Bath City Abseil 2026
September 25 - September 26
Join Dorothy House for the Bath City Abseil 2026, taking place over 25 & 26 September!
80ft descent from Bath College’s Macauley Building
Take on an 80ft descent from one of the tallest buildings in Bath, Bath College’s Macauley Building. Expect incredible views, shocking drops and the challenge of a lifetime! We are incredibly grateful for the support of our partners in this event, Bath College. Expect three action packed days, filled with hair-raising fundraising right in the heart of Bath!
Funding vital end of life care across Bath and North East Somerset, and parts of Wiltshire and Somerset
Dorothy House has supported over 4,200 families living with an end of life diagnosis in the last year alone. We are working closely with Bath College on this fundraising initiative, and this is a meaningful relationship to us as we know that by the age of 16 around 1 in 20 young people will have experienced the death of a parent.
Fundraising while taking on the Bath City Abseil will mean we can continue to support families in Bath and beyond.
- £80 could fund three hours of community nursing time, helping patients manage pain, discomfort and emotional distress, directly in a patient’s home.
- £150 could fund 6 hours of care during the night – delivered in a patient’s home, by a compassionate, skilled and experienced Hospice at Home Carer. Providing care to patients, essential respite to families, enabling a patient to stay at home at the end of their life.
- £500 could fund a course of 8 hour long sessions for two children or young people after the death of a parent or guardian.
As part of the registration you will select to do your abseil on either a morning or afternoon of each day of the event. We will then allocate you a specific time slot in advance of the event so you can then plan your travel to take part. There will also be space during the registration form to mention other people you'd like to abseil at a similar time with.
Who can take part:
Age and Weight Restrictions
All participants aged under 18 require a parent or legal guardian to sign an online permission form prior to taking part, or need close supervision by a parent or legal guardian on the day.
If you are a Bath City College Student, your guardian will need to sign an online permission form prior to taking part. You will not require a parent or legal guardian to be in attendance on the day, an allocated college representative will provide the adequate supervision.
We do not recommend an upper age limit for participation although we would recommend that older individuals consult their doctor if they have any concerns about their health or ability.
We can accommodate people up to 20 stone in weight, but no more due to the restrictions on equipment and loads exerted, although they may need to be fitted with extra equipment for their comfort. If you have anyone wishing to take part who is heavier than 20 stone you can contact us as soon as possible to discuss the possibility of their participation.
Dave Talbot Ltd reserves the right to decline an individual’s participation should their build be deemed unsuitable for the activity.
Fitness
You don't need to be very fit to abseil, but you do need to have a reasonable level of mobility unless otherwise stated by the event organisers.
Being able to walk quickly up a flight of stairs, jump a foot off the ground and climb over obstacles such as fences unaided, would be a good example of mobility needed.
If you have any doubt about your fitness / mobility to participate in the abseil event you have chosen, please consult the abseil organisers first and then your doctor if needed.
Setting Up a Bath City Abseil Team
- To set up a new team choose “Create” within the Registration Form
- Choose the team name
- Enter the e-mails for your fellow teammates (if you want to now)
- Note – this e-mail will only be sent to your teammates if you now enter the event in this transaction yourself
- Enter the event yourself. Your team has now been created
- If you’ve already set up a team and your members would like to join
- They need to choose “Find” within the Registration Form
- The person then needs to choose your team name and join it
- Team fundraising
- All teams have an overall team page. This will display the team fundraising total and overall team target
- Within that page will be each individual fundraising page
- If people would like to sponsor your team they can do so here or they can choose an individual member of that team to sponsor
- If you have any queries please contact Helen at [email protected] or on 01225 721388
- Please note: solo participants are absolutely more than welcome, the team functionality is only there if you would like it, and not mandatory.