Breaking records while raising awareness for Just Like Jack

Mr Cannell was raising money and awareness for the Tasmanian charity, Just Like Jack, and managed to hit $3500 at last count.

During the run, The Sunday Examiner caught up with Mr Cannell and though he was a bit tired, he was still going strong.

"I was moving really well until the sun came out and there was just a little bit of a sun trap in some sections," he said.

"I'm holding up okay ... but when it got hot I couldn't eat as much so I didn't have as much energy."

However, the runner said even though he would finish later than he wanted, he would still complete the event, "chipping away" at it slowly.

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Mr Cannell began his climb on New Year's Day about 10pm from the bottom of the stairs on the Trevallyn side of Kings Bridge, knowing he had an estimated 20-plus hours of work ahead of him.

When Mr Cannell completes the event, he will become the first Australian to run to an ascension of 10,000 metres and the first Tasmanian to climb the equivalent of Mount Everest - known as "Everesting".

Wife Rebecca Cannell said her husband would always set himself different challenges that were not just demanding physically, but also mentally.

"The reason he wanted to do it was to raise money for the local organisation Just Like Jack, which he has been a supporter of in the past," she said.

Friends, family, work colleagues, and community members all arrived to show their backing for her husband during the day.

"He has had support all day."

The charity was inspired by a 14-year-old Tasmanian boy with cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia and aims to support other young people with the disability, and their families.

To donate visit justlikejack.com.au.