WT1-19's Everest Ladder Climb
WT1-19 WT1-19 is raising money for The Fire Fighters Charity
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Avon Fire & Rescue Service is delighted to introduce 16 new recruits who will be attempting to scale Everest this Saturday (20/07).
The team of 14 men and 2 women, who all graduate from training school next month, will be attempting the feat in Cabot Circus as they aim to raise money for the Fire Fighter’s Charity.
The group of new recruits have thrown themselves in the ethos of AF&RS and have already begun to help the community outside of life in the fire service.
Having joined in May, the new recruits will be taking to Cabot Circus in full gear and breathing apparatus in an attempt to scale the ladder a whopping 1,008 times to hit the 8,848-metre height of Everest.
Starting at 10am, they are hoping to complete the distance in around six hours with each recruit scaling the ladder around 63 times.
With retreats across the UK, the Fire Fighters Charity helps all firefighters and their families with mental, physical and social wellbeing issues that can arise in their line of work.
Anyone is welcome to pop down and meet the new recruits, who will be at Cabot Circus all day during the Harbour Festival, and there will even be a guest appeared from the AF&RS mascot, Fido the Fire Dog.