The Sydney Harbour Bridge took eight years, required two thousand employees, and cost sixteen lives to complete in 1932.
In 1989 businessman Paul Cove began pushing the government to let customers walk along the bridge’s arch. Nearly a decade passed before Cove won the government’s approval and in the past twenty plus years, more than 2.75 million people have climbed the bridge.
The climb starts by donning a snazzy one piece suit before going through a brief safety demonstration. The climb itself isn’t much of a climb, more like walking up a gentle hill. Meanwhile, the group leader tells anecdotes of the bridge’s history. I’ve done the climb three times now and I don’t think I’ve ever heard the same stories twice. And the views are magnificent!
Each climber is presented with a certificate after their climb. Since this is my third climb, I’m a master climber and earned a gold certificate! Wahoo!
