The first of our Middlesbrough Challenger Abseils takes place...

...with 24 Challengers taking part raising just over £6,000.

Challengers are kitted up in their harnesses and helmet and then have a safety briefing with our Technical Instructor.

They then climb up the stairs in the tower and then walking across the length of the bridge to the abseil platform. 

All our photos from the event will be going on Facebook soon but here are a few more...

Challenger raise over £14,000 at Bridge 75 Challenger Abseil

On Saturday, 19th March 2011 70 Challengers took part in the Challenger Abseil at Bridge 75 in Millersdale near Buxton and raised just over £14,000.

It was a fantastic day and the Cotswold Outdoor store in Bakewell were at the event giving expedition kit advice.

More photos will be on our Facebook page soon but in the meantime here are a few:

The Challengers have their safety briefing...

The view from the top...

Challengers collect their t-shirts after completing the abseil...

Challengers raise £20,000 at our fourth Challenger Abseil

The Water Tower at Mannings Heath, Poole marked the second of the new venues for 2011.  This fully functional water tower at a height of 110ft is a somewhat daunting venue with Challengers saying the worst part was the steep climb up the ladders to get to the top.  All 75 Challengers completed the abseil and raised over £20,000 towards their expedition.

Her is some feedback from our Challengers on the day:

“Really want to do it again please!! It was amazing” Katie Waite, Bushey Meads School
“Absolutely brilliant.  You raise loads of money and would happily do it again now just for fun” George McDonald, Fulston Manor School

More photos will be posted on our Facebook page soon.

Atlas the Aped Crusader takes a trip to the Bristol Challenger Abseil

Bristol was the third stop for the Challenger Abseils.  74 Challengers took part and raised over £16,000 towards their expedition.  One Challenger chose to celebrate his 18th birthday by abseiling of the gorge bringing his whole family along to support him and Atlas the Aped Crusader was greeting Challengers and waiting for them at the bottom.

Cotswold Outdoors were also at the event offering expedition kit advice to Challengers.  Please see below for more photos from the day and look out on our facebook page for more photos coming soon.

Challenger Abseil at Clydebank

The Titan Crane at Clydebank is our highest Challenger Abseil event.  We had 90 Challengers take part in this fundraising event raising over £22,000 towards their expedition. 

At 150ft tall this is one of our scariest abseil events but every Challenger abseiled.  See below for a view from the top!

With more and more Scottish schools taking part in World Challenge expeditions, we are excited to have our first Challenger Run taking place on Sunday, 10th April to give Challengers the opportunity to take part in an abseil and a run during their two year programme.  For more information contact challengerevents@world-challenge.co.uk.

The Event season kicks off with our first Challenger Abseil!

Every year World Challenge organises a variety of Challenger Abseils which are open to all our Challengers going on expedition.

The Manchester Challenger Abseil at the velodrome marked the start of the season and is a brand new venue for 2011.  Challengers were taken along a walkway in the roof of the building and then abseiled the 40m down into the centre of the arena.

To add to the atmosphere cyclists were training on the circuit which was pretty impressive to watch!

We had 72 Challengers take part with everyone abseiling and they raised a fantastic combined total of £18,000 towards their expedition.  All our Challengers and School Leaders who took part said it was a great way to raise sponsorship and at a cost of only £20 all they had to do was arrange their travel to and from the venue.

All Challengers receive a t-shirt and certificate to mark their acheivement of taking part and it also acts as proof to all the people who have sponsored them that they did it!

Congratulations to everyone who took part and check our Facebook page for more photos from the event coming soon!