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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Over The Edge | Downtown Seattle


A woman is framed between the spires of a stone outcropping as she rappelled from Seattle's 1000 2nd Avenue Building - all 40 stories and 490 feet of it - to raise money for Special Olympics Washington at the Over the Edge event Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in downtown Seattle, Wash.


Nearly 150 supporters rappelled from Seattle's 1000 2nd Avenue Building - all 40 stories and 490 feet of it - to raise money for Special Olympics Washington at the Over the Edge event Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in downtown Seattle, Wash.


Dale Doornek, a paraplegic from Sultan, Wash., center right, awaits a team of professionals to safely lock him into harnesses before his skyscraper descent at the Over the Edge event Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in downtown Seattle, Wash. "This just rocked," Doornek said, "I loved it."


Dale Doornek, a paraplegic from Sultan, Wash., in yellow, is accompanied by a professional during a skyscraper descent at the Over the Edge event Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in downtown Seattle, Wash. Nearly 150 supporters rappelled from Seattle's 1000 2nd Avenue Building - all 40 stories and 490 feet of it - between August 11 and 12 to raise money for Special Olympics Washington.


Trevor Rotzien, dressed as Mighty Mouse, makes his steady descent down a 490-foot skyscraper at the Over the Edge event Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in downtown Seattle, Wash.