George Willig, Climber at WTC [Archival Radio Broadcast]
Title
George Willig, Climber at WTC [Archival Radio Broadcast]
Description
Amateur rock climber George Willig scaled the south tower in 1977. He was arrested when he reached the top, but his stunt generated such a positive response that the city only fined him $1.10--a penny for each story he climbed. This clip includes audio from press conferences held shortly after the event.
Sonic memorial contact
We got this from Ben Shapiro. Old NPR or WNYC? We love this one. Ask Sue if we should risk asking for permission. 1/15/03
Sonic memorial creation date
1977-01-01
Sonic memorial duration
00:00:00
Sonic memorial is browsable
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Sonic memorial keyword
History
Daredevils
Sonic memorial name
track 1, track 2, SMS061.1_4
Sonic memorial permission
unknown
Sonic memorial source ref name
SMS708.1
Sonic memorial source type
radio
Sonic memorial status
unknown
Source
digitally recorded
Media Type
audio
Collection
Citation
“George Willig, Climber at WTC [Archival Radio Broadcast],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/95312/.