ADVISORY/Climbing the Corporate Ladder: Competitors Set to Climb 1,500 Stairs at the Library Tower for the Ketchum-Downtown YMCA's "Stair Climb to the Top" Fund-Raiser.

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WHAT:   Southern California fire fighters, corporate teams from the
        downtown business community and individual stair climbers from
        around Southern California will compete in the Ketchum-
        Downtown YMCA's 6th Annual "Stair Climb to the Top." The
        competition will take place at the Library Tower in downtown
        Los Angeles -- the tallest building west of the Mississippi.
        Competitors will race from the ground floor on Fifth Street to
        the rooftop for a total of 75 floors.

WHERE:  Library Tower
        633 W. Fifth St.
        Downtown Los Angeles (between Flower Street and Grand Avenue)

WHEN:   Friday, Sept. 25
        4:15-6:30 p.m.

        Saturday, Sept. 26
        8 a.m.-1 p.m.

WHO:    More than 600 participants are expected to compete in the
        three competition category areas:

        -- Southern California fire fighters
           Competition:  4:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25

        -- Los Angeles corporate teams from the downtown area
           Competition:  5:15 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25

        -- Individual stair climbers
           Competition:  8 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Sept. 26
           Day-of-event registration open to competitors

        Event sponsors include MetLife Real Estate; MaguirePartners;
        Southwest Airlines; O'Melveny & Myers LLP; the Los Angeles
        Times; Latham & Watkins; Staples Center; the Los Angeles
        Kings; and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

WHY:    Proceeds of this annual event go to the Ketchum-Downtown YMCA
        programs.