Created: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:30 a.m. CDT
Updated: Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:47 a.m. CDT
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Climbing for a cause

By TYLER ELLYSON — CNA staff reporter tellyson@crestonnews.com
Creston firefighters Todd Jackson, left, and Kevin Webb prepare to start their climb at The Principal Building, 801 Grand Ave., Des Moines, as part of the American Lung Association “Fight For Air Climb” Feb. 28. (Contributed photo)

Forty-one floors. That’s 1,100 stairs.

This is what was in front of hundreds of competitors Feb. 28 as they prepared for the American Lung Association “Fight For Air Climb.”

Among these individuals, but separated into a unique category, were four Creston residents ready to take on Iowa’s tallest skyscraper.

• Read more of this story in the March 9 edition of the Creston News Advertiser.

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