On Saturday 30th June around 30 young people, who have all been taking part in various climbing activities at OPEN, will attempt to climb the height of Mount Everest in one day. This huge undertaking will come to exactly 8848 meters, which tops their previous challenges, including last year’s successful attempt at climbing the height of the five tallest mountains in the UK and their 2016 challenge to climb the height of Mount Kilimanjaro. 

To complete the challenge the climbers will be taking in turns to climb OPEN’s indoor climbing wall, the largest in Norfolk, an astounding total of 738 times in one day. 

Dan Jeffrey, their instructor who came up with the idea for the challenge, says “I’m really proud of how much work the young people I work with have put into preparing for the challenge. It shows how much they appreciate the work that OPEN does and that they want to help other young people like themselves have great opportunities to succeed.”

All funds raised will go directly to OPEN to support our work with young people across Norfolk.  

- £5 can pay for a hot meal for a homeless young person;  

- £10 can pay for one hour of one to one employability coaching for a young person;

 - £20 can pay for a bursary placement on one of our holiday courses;   

 - £50 could pay for two disadvantaged young people to gain a level one recognised accreditation to enhance their CV;  

- £100 could pay for 12 young people lacking in self-belief to take part in a one day course aimed at raising self-esteem, aspirations & improving mental health;  

- £240 could pay for 42 young people who face multiple barriers to have one hours tuition on our climbing wall to promote positive wellbeing, health & team work; or  

- £500 could pay for delivering a sensory disco aimed at young people with disabilities.