BridgeClimb Sydney
| Industry | Tourism |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 October 1998 |
| Founder | Paul Cave |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
| Owner |
Brett Blundy Paul Cave Jack Cowin |
| Website | www |
BridgeClimb Sydney is an Australian tourist attraction.
BridgeClimb Sydney is a company that provides climb experiences to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Over 3.5 million visitors from over 137 different countries and territories have climbed the southern half of the bridge.
Four different types of climbs can be taken throughout dawn, day, twilight and night, originating with The Bridge Climb, which guides climbers to the top of the bridge along the upper arch in a round-trip that takes over three hours. The Express Climb guides guests to the heart of the steel bridge and then to the top in just over 2 hours. The BridgeClimb Sampler was introduced in 2014, for those who are short on time or concerned about heights: in just one hour and a half, Climbers ascend the inner arch to a unique vantage point half way to the top. finally, the Mandarin Climb, introduced in January 2012, follows the standard BridgeClimb or BridgeClimb Express route and is led by a Mandarin-speaking guide. Mandarin Climbs are available daily at 10am and 3pm. BridgeClimb also offers special Climbs for some of Sydney’s events, like the Vivid Climb, the Ferrython Climb on Australia Day or the Anzac Day Dawn Climb. There have been over 4,000 proposals at the summit of the bridge and couples also have the option to get married on the bridge, 134 m (440 ft) above Sydney Harbour. The experience has also attracted many famous actors, musicians and members of royalty, including cast members of The Biggest Loser,Kylie Minogue, Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, Robert De Niro, Prince Harry and more recently Oprah Winfrey and Zoolander (Ben Stiller).[7].
Anyone over the age of eight years and in good health can climb. There is no maximum age, with the oldest climber being 100 years old. BridgeClimb's most frequent climber is 85-year-old Lloyd Poulton, who had done the climb 50 times as at August 2012.
The concept of BridgeClimb was born in 1989 when BridgeClimb's Founder and Chairman, Paul Cave, helped conduct a Young Presidents Organisation World Congress in Sydney, which included a climb over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Following this experience, Cave decided to make climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge a permanent attraction. This led to many years of dealing with state and local government bodies, community groups and many experts on safety, logistics, media, heritage and conservation issues. After nearly ten years of research and development, BridgeClimb Sydney was officially launched on 1 October 1998. At that time, BridgeClimb was the first tourism operator on a bridge anywhere in the world.
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