...I was told to wear my joggers (gym shoes) and regular clothes. As we were driving into the city I was trying to think of what I could even guess that we were going to be doing in the afternoon in the city with our joggers on. We pull up to a building near the harbour and I'm still clueless and we walk up to the door and I read "Bridge Climb"!!!!! AHHH, YIPPEE!!! What a great surprise....climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge!!!
Once in-I'm ecstatic and very surprised. I fill out some forms, do a breathalizer, go through a metal detector and get suited up with heaps of jumpsuits, rain gear, hats, radios, and the works and then get the briefing and head on our way!!! Once we hooked our very fancy safety devices to the cable we didn't un-hook until back where we started. It was so amazing and so much fun. Even though it was rainy I could still see pretty far-including the Opera House, and much more. The climb didn't take near as long as I imagined it might take and wasn't too difficult. it was a total of 1.8 km--just over a mile. The photo below was taken at the top. I'm wearing a head set for the radio not ear muffs. :)
Some fast bridge facts that I learned:
Building started 1924 and completed 1932
6 million rivets used
World's largest steel arch bridge
I was up 134 meters=439 feet at the top
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