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HOW long does it take to scale the UK’s tallest building with your ankle tied to a friend?
It might be hard for deskbound Wharfers to believe, but you can conquer One Canada Square in less than 15 minutes.
Fitness fanatics Heather Derbyshire and Karen Fingerhut kicked off a globe-trotting endurance challenge by completing a three-legged climb of the tower’s 54-flight fire escape on Sunday (April 6).
They scaled the 1,188 stairs in just 14 minutes and 34.69 seconds, setting a completely new world record in the process.
MANY Wharf workers grumble about trudging down the stairs of One Canada Square for fire drills.
But two fitness fanatics are daring to go one step further – by scaling the tower with their legs tied together.
Thrill-seekers Heather Derbyshire and Karen Fingerhut hope to set a world record by enduring a gruelling three-legged climb up the stairwell of the building next month.
The attempt will kick off a series of globe-trotting charity challenges for the pair, who are hoping to raise as much as £44,000 for When You Wish Upon a Star, a charity which grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses.
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