On June 13 2024, the Space Needle had a less than stellar day after all three of its operating elevators had begun to malfunction. Hundreds of guests had been waiting to exit the building's top floor observation deck, with a fair share of them growing frustrated and impatient. Once the third elevator was announced to be down for repairs, guests were then permitted to take the emergency exit stairwell, which is a 50 floor (or 500 ft.) descent.​ I then took initiative to race down to the ground level and carry dozens of boxed waters into a tote bag. I then climbed back up the stairwell and met guests halfway in order to hand out water while they exited. I quickly ran out of water, so I returned back down to the ground level again and reloaded my tote bag. I then reclimbed the stairwell and handed out water until my supply had run dry. I repeated this action three times until each of the exiting guests had reached the bottom safely.

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Upper management had heard about my actions, and they then asked if I would be willing to do something similar should something similar ever occur again. I happily agreed, and the Space Needle then kickstarted their "Down 2 Earth" initiative, which allows guests to voluntarily take the stairwell down the Space Needle during certain days of the year. This would mark the first time in the building's 60+ year history where guests would be allowed to walk down the 832 steps outside of an emergency, with its initial trial run debuting in September 2024. I was chosen to be one of the first "demonstrators" of Down 2 Earth, and there have now been over 20 days throughout the year in which I have worked with Down 2 Earth to aid guests down the stairs in a fun and safe manner. I have probably now gone down these steps more than 50 times!

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