All of the above, plus:

-Counting revolutions. (So you can then say, "WOW, that was a 100 rounder!")

-Reciting the ABCs as you go up.

-Singing that song, "You spin me right round baby right round..." by Dead or Alive until you get to the top. Problem with that song is, like "Who can it be now" by Men at Work, it gets stuck in your head for the rest of the ride.