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The Manly Skywalkers – a team of 10 volunteer firefighters from Manly Brigade (pictured) – all successfully completed the lung-busting Sky Tower Challenge on Saturday, May 21. Deon Holgate and Nathan Glen went the extra mile by completing in the Firefighter of Steel category. The team’s fastest time for the 51 flights of stairs was Jarrod Oberto who completed the climb ‘donned and started’ in 16 mins 45 secs. Deon completed 60 flights of stairs with a steel breathing apparatus set in 25min 52sec. Firefighter Jade Wickman says a lot of the volunteers want to do the Firefighter of Steel category next year, so training will have to start soon! The event is a fundraiser for Leukemia and Blood Cancer NZ and the Skywalkers have so far raised $7351. Fundraising continues for another month after the event – to make a donation, go to https://firefighterschallenge.org.nz/t/manlyskywalkers
