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[bridgeclimb]

www.HarbourBridgeClimb.com is a simple website sharing photos and videos of Sydney Harbour Bridge and Harbour Bridge Climb.

[harbourbridgeclimb]

www.HarbourBridgeClimb.com is a simple website sharing photos and videos of Sydney Harbour Bridge and Harbour Bridge Climb.

[queen-of-wolves-34]

Posted @withregram • @iamthulung Harbour Bridge and the Climbers as seen from Pylon Lookout. @PylonLookout. * #harbourbridgeclimb #sydneyharbourbridge #harbourbridgesydney #harbourbridge #pylonlookout #bridgeclimb #bridgewalk #sydneyharbour #northsydney #milsonspoint #kirribilli #architecture #nature #engineering #tourist #tourism #sydney #australia #thulung #thulungphoto #climbing #travelblogger #travelphotography #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/CB79pmCBgks/?igshid=1q8z3zrudt6ba

[askahmedmetwally]

Climbing #harbourbridge #harbourbridgeclimb (at Sydney, Australia)

[evinaustinhairdressing]

Being closed on a Monday I always miss out on the extra day of a long weekend. So I decided to take Tuesday off too, what better way to spend it than taking my visiting mum up for a bridge climb #amazing, #doitagain, #veryproudofher, #nofear, #memories, #harbourbridgeclimb, #evinaustinhairdressing (at Sydney Harbour Bridge)

[cataloniadventures]

Sydney Bridge Climb

June 10th 2017 

I always said I wanted to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge but just thought it was too much money. A few of my friends from spring break that live in Sydney went the other day during Vivid (a festival of music, lights, arts and much more. It lasts 3 weeks in the harbour and they have light projections on the Opera House and the Bridge is all lit up.) I had planned on going to Sydney for vivid one last time with my Australian friends. But due to unforeseen circumstances, one of them couldn't come and the other one never responded to me till later in the day. So I decided tonight would be the night I went and climbed the bridge all by myself. All my other friends were busy or didn't have the money or were terrified of heights. So I went to the library to study for a few hours before heading to Sydney for the night. I decided to leave the library and head in 2 hours earlier. I am glad I did this because there were delays on the trains due to the rain. The train I originally was supposed to take had to reroute to avoid water on the tracks. I got off a stop and had to wait for a bus that would drive us to a different train station that would get us to Sydney. I met a nice girl around my age. She was living in Sydney and going to UOW. We waited forever for the bus to come pick us up. Once it arrived we had a long drive but I am glad things happened like this because I was able to see the beautiful sea cliff bridge and drive through the beautiful scenery. I sat next to my new friend on the new train once it finally came. I couldn't pronounce her name or understand where she said she was from all I know is she was from somewhere in Europe! I'm glad I met her because talking with her kept me calm in the situation the weather had put all the Sydney passengers in (there was a lot of people going to Sydney that day). I got off at Redfern and ran to catch the train to circle quay. I tripped going up the stairs and banged up my knees pretty bad and I missed my train because it was 1 minute early. I only had to wait 5 minutes for the next one but this would bring me to Circular Quay by 4:50 and I was supposed to be climbing at 5:05 pm. Of course, it was a 10-minute walk from the station to the bridge climb place. I was supposed to be there 15 minutes early so once I got off the train I called the place to let them know I was running late. I was just stressed because I left at 1:45 pm and I just arrived there at 5 pm!!! All I can say is thank God for google maps! I was able to find the bridge climb place. I checked in and the front desk guy was very nice and made sure I made it to my group climb on time. My heart was racing cause I was stressed and late and about to climb the Harbour Bridge! I was surprised they breathalyzed me before climbing (after climbing it I can see why that want to make sure everyone is sober!) I put on this gray jumpsuit and had to go through a metal detector to make sure I had nothing else left in my pockets. Then my group heading into the preparation room. We put our safety belts on. I got to talk to the people next to me. There were a lot of couples and one older family (older than me and the other couples....like 40s/50s). We had a bunch of attachments to keep us warm or anything we might need up there. I got a rain jacket, fleece, handkerchief, head light, and headphones. Everything was attached to us so it wouldn't fall off out on the bridge. I was going to take the gloves but they didn't fit my hand and I couldn't find a right and a left. It was only 15-17 degrees Celcius (so about 59-62 degrees Fahrenheit) It was actually a really nice night out and I didn't have to put any of the jackets on!  We got neon green light up vivid vest. Before we left we had a test of the ladders we would be climbing out on the bridge. I made sure I held on tight and stepped on foot at a time. We climbed up the other stairs, out on our headphones and headed out. We had these things that we attached to a wire for safety. The headphones were used so we could hear our tour guide talking to us on the bridge. I was more nervous to climb this bridge than I was Skydiving or Bungee jumping! The scariest part was walking from the bridge climb center to the ladders. It was a very small walkway. climbing the ladders coming from underneath the cars to being above the cars was the scariest part. They were a lot steeper than the practice ones inside! I would have my foot on the stair and my knee could touch 2 other stairs above! I sang a song in my head to distract me. I was holding on to the handrails extremely tight. I had to keep telling myself one step at a time and not to look at the cars driving by below me. Once we got past this part I was fine. We took a picture with the rest of the bridge left to climb in the background. Our tour guide talked about the history of the bridge and how it was made. Like it took 3 people to put the rivets in the steel or that 16 people died in a span of 8 years it took to make the bridge (2 were crushed by falling granite and 1 died on his way to work...but with the health and safeties they had back then, it's surprising they didn't have more). Our guide told us how Elton John stayed at a hotel and had a piano put in on the top floor and when the hotel asked what he wanted to do with it after he left, he said to just keep it and its still there today (you can rent the room for $18,000 a night!!! and of course you have to stay a minimum of 2 nights). Also, he mentioned how Sylvester Stallone stayed at a hotel and the police raided his room for steroids but he had thrown them into the harbor. My tour then went to make a joke about how the harbor is the best place to fish because the fish are so big!!!  We would pause every once and a while to catch our breath or stop and look at the view or have our picture taken. Once we got to the top we were 134 meters above sea level ( 440 feet).Since we were doing the vivid experience tour there was a light up 70s style dance floor that we got to go and dance on. It was absolutely amazing. I had a 360-degree view of the city while standing in the middle of Sydney's famous Harbour Bridge! Just looking up at the 2 Australian flags I shut my eyes and took it all in to remember forever. We headed back down to earth facing the beautiful lit up city. A famous Australian actress, Cate Blanchett, and her kids walked by us. The people around me were like omg was that really her and I was just like oh cool who was that. I am just so proud of myself for heading into the city all by myself and doing the bridge climb alone. This was something that I did for myself. I am growing up and becoming an independent woman. I live to tell the story so I hope I didn't make anyone worried. It was very safe and the company took extra precautions to make sure nothing was left on our bodies that could blow off and possibly hurt someone or cause an accident below. This was an amazing experience and I'm glad I did it during vivid because it was 100 times better. I'm also glad the rain held out. It poured on my way here and I was walking around the markets and vivid after before it started to pour again and I left. I am always grateful to experience vivid and seeing the city from the harbor bridge!

