Climbing The Space Needle, Step By Step

It started with a commercial I saw on KING TV last summer, bringing my attention to the Base 2 Space: Seattle’s Most Iconic Climb — an opportunity to raise funds for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.

- Joel Lhamon

In exchange for fundraising efforts, the participants would have the opportunity to climb the 832 stairs of the Space Needle, right next to the perfectly serviceable elevators.

The idea spoke to me for two reasons.

First, I have lost dear friends and family members alike to this disease, and I wanted to be a part of this constructive energy. Also, I grew up in Seattle, and the steel used in the Space Needle’s construction was fabricated by my father’s employer, then Pacific Car and Foundry, later known as PACCAR.