Altensteig in the Black Forest, with over 10,000 inhabitants and its historical past in the tannery and floating, was the organizer of biannual Altstadt stair run. Regarding the atmosphere this stair run was something completely different. It is very rare to pass a thunderous audience in a stair run. Here it happened twice. This made the competition an even more intense experience. The route led across country through the old town. The end of the run was in the Old Town Festival. A multitude of marshals assisted, which were also necessary for the myriad turns and intersections. At the first kilometer, a time of 2:55 minutes was measured in the front heat despite the upcoming 821 steps. I crossed the 4.2 km finish line in fifteenth place, nevertheless satisfied. Only 15 sec. faster and I would have ended up in 9th place. In the evening, one could enjoy and chill out with interesting conversations at the Old Town Festival.