(Saturday) February 19, 2011 - Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb

Today we flew again with Virgin Blue, but this time was from Gold Coast to Sydney. There was no any company visit for today, but we went to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the evening, which was very exciting. When we walked inside the building, we can see all the photos of celebrities who already came here to climb the bridge such as Daniel Radcliffe, Oprah and Will Smith.

After waiting for a while, we were called to walk inside the room, where we filled the form and changed to the suit they provided. During the climb, the professional climb leader explained about history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He said that this business occurred when one businessman had a chance to climb this bridge because his friend was an engineer who looked after the bridge. After he climbed the bridge, he thought that other people should also have a chance to see the magnificent 360-degree view of Sydney as well. That was the beginning of how small idea can transform into big business, which nowadays Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb is one of the very first thing that people must do in Sydney!

When we finished the climb, we were also asked to do the survey asking about basic personal details and our experience climbing with them, which I think that it is a very good idea because the experience at that time was still very fresh and, therefore, their opinions and feedbacks would be very accurate. After that, the company can also get those information and feedbacks in order to do the market research before trying to come out with the solutions that can help them to improve the business.