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Climbing for NSW RFS Bundanoon

I’m taking part in the 2026 Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb to raise funds for mental health support and suicide prevention.

From 24–28 August, I’ll climb 3,250 stairs (112 storeys) in approximately 25 kg of full structural firefighting gear and breathing apparatus “on air”. That’s the equivalent of completing the traditional 28-storey Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb four times.

The 3,250 stairs have a special meaning. In 2022, 3,249 Australians died by suicide, so I’ll be climbing one stair in recognition of every life lost.

I’m a firefighter with the NSW RFS Bundanoon Brigade, so I’d especially love to get the Southern Highlands community behind the challenge.

Every Step Matters. One Stair. One Life. One Mission.

Donations and my progress can be followed here:

https://www.firefighterclimb.org.au/climber/benjamingifford

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Date
Sep 12 2026
Time
All Day
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