{"id":29574,"date":"2016-04-19T09:08:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T09:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/?p=29574"},"modified":"2026-04-04T11:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:04:31","slug":"redkuala-lumpur-tower-international-towerthon-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/redkuala-lumpur-tower-international-towerthon-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"International Towerthon Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update March 2026:<\/strong> This article has been editorially reviewed and updated with current information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"evm-last-updated\"><em>Last updated: March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">INSPIRED EVENTS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Running and conquering hundreds of stairs is your passion? Or you just want to prove yourself to be able to do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>ABOUT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Menara Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) is the spot to make it happen! The Towerthon Challenge is an\u00a0energetic staircase run that takes participants 800 metres uphill, conquering 2,058 steps before reaching the top level at 283 metres above ground. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Source of Header: pixabay<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">WHERE<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Menara Kuala Lumpur<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">WHEN<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">21 May 2016<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">HOMEPAGE<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.menarakl.com.my\" target=\"_blank\">www.menarakl.com.my<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>YOUR EXPERT<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\">Benedikt Langer<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">STATEMENT<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Menara Kuala Lumpur\u00a0is 421 Meters high and\u00a0so the highest Television Tower of Malaysia (7th highest\u00a0on the\u00a0globe).<\/p>\n<h4>You might also like<\/h4>\n[custom-facebook-feed]\n<h4>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Running and conquering hundreds of stairs is your passion? 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