"Malaysian climbs his way into record books"

Taking life "one step at a time" is an alien concept to a man who prefers to take 51 flights of stairs at a time.

But Mohd Noor Mat Amin's punishing take on life may just get him into both the Malaysia Book of Records and the Guinness World Book of Records.The 41-year-old athlete, who is in the midst of conducting his Pendakian Merdeka 2008 feat in conjunction with the country's 51st Independence Day celebrations, has climbed up and down the stairwells of some of Malaysia's most iconic buildings

Terengganu-born mountain climber who was part of the successful 1997 Malaysia-Everest Expedition, will complete the fifth leg of his nationwide feat by repeatedly climbing the stairs of the Kuala Lumpur Tower, one of the world's tallest.

In addition to honouring Malaysia on its 51st national day, Mohd Noor is also hoping to set a new record for the Malaysia Book of Records for the highest number of climbs in 24 hours, as well as entering the Guiness World Book of Records for 51 counts of climbing up and down the Kuala Lumpur Tower.