Charity Abseils
Organise charity abseils with Hatt Adventures
What is Abseiling?
Abseiling (also known as rappelling) was originally developed as a way of returning to the ground after climbing or getting to the bottom of a crag in order to climb to the top, especially in situations where the ground is too steep or dangerous to descend on foot alone. Nowadays, abseiling has become an activity in its own right and is carried out by people all over the world wanting a thrill!
Abseiling is a great way to test your nerves, whether you’re scared of heights or just fancy a challenge, an abseil is guaranteed to get the adrenaline flowing and your heart pumping! It can be made as tame or as scary as you like from abseiling down the side of a local building, to abseiling over the edge of an overhanging cliff where you can up the adrenaline to the max!
Charity Abseils
Whether you’ve tried abseiling before or are a complete novice, a charity abseil is the perfect opportunity to have an adventure and face your fears while raising money for your favourite charity. The great thing about abseiling for charity is that, unlike many other charity sport events, it can be undertaken by people of all ages and abilities meaning that nobody is left out and everybody gets to play their part in fundraising.
Setting up a Charity Abseil
A charity abseil is easy to organise! By following the following steps we can work with you to create the perfect abseil to suit you...
1. Finding a venue- we have information sheets available with helpful advice and tips on how you can find the best venue for your charity abseil. You can be as creative as you like when looking for your building. Potential venues include churches, bridges or famous buildings, with so much choice you are guaranteed to find something to suit your event!
2. Photos- once you have decided upon a venue we ask that you send us a range of photos of the top of the building, the abseil face and the landing area.
3. Feedback- we then look through these photos to check the suitability of the venue for your abseil.
4. Site Visit- the next step is for us to visit the site to carry out a risk assessment and method statement. Please see below for pricing.
5. Quote- from this point we can then send you a full break down of costs along with the risk assessment and method statement.
6. The Charity Abseil- to make a booking we will need a 50% deposit with full payment no later than 30 days prior to the start date. The day itself will run as per our method statement.
With such an exciting activity in a great location you are sure to make a statement and get people interested in sponsoring you or deciding to take part themselves!
Your Abseil Venue
There are a huge range of different venues that you can chose from to make your event as memorable as possible! Once you have chosen your own building/structure such as your office block or a public building, we then need to liaise with the building manger and conduct a recce of your chosen abseil site to see if it is suitable. We will then produce all of the relevant paperwork including a written risk assessment. Should your chosen location be unsuitable for any reason we will help you find an alternative venue and organise everything necessary to put your abseiling event into action.
Number of Participants
You can have as many people as you like taking part in an abseiling event to raise the maximum amount of money possible for your charity, with an approximate 10 people being able to descend a 50ft abseil rope per hour or for longer abseils you will be looking at 6-8 people per hour. The number of abseilers able to utilise one rope in an hour plus the number of ropes required are both dependent on the length of the abseil, the location, the number of ropes set up and most importantly the speed of the abseilers themselves! Additional ropes can be set up to cater for the largest groups.
The Costs of Setting up a Charity Abseil
We understand that the lower the cost to run the abseiling event, the more money you will be able to give to your chosen charity, therefore to keep your costs low your events team can help by bringing sponsored abseil guests to the abseil point, removing them from the abseil line (at the bottom) and harnessing up. All of this can be taught to your events team on the morning of the event as it only takes a few minutes. In addition to all the abseiling venue options, a custom-built abseil tower is an ideal alternative for those on a budget or smaller events.
Site Visit & Risk Assessment - £250 + travelling expenses and accommodation if required.
Abseil less than 50m (150ft) - £600 for 2 instructors (required).
Abseil more than 50m (150ft) - £800 for 2 instructors (required) + specialist equipment (please provide more information before we can give you a quote) budget approximately £120 per rope (we require 2 ropes per abseil; 1 abseil rope, 1 safety rope).
Scaffolding and Weights- £300 for a basic setup. For more complex scaffolding we work with a third party company, in which case we will arrange for a quote.
Additional Ground / Admin Staff- £150 per person
Health and Safety
We take health and safety very seriously with common sense in mind. The ultimate aim of our staff is to maintain the safety and smooth running of the event; all instructors are qualified to run abseiling events and are first aid trained. For big events with a large number of abseilers we can also provide a medical team on the ground.
Arrange Your Own Charity Abseil
For more information on choosing a venue or how to set up your own charity abseiling event visit Hatt Adventures or contact us on adventures@thehatt.co.uk or 01273 358 359.