34 floors, 768 stairs, approximately 20 kilograms of firefighting equipment, and tremendous sporting excitement. The 4th Pomeranian Firefighters’ Stair Climb and the 9th Pomeranian Voivodeship PSP Firefighters’ Stair Climb Championships took place at Olivia Star. This year’s edition brought a new competition record. The best result was achieved by Józef Hiller and Damian Wicki from KP PSP Wejherowo, who climbed to the 34th floor of Olivia Star in a time of 5:40.44.

The previous record was 6:04, which means it was improved by as much as 23.56 seconds. Interestingly, Józef Hiller was also a co-author of the previous record. The Championships took place at Olivia Star for the sixth time. Competitors competed in two-person teams and covered the course in full equipment used during rescue and firefighting operations. Each of them wore approximately 20 kilograms of firefighting equipment.

In addition to the effort involved in climbing 34 floors, there were the height, pace, and the need to cooperate with a partner. This type of competition is therefore not only a sporting challenge, but also a form of training useful during actual operations conducted in high-rise buildings.

Results of the 4th Pomeranian Firefighters’ Stair Climb and the 9th Pomeranian Voivodeship PSP Firefighters’ Championships

Women’s/Mixed Classification

1. SA PSP Kraków, Otylia Bielecka / Dominika Gozdur, 8:46.62
2. KM PSP Gdynia, Katarzyna Tuniewicz / Mieczysław Derek, 9:30.70
3. CS PSP Częstochowa, Angelika Kłudziak / Kinga Chrapek, 9:31.30

OSP/ZSP/WSP Classification

1. OSP Kosakowo, Paweł Wójcik / Grzegorz Brzeziński, 7:11.24
2. OSP Żukowo, Mateusz Dampc / Sebastian Szymański, 8:09.81
3. OSP Gdańsk-Sobieszewo, Dominik Kowalczyk / Cezary Wolecki, 8:56.18

9th Pomeranian Voivodeship PSP Firefighters’ Stair Climb Championships

1. KP PSP Wejherowo, Józef Hiller / Damian Wicki, 5:40.44
2. KM PSP Gdynia, Andrzej Zaborowski / Patryk Piotrowski, 5:52.78
3. KP PSP Wejherowo, Tomasz Plicht / Jakub Narloch, 6:34.45

Overall Classification

1. KP PSP Wejherowo, Józef Hiller / Damian Wicki, 5:40.44
2. KM PSP Gdynia, Andrzej Zaborowski / Patryk Piotrowski, 5:52.78
3. KP PSP Zgorzelec / KM PSP Legnica, Łukasz Łukiewicz / Michał Milian, 5:52.97

We congratulate all the competitors who took on this demanding challenge, and the winners on their new record and excellent results.