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The International Stair Climbing Association (part of the Towerrunning World Association) promotes competitive stair climbing as a sport. The organization maintains race calendars, athlete rankings, records, and standards for competitive stair climbing events. Competitions include races up skyscrapers, monuments, and mountain stairs worldwide. The association has helped legitimize stair climbing as a recognized endurance sport beyond fitness activity. It provides community for elite stair climbers and promotes new events. The growth of organized stair racing demonstrates increasing interest in vertical athletics.
