BridgeClimb

This past week we climbed the Sydney Harbour bridge. Well, more of a walking trip than a climbing trip but there were still ladders you had to climb. We had a lot of fun and reached the summit, but in order to get there you had do some preparation. Here’s what you had to do. You started by walking in a half circle room.You fill out a form that asks you questions about name, address, date, etc (you get the idea). Then we walk into the suit room where we receive our suits. Then, we put them on in the changing room. The reason we put them on in the changing room is that you can’t wear pants on the tour, you can’t bring watches on the tour, the only thing you can bring is yourself with a suit and a shirt on. We step out of the changing room and put our stuff in lockers. Then we walk through a security scanner to check if we have anything that we shouldn’t bring on the bridge. After the check we say goodbye to our love ones and dearest friends as we cross the catwalk to the next room. In the next room we put our belts on. Then we grabbed hats, hankees, and fleeces. We clipped them onto our suit to make sure they don’t fly away. Then, we step into THE SIMULATOR. This is where we practice hooking ourselves into the line, climbing ladders, and walking catwalks. Then we put on headphones and did a radio check. And finally, we walked out the hallway and started the BridgeClimb. As we were walking our guide was telling us facts about the bridge. He talked to us via a radio hooked up to our headphones. Occasionally, we stopped to take photos. Finally, we made it to the top. As we looked out over the town of Sydney we were proud to say that we had climbed the bridge. We came back down but that story is not as exciting. And that was our journey to the bridge summit and back.  -Eli