Palisadian Scales 27 Stories For Lung Health

Palisadian Amy Katch has done something that perhaps only those with "spidey sense" might try to accomplish over the weekend. Katch rappelled 27 stories down theWit Hotel at the corner of State and Lake Street in Chicago during the May 5-6 weekend.

No, Katch wasn't out to nab the bad guys by swinging from building to building. She was one of 90 people who hovered 278 feet above the pavement for the "Skyline Plunge!," a fundraiser for the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago.

According to a press release, many of the participants rappel for the thrill of scaling tall buildings. However, there are some who participate in memory of a loved one, or to honor someone affected by lung disease.

The group raised over $120,000 for lung disease research and programs.

There will be another Skyline Plunge! on September 8 and 9.

• For information about the event, or if you'd like to sponsor a participant, click here.
• For information about the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago, click here.