Scaling the Strat for lung health

NEWS: The American Lung Association benefits from money raised from the annual fund raiser.

CHARITY.BUT AS 13 ACTION NEWS REPORTERSEAN DELANCEY TELLS YOU - -EVERYONE HAS A REASON CLOSE TOHEART.(NATS: MUSIC) THE PARTY IS JUSTTHE BEGINNING.A LITTLE FUN...(NATS: TRAFFIC) BEFORE THEHURCULEAN TASK OF CLIMBING THEWEST'S TALLEST TOWER.1,455 STEPS TO THE TOP.KING "THERE IS NO OTHEREXPERIENCE LIKE CLIMBING THESTRAT." LISA KING IS A BOARDMEMBER OF THE AMERICAN LUNGASSOCIATION IN NEVADA - -BENEFICIARIES OF THE SCALE THESTRAT FUND RAISER.SHE SAYS REACHING THE TOP -GASPING FOR AIR - DESPERATEFOR OXYGEN - - IS HOW MANY LIVEEVERY DAY.KING "IT'S SOMETHING EVERYBODYSHOULD EXPERIENCE." SEANDELANCEY "THE RACE TO THE TOPIS FOR THE AMERICAN LUNGASSOCIATION, BEAT EACHINDIVIDUAL RUNNER, RUNS FORTHEIR OWN REASONS." LIKE TRAVISSTRONG - - AN ARMY VETERAN WHOLOST BOTH LEGS IN BAGDAD - - INI LOVE TO PUSH MYSELF AND SHOWOTHER PEOPLE THAT JUST BECAUSESOMETHING BAD HAPPENED, LIFEDOESN'T END." HIS PRIMARYREASON TO CLIMB - - IS TO HELPTHE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOICATIONREACH THEIR GOAL - OF RAISINGTHREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARSTO FIND CURES - AND HELP LOCALSTACKLE THEIR PROBLEMS.LISA KING/AMERICAN LUNGASSOCIATION IN NEVADA BOARDMEMBER "WHETHER ITS COPD, LUNGCANCER, EMPHYSEMA, ASTHMA,EVERYBODY IS AFFECTED." BUTSTRONG ALSO CLIMBS FOR PEOPLE -ESPECIALLY VETERANS WHO'VE LOSTTHEIR DRIVE TO LIVE FULFILLINGLIVES.HE SAYS IT DOESN'T TAKE ASTRAT.IT JUST TAKES GETTING UP - -AND GETTING OUTDOORS.STRONG "IT HELPS PHYSICALLY,MENTALLY, AND EVERYTHING." IFYOU MISSED OUT - - THE FUNDRAISER CONTINUES ONLINETHROUGH EARLY MARCH - AT SCALETHE STRAT DOT COM.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.THERE WAS ACTUALLY A NEW SCALETHE STRAT RECORD MADEYESTERDAY!

ONE MAN CLIMBED ALL1, 455 STEPS FASTER THAN ANYPERSON IN THE EVENT'SHISTORY...HIS UNOFFICIAL TIMEWAS 6 MINUTES AND 46 SECONDS!TIME NOW IS X:XX ---DWYANE WADE GETS A SPECIALHONOR...WHEN HE RETURNS TO MIAMI.