Vertigo 2025: the vertical race that takes you up 40 floors at La Défense

The Paris Marathon is one thing, but are you sporty enough to climb 40 floors in one go, for a sensational vertical race, the Vertigo? Created in 2013, it celebrates its 11th edition on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, with an exceptional challenge: climbing the 822 steps of the Tour Légende, in Paris La Défense. Alone or as part of a team, you'll have to climb these dozens of floors as quickly as possible, to help raise funds for the NGO Play International.

A nice reward awaits you at the top of the tower, where you canenjoy a magnificent 360° view of the whole of Paris, at a height of 165 metres! And of course, afterthe effort, the comfort. There's plenty of entertainment in the village at the bottom of the tower, with a festiveafterwork for runners and spectators alike. On the program: solidarity bar, DJ set, massages, sports initiations, fun activities (shuffleboard, molkky...), foodtrucks and even meetings with runners!

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This time, it's a new twist on the old challenge! A race to challenge yourself, but also to help a good cause. The NGO Play International campaigns for inclusion and education through sport. Programs are run with young people in France, Senegal, Kosovo, Rwanda and Mayotte.... to promote gender diversity, equality between girls and boys, back-to-school education, help for the disabled...

To get your race number, you'll need to raise at least 50 euros! Ready to climb 40 floors and finish out of breath for a good cause?

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