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BridgeClimb Sydney is an Australian tourist attraction. BridgeClimb Sydney is the company that provides climb experiences to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Over 3 million visitors from over 137 different countries and territories have climbed the southern half of the bridge.〔(eTravelBlackboard.com ) ''eTravel Blackboard News'' article citing BridgeClimb's visitor statistics. Retrieved on 21-10-2013.〕 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 in a round-trip that takes over three hours. To better explore the engineering of the structure, The Discovery Climb guides guests to the heart of the steel bridge and then to the top. The Express Climb is offered for a shortened experience.〔(TravelWeekly.com.au ) ''Travel Weekly'' article discussing different climb options. Retrieved on 9-13-2011.〕 In January 2012, BridgeClimb introduced a fourth climb option, the Mandarin Climb, where guests are taken on a climb by a Mandarin-speaking guide.〔(Backpackertradenews.com.au ) ''Backpacker Trade News'' article announcing the launch of the new Mandarin Climb. Retrieved 25-10-2013.〕 There have been over 4,000 proposals〔(Telegraph.co.uk ) ''The Telegraph'' article on bridge marriages. Retrieved on 9-12-2011.〕 at the summit of the bridge and couples also have the option to get married on the bridge, 134 meters above Sydney Harbour. The experience has also attracted many famous actors, musicians and members of royalty,〔(LEP.co.uk ) ''Lancashire Evening Post'' article referring to famous BridgeClimb guests. Retrieved 9-12-2011.〕 including cast members of ''The Biggest Loser'',〔(BiggestLoser.org ) Photos of ''Biggest Loser'' contestants on the bridge. Retrieved 9-12-2011.〕 Kylie Minogue, Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, Robert De Niro, Prince Harry and more recently Oprah Winfrey.〔(HeraldSun.com ) ''Herald Sun'' article about Oprah climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Retrieved on 9-12-2011.〕 In 2002, Ross Stephens and Giles Tuffin successfully traversed the bridge in full costume, and successfully raised $97,000 for charity. Anyone over the age of ten 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.〔(News.com.au ) Article on ''news.com.au'' citing Lloyd Poulton’s 50th climb celebration. Retrieved 22-10-13.〕 ==History== The concept of BridgeClimb was born in 1989 when BridgeClimb’s Founder and Chairman, Paul Cave, AM,〔(TravelWeekly.com.au ) Article on TravelWeekly.com citing Paul Cave as founder. Retrieved 9-12-2011.〕 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 October 1, 1998. At that time, BridgeClimb was the first tourism operator on a bridge anywhere in the world.〔(DynamicBusiness.com ) Dynamic Business article referencing company's history. Retrieved on 9-12-2011.〕 In October 2009, BridgeClimb Sydney opened the Sydney Harbour Bridge Visitor Centre. The Visitor Centre houses a Bridge Exhibition and a high definition Bridge Cinema.〔(BridgeClimb.com ) BridgeClimb press release. Retrieved on 9-12-2011.〕 The Bridge exhibition houses the stories of the Sydney Harbour Bridge through exhibits and interactive displays. This includes the stories of the engineers, designers, skilled tradesmen and labourers and the 16 men that lost their lives during its construction. The exhibition also documents the events that took place and the people that participated in the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s famous opening ceremony in 1932. The Pylon Lookout is also managed by BridgeClimb Sydney. The Pylon houses three levels of exhibits and climbers are provided with a free pass to the Pylon Lookout when checking in for their climb.〔(PylonLookout.com.au ) Pylon Lookout listing of BridgeClimb as manager. Retrieved 9-12-2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BridgeClimb Sydney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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