Tireless Hartlepool fundraiser scales Roseberry Topping 100 times in 66-hour challenge
A tireless fundraiser from Hartlepool has climbed a local landmark 100 times in 66 hours to raise over £3,000 for a suicide prevention charity.
Justin Bramall successfully completed the grueling challenge on Roseberry Topping, in North Yorkshire in aid of Tees Valley charity The Headlight Project.
After 66 hours and two minutes, the Hartlepool Power Station worker completed his 100th climb, having accumulated 62,123 feet of elevation – more than twice the height of Mount Everest – and covered 93.1 miles.
He managed it all on just one hour and 40 minutes of sleep, racked up 301,798 steps and burned more than 23,000 calories.
Justin, 44, from Foggy Furze, was prompted to take on the challenge having lost a friend from college to suicide a number of years ago, and following a visit from The Headlight Project to the power station to talk about suicide and the charity’s work across the region.
He previously scaled Roseberry Topping 45 times in 2023 for Prostate Cancer UK.
Justin said: “I wanted to use something I knew was going to be extremely difficult to raise awareness and money for The Headlight Project and the work they do.
“I chose to suffer for a few days, and I knew there would be an end to it. For people living with the aftermath of suicide, the grief and consequences can last for years.
“That was a price I was willing to pay if it could help.”
And he wasn’t alone as he was joined by more than 50 friends, colleagues, and the wider ultra- running community with many joining him for individual climbs and others providing food, company and encouragement throughout the day and night.
Fellow runner Nick Kendall stayed with Justin for 47 repetitions until collectively reached the height of Mount Everest.
He was also accompanied on his 84th ascent by his wife Zoe and daughters Ella, seven, and Jessica, aged five.
Justin added: “There were so many people who gave up their own time to come and support me, and I’m incredibly grateful.
“The ultra-running community, friends, family and colleagues all played a massive part in getting me through those 100 climbs.”
Donations to Justin’s Roseberry Topping 100 challenge can still be made through his JustGiving page at https://www.justgiving.com/page/rt100