The story began in 1989 with BridgeClimb's Founder and Chairman, Paul Cave. This was the year, his dream of making a Sydney Harbour BridgeClimb a possibility for all was born. Yet it was a dream that would face many years of challenges, amongst them: dealing with state and local government bodies, community groups and hundreds of experts on everything from safety and logistics to media, heritage and conservation issues.

Without his singular vision, commitment, persistence and entrepreneurial skills - the thrill of climbing the bridge would still be strictly limited to the army of workers who maintain this amazing landmark.

So far, over two million visitors from around the world have experienced Sydney on one of BridgeClimb's unique adventures. For many, their Climb ranks as a lifetime memory and signature Australian experience.

The experience of Climbing the bridge is also highly regarded by Sydney siders and their fellow Australians. The bridge holds a special place in their hearts and the gift of a BridgeClimb experience has become a firm favourite for birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Father's Day.

Today, everyone over the age of ten, in good health, and with a sense of adventure is invited to scale the Sydney Harbour Bridge with BridgeClimb.

Together with the bridge's amazing history, spectacular developments have taken place at BridgeClimb Sydney over the last 10 years. The introduction of The Discovery Climb in 2006 - BridgeClimb's newest adventure, celebrating the Bridge's 75th anniversary in 2007, and in the year just past celebrating the world's first wedding ceremony on top of the Bridge.

To top it off, in early 2008, BridgeClimb Sydney was announced winner of the Australian Tourism Award for "Major Tourist Attractions", the first time BridgeClimb Sydney has won this prestigious award in this category.

BridgeClimb Sydney is recognised the world over and in the past 10 years welcomed celebrities such as Robert De Niro, Nicole Kidman, Will Smith and Kylie Minogue in addition to Climbers from 137 different countries and territories.

To mark the 10 year anniversary BridgeClimb Sydney chose to acknowledge it's Climbers from around the globe with a world record event and complement the Bridge's long list of amazing facts and feats. On October 1, 2008 the largest collection of flags ever was assembled on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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Download the Press Release on BridgeClimb's 10th Anniversary Celebration

Ten years of achievements:

. Over two million people have enjoyed the Sydney Harbour BridgeClimb experience
. The Sydney Harbour BridgeClimb is open 24 hours, 363 days a year
. Over 2,000 couples have chosen BridgeClimb to propose
. The oldest climber record currently stands at 100 years old
. Over 7.5 million people have visited the BridgeClimb website

All this, and it's only our first decade.