Fundraisers for the Georgia Conservancy dangled off the side of a 22-story Buckhead hotel on Friday, trading in bake sales and silent auctions for a straight drop down the InterContinental Hotel's facade. The event, dubbed Over the Edge, asked each participant to pledge at least $1,000 before they could clip in and start their descent.
According to the Georgia Conservancy, the November 6 rappel was built to raise both money and awareness for the organization's work protecting outdoor recreation and what it calls Georgia's most treasured natural places. The nonprofit's event page frames the stunt as a way to generate funds while getting people talking about the outdoors in a very literal, very vertical way, as CBS News Atlanta reported on the fundraiser's latest trip up the hotel tower.
A $1,000 Buy-In to Go Over the Edge
Securing a spot on the ropes wasn't free. Per the Georgia Conservancy's event listing, participants had to build a personal fundraising page and commit to raising at least $1,000 before their place was locked in. Once that goal was hit, the organization says, the rappel down the InterContinental was theirs.
This isn't the first time Buckhead has hosted the stunt. A nearly identical fundraiser took place at the same 22-story hotel on November 8, 2025, according to the event's registration page, with organizers setting the same $1,000 fundraising threshold for that year's climbers. The repeat booking suggests the hotel has become something of a regular backdrop for the Georgia Conservancy's highest-profile ask of the year.
Part of a Global Fundraising Series
Over the Edge isn't unique to Atlanta. The Georgia Conservancy's event page notes that the broader Over the Edge series has raised more than $70 million for nonprofits around the world, positioning the Buckhead rappel as one stop in a much larger fundraising circuit that other charities have used to fund their own missions.
For the Georgia Conservancy, the money raised goes toward its ongoing mission of protecting outdoor spaces across the state and supporting recreation access for Georgians. Whether this year's event met its fundraising targets or how many participants ultimately took the plunge wasn't detailed in the materials reviewed.
