flight of stairs.

A firefighter's helmet and jacket lay on an empty chair

A firefighter’s turnout gear rests on a seat in Coleman Coliseum during the 9/11 Stair Climb.

A line of law enforcement officers walk down the stairs at Coleman Coliseum

Hundreds of first responders completed the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.

A line of fire fighters walks down the stairs at Coleman Coliseum

Almost 300 first responders, veterans, current members of the military and their family support groups participated.

A firefighter rings the Last Alarm Bell as he finishes his stair climb. The bell was rung for every first responder who died in the 9/11 attacks.