An abseil from Sunderland's Stadium of Light last month raised more than £28,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Linda McDonough, community fundraising manager, said: "The weather conditions on the dates of the abseil were appalling, but despite the gale force winds and torrential rain everyone still came along and had a wonderful time."
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