Tar Heels Take Part In Annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

Posted Sep 11, 2025
Hundreds of Tar Heels participated in the annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, hosted by the UNC AROTC in Kenan Stadium on Thursday morning. Participants climbed 2,071 stairs to commemorate the bravery of firefighters and other first responders who ascended the World Trade Center towers to save lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The message: Never Forget. (GoHeels.com)

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