Why You Should be a Clean Air Climber

We mentioned earlier that you needn't be a Clean Air Climber or climb the Carew with another team to fight for clean air.  I believe what we said is very true.

That said, though, why not be a Clean Air Climber?

Here are some reasons why it would be a good thing to be one of us:

• You're supporting a great cause:  Clean air for everyone!  The American Lung Association works for clean air on many different levels, including nationally and locally, education and policy.  Climbing the Carew with the Clean Air Climbers raises awareness of and funds for this great work.
• You're having fun!  Climbing 45 stories sounds pretty terrible, really.  But, in reality, the Clean Air Climbers had a great time last year!  We're already having a lot of fun this year in our "training" wandering all over the city.  By the way, I put "training" in quotes because...
• You don't actually have to be fit to climb the Carew.  Our "training" doesn't actually involve that many sets of stairs - and we've already climbed the longest set in Cincinnati so you can rest assured if you join us you won't have to haul up the worst there is.  Last year, none of us trained, one had just had a baby, and yet we all made it up to the top in around 14 minutes.  Just remember: There are oxygen stations every few floors!
• You don't have to come on our jaunts around the Queen City.  That's just our fun way of "training" - you can do it your way.  (p.s. you don't have to be a Clean Air Climber to come on a walk - we'd love the company!)
• Considering that you don't have to train to survive the climb, the only time you'll really give up is a few minutes asking folks to sponsor you and an hour to climb then eat all the food in the climber resting room on Sunday, February 20th.
• If you sign up before November 1st, the registration fee is $20.  It goes up after that. 
• You get a cool medal and an official climbing number.  We keep ours on display in our kitchen.  It makes us proud and makes us look really cool.  I mean, you could wear the metal every day if you wanted to.  You can see how awesome it is below:

If all of this persuaded YOU to want to be a Clean Air Climber, we'd love to have you on the team! To join:
1) Click on this link to our team climb page, hidden in the box with our team name is a "Join the Team" link.
2) Fill out the form. You may set your own fundraising goal but the Lung Association recomends a minimum of $100.
3) If asked, enter Clean Air Climbers as your team name! Welcome to the team!