[cosmicsphere]

Sydney is a beautiful place no matter what time of day it is, however it becomes truly magical when the city lights come alive. The thrill from doing this climb would be exhilarating on it’s own, but by the cities very own version of candle light, I’d have more than one reason to be breathless.

[alantruong]

Sydney Day 3, Vacation Day 9: Today marked the last day of my vacation. My brother and I first stopped by Nandos for lunch (I couldn't stop by Australia without grabbing a bite of Nandos of course!) Then for nostalgic purposes we made a stop at Pie Face to grab another bite to eat. Food coma definitely settled in so we both went shopping around area for a bit and then went back to the hotel to prep for it Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb! This climb also informed me of how the bridge was built, how long, the dangers of building it, the granite stones that serve no purpose except to make it look nice, and all the steel that comes with it! The forecast mentioned that it would be cloudy with an 83% chance of rain, however, it didn't rain at all and the sun actually showed itself while it was setting. Quite a sight to see whilst on the very TOP of the Harbour Bridge. My group was pretty lucky actually. If we went with the group before or the group after, then we wouldn't have been able to experience the sunset at the top of the bridge. We also got to see the Celebrity X Cruise ship set sail from the dock near the Opera House too! Lastly, our climb guide has been working for 8 years and showed much knowledge, in glad we didn't get a noob lol. Afterwards, we grabbed dinner st a Thai place called, "Home". Very fitting due to the fact that we were craving Thai, my Vietnamese name is Thai, and that we were going home the following day. Well, this concludes my chronological and daily vacation posts =] thanks for following me on my ventures! #Sydney #Australia #HarbourBridge #HarbourBridgeClimb #HarbourBridgeClimb2016 #Brothers #TruongTrip2016 #TruongBros #CelebrityXCruise #OperaHouse (at Sydney Harbour Bridge)