Honor Teams
Top Honored Teams

Honor Teams are awarded a very special privilege at the event as a result of remarkable fundraising or sponsorship. They are awarded a unique climb start time that coincides with a powerful 9/11/01 event. The teams that receive this honor are decided based upon the total amount a team has raised, regardless of team size, by TBD.
2023 Honor Teams Receive The Following Benefits:
- Honor Start time, occurring at the same time as a powerful 9/11 event
- Captain can select the music to be played during start time
- Special shout out by the event emcee
- Carry a US flag into stairwell to be planted next to their team poster
- Shout outs on social media pages
Honor Teams will represent the following events:
- Flight 11 crashes into WTC North
- Flight 175 crashes into WTC South
- Flight 77 crashes into Pentagon
- South Tower collapses
- Flight 93 crashes outside Pittsburg
- North Tower collapses

2019 Teams
TEAM NAME | TEAM CAPTAIN | AMOUNT RAISED | HONOR | |
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8:46 AM | Carl’s Climbers | Carlye Wund | $27,137 | ![]() |
9:03 AM | Show Us Your Titos! | Desiree Tyquiengco | $16,573 | ![]() |
9:37 AM | Red Hot Chili Steppers | Luke Snyder | $15,891 | ![]() |
9:58 AM | CDCR Fire | Mario Hernandez | $13,478 | ![]() |
10:03 AM | Rancho Santa Fe Local 4349 | Monica Rainville | $9,952 | ![]() |
10:28 AM | Tres Amigos Offroad Club | Nicole & Andy Vasquez | $8,830 | ![]() |
2018 Teams
TEAM NAME | TEAM CAPTAIN | AMOUNT RAISED | HONOR | |
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8:46 AM | Carl's Climbers | Carlye Wund | $19,978 | ![]() |
9:03 AM | Rancho Sante Fe Firefighters Local 4349 | Monica Rainville | $14,879 | ![]() |
9:37 AM | Ignosci Posse | Paul Messer | $10,441 | ![]() |
9:58 AM | Butters the Fire Dog’s Hommies! | Matt Shobert | $5,586 | ![]() |
10:03 AM | Carlsbad Firefighters Assn | Josh Clark | $4,359 | ![]() |
10:28 AM | Blaze of Glory Fitness | Shay Mountford | $3,786 | ![]() |
Honorable Mention (Team) | Team Vasquez | Andy & Nicole Vasquez | $5,125 | ![]() |
Honorable Mention (Individual) | Kathleen Lowe | Kathleen Lowe | $3,246 | ![]() |