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1,100 Firefighters Climbing The Sky Tower This Saturday
The 2025 Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge takes place this Saturday, 24 May, from 7:30am to 3:30pm.
Now in its 21st year, the annual event raises funds for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ (LBC).
Key Facts:
- Record number of fire brigades taking part – 270 from New Zealand, Australia and Canada
- 1,100 firefighters will climb 1,103 stairs
- Firefighters tackle the stairs in 15-minute blocks, in groups of 30
- Firefighters will be wearing their full kit weighing 25kg
- Fundraising goal: over $1.8 million for LBC (the first event in 2005 raised $17,500)
- To mark the occasion, the Sky Tower will glow red and yellow on Saturday night
- The event will be livestreamed on Youtube
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