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Bastable
Member
07-09-2002
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 3:59 pm 
A few weeks ago, I was in Sydney, Australia, and I was about to climb the Harbour Bridge. My guide turns to me and says that "some Survivor people" were doing the climb right before me, and did I want to say hello? Well, duh! Of course I did!
As they came inside from their climb, we met right outside the side door of BridgeClimb and small-talked for a few minutes.
Turns out they were in town to promote koala protection. "Savethekoala.com!" Ethan shouted before a little nervous laughter. (Afterward, a few Australians said that the koala doesn't exactly need saving; the common perception is that in many places, such as Kangaroo Island, they're overpopulated and have become a scourge. But I digress. And I am not going to accuse of our dear Survivors of failing to grab a great free trip Down Under to flog their brief celebrity.)
Anyway, here's the proof. Enjoy!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 4:14 pm
How fun!
What are the uniforms/outfits?
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 4:14 pm
Cool,how was the bridge climb? Got any photos of that?
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Bastable
Member
07-09-2002
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 4:22 pm
Those uniforms are required in order to climb the bridge. Since the path takes you right over live train rails and car traffic (far, far below on the bridge deck), you have to wear those to make sure there's nothing that can fall out of your pockets and injure people. Even tubes of Chap Stick are forbidden (though my guide carried mine!).
Those blue belts attach to a cable that runs throughout the course on the bridge. It makes it impossible for climbers to fall. You're also not allowed to take a camera, in case it falls on a car and kills someone. So there are no public photos of Ethan and Jenna climbing. Guides do take a digital photo of you at the top that you can buy. E&J surely brought theirs home. I wonder if they have Web sites where they might have posted it?
The climb is very, very cool. It's not scary at all, and not even a little bit tiring. You barely notice you've been slowly going up a slope until you're at the zenith. The view is unbelievably beautiful. I was lucky--this was my second time doing it.
The site: www.bridgeclimb.com.au
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 4:36 pm
Yeah,I hope to do it one day. I imagine the view is fabulous. Never occured to me about cameras falling though,lol. Good idea.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 5:00 pm
How incredible!
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Max
Member
08-12-2000
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 5:56 pm
Cool! When I was in Sydney, my friend did the climb and loved it. I didn't go because it was a bit too soon after breaking my ankle to think about climbing anything higher than a curb. 
Great picture!
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 6:21 pm
Bastable, the BEST proof of you meeting them would have been with you included in the picture, and then of course the obligatory Photoshop editing out of your face!! LOL
The climb looks beautiful, but heights scare the shznit out out me.
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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 6:26 pm
Very Cool!! I looked at the web site and it was gorgeous!! Thanks.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 9:44 am
Great pic, Bastable! What a fun coincidence to run into them!
When Ms Sweetpea and I were in Sydney 3 years ago, she did the bridgeclimb while I watched from below with my Mom. Ms Sweetpea loved it and said the view from the top is just awesome.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 10:10 am
That's great!!! As an animal and wildlife lover, I'm totally digging the fact that they were down there to save koalas.
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