Goldman Sachs headquarters, left, One World Trade Center, second left, and 4 World Trade Center, center, stand above the lower Manhattan skyline, Wednesday, April 2, 2014 in New York
They're high steppers of a different sort. More than 700 people took the long way up at the World Trade Center on Thursday - climbing the stairs.
They did it for the inaugural "Runyon Up," a fundraiser for the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation.
Elite climbers went first, leading the pack at 4 World Trade Center. Participants could either tackle all 72 floors, or do a partial climb to the 54th floor.
The fastest male contender reached the 72nd floor in just under 9 minutes. The first woman to the finish floor clocked in at just over 11 minutes.
The event was sanctioned, unlike last month when a New Jersey boy sneaked through a fence and took an elevator to the spire before being arrested.