December 23, 2016
Here’s a sport you may not have been aware was a sport—stair-climbing. What is just a chore for most people is an athletic challenge for others. Dozens of stair climbers from around the world arrived in Tehran last week to join three Iranians who qualified in September for a race up the 1,693 steps of the Milad Tower. The best time for an Iranian is 11 minutes and 44 seconds. You can take the elevator down.