Shoreline’s Million Stair Challenge is complete

Bill Clements climbed "Mt. Everest" Photo by Keith McGlashan The City of Shoreline’s Million Stair Challenge finished last week with 250 participants climbing a total of 3.6 million stairs out at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park during the month of June. New for 2015, the City challenged participants to climb as many stairs as it would take to reach the top of popular mountain peaks across the world. Twenty-five climbers reached the peaks ranging from Mount Baker to Mount McKinley. Twenty people climbed over 50,000 steps, the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest.  The Million Stair Challenge started in 2012 as a way to bring more attention to the health benefits of stair climbing and bring more people out to Saltwater Park in Shoreline. Since then, the stairs have become an increasingly popular place for people to gather with the common goal of staying in shape. Climbers celebrated their successes of the Million Stair Challenge at a Potluck on July 1, getting the chance to take a break and enjoy good food and conversation.  The challenge will be back next June 2016 with an even more ambitious goal for participants.  2015 Top Climbers Bill C 333,522 Esther N 277,200 Carol C 202,264 Elizabeth J 157,164 Dean W 145,574 Andrew A 123,074 Dan R 113,810 Wallace Warren 108,088 Laurie A 106,336 Rene S 101,096 Jill S 85,724 Kinin T 82,152 JIM S 80,262 DSD 76,586 Lucy 63,000 Ryan H 60,406 Diana E 53,534 Lonny H 51,416 Michelene C 50,778 Barb F 50,196