Julie Hughes, of Arrow Events, said $5984 was raised during the night, which featured 33 teams of four, before someone donated $16 to make it a round $6000.
"[It] was very cool; people are so wonderful.
"The boys were very rapt with the night, with the total well exceeding all our expectations."
In addition to several high-ticket items, including a signed 2009 All Blacks jersey, the four firefighters were also auctioned off, individually and as a group.
Terry Youngman, Rob Andrews, John Hillock and Chris Tate all went for a "great price", pledging four hours of their time to the winning bidders.
The four men have been training for several months before the gruelling climb, which will see them run up 51 flights of more than 1100 stairs.
The event raises money for the Leukaemia and Blood Foundation.
The Arrowtown brigade has sponsored the trip to Auckland, but all money raised, including the $6000 on Wednesday night, will go to the foundation.
