Ten Douglas firecrew members are world record holders.

They broke the old world record for climbing a ladder in a 24 hour period by nearly 400 climbs.

At the same time they raised ?10,000 for five separate charities.

New Zealand had held the record with 10,959 ascents.

The Manx 'Ladder 24' crew of 10 finished with a total of 11,417 so added 458 climbs to the old record.

It’s the equivalent of climbing the Eiffel Tower every 42 minutes!

This was the scene at the end: