Three of the group – Bex, Ali Wright and Amanda Jean – work with local radio station Now Ayrshire, which is why they all ended up roped into this escapade.
“We’re all on different shows, so we don’t actually see each other that much, even with the station,” Ali says.
“Someone at the station suggested we give this a go, and we thought ‘why not?’. Now there is a lot of panic to be honest. There is a wood fuel supplier locally who made up a replica pole and I went to have a look at it. It has given me the fear.”
The women roped in two others to complete the team, firefighter Lauren Kerr-McGregor and powerlifter and pro wrestler Kara Weir.
“We have been very selective with the girls we’ve asked to help,” jokes Ali.
“You’ll notice they each have more muscles than the rest of us put together.”
A suggestion that the team could be miked up during their attempt was swiftly knocked back by the group, over concerns about what language might be heard.
