Sydney Harbor Bridge Climb

On our free day on Sunday a group of us climbed the Sydney Harbor Bridge. After about 45 minutes of filling out paper work, putting on a very unflattering jump suit, and attaching the rest of our equipment we were on our way. At the top we were about 450 feet off the ground, and the view was amazing. Even though there were horrible winds that I thought were going to blow us off the bridge, it was the most incredible experience yet. We learned a lot about the bridges history such as how the workers did not have harnesses and all they had were the shoes on their feet. Surprisingly only about a dozen people died during the construction of the bridge. One of the most difficult jobs was being inside a hollow metal beam. They were in there with a bucket of water and it was their job to cool down the hot pegs and secure them. Also, we learned that during construction they initially wanted to put support beams in the Harbor so that they could make the arch. The bottom of the Harbor was too soft, so they had to suspend the metal beams in the air. So after a very windy day and about 1,400 steps our adventure came to a close. It will probably be the most memorable experience I come away with from Australia.

-Courtnie