David Roberts

RNLI Tower Run 2026

RNLI Tower Run 2026

The RNLI Tower Run is London’s biggest stair climb challenge, with runners tackling over 1,400 steps whilst raising money to support the RNLI's lifesaving work in London and along the UK coastline.

Joel Stainton and I are undertaking this insane challenge. If anyone knows Joel, they’ll know that although we are “doing this together”, I will not see him again after step 10 - when he’ll disappear around a corner not to be seen again until I get to the pub many hours later.

I need all the support you can give me. 

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Powered by kind donations, their search and rescue service has been saving lives around the UK for over 200 years. 

Every pound and penny raised from the RNLI Tower Run will go towards equipping volunteer lifeboat crews with the essential training, kit, boats and materials required to continue our lifesaving mission for years to come.

My Achievements

Updated profile pic

Shared fundraising page

Thanked a donor

Increased fundraising target to £250+

Reached 50% of fundraising goal

Reached 100% of fundraising goal

My Updates

The best of us

Wednesday 9th Sep
Since signing up for this the RNLI have been in the news for all the wrong reasons, but it’s made this all the more significant to me.

Mindless scum have been targeting the organisation and its volunteer crews - for saving lives. Attacking them because of a warped sense of supposed patriotism. 

Where do you even begin?

Watching Joel disappear

Saturday 5th Sep
Joel Stainton and I are undertaking this insane challenge to raise money the wonderful RNLI. 

If anyone knows Joel, they’ll know that although we are “doing this together”, I will not see him again after step 10 - when he’ll disappear around a corner not to be seen again until I get to the pub many hours later.

I need all the support you can give me. 

What have I done?

Thank you to my Sponsors

£100

Adam Duff

£58.24

David Roberts

£55.88

Mark Gillespie

£55.88

Chris Hassell

£55.88

Irene Jeffrey

Well done Davey!

£55.88

Anonymous

£50

Nicky

That's a lot of up! Good luck Dave!

£50

Alice And Dom Crabb

Well done for doing this Dave. RNLI is a charity we support anyway, but this challenge feels worthy or an extra little bit.

£45.10

Lanes

Great cause and good luck

£33.83

Louis Chifamba

£33.83

Matthew Butcher

Smash it!

£33.83

Simon Rawsthorne

£33.83

Andrew Little

£30

Charlie Johnson

Go Dave!

£28.44

Matt Stevenson

Nice one Dave - good luck

£25

Alastair Marr

Great cause Dave, following in my dear Mum's footsteps as a volunteer for the RNLI.

£25

Lynn Childs

Good luck Dave! I was thinking of you whilst climbing the stairs in Taormina.

£23.45

Alex Rogers

£23.45

Anonymous

good luck good cause

£23.45

David Eltringham

£23.45

Keith Weaver

£23.45

Rebecca Seal

With you all the way Dusty! (Not literally you understand. From a distance, probably sitting down, with a biscuit)

£23.45

Jon Peace

£23.45

David Jones

£22.97

Ceri Roberts

£22.97

Graham H

Great cause and happy to support.

£20

Sullivans

Good luck!

£20

The Heys

Best of luck Dave and what a great cause.

£20

Simon Hepplewhite

Good luck Dave. And well done supporting The RNLI.

£17.89

Liam Holder

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