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83-year-old completes 40th ascent of Sydney Harbour Bridge
30 Sep 2011
An 83-year-old man this week completed his 40th climb of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
After reaching the top of the iconic landmark, Lloyd Poulton celebrated the occasion with friends and said that scaling the bridge is still one of his favourite experiences in Sydney.
Since his first ascent in 2001, Mr Poulton has had almost 200 photos taken, walked 62km and climbed more than 52,000 steps over a period of some 135 hours.
He said: 'I have made some great friends here at BridgeClimb and the reason why I keep coming back is simply because every time I climb, I enjoy the experience just as much as the time before.
'You haven't seen the last of me yet.'
Mr Poulton is planning another ascent of the bridge to mark his 84th birthday on 2 October.
More than 2.7m people from over 137 countries have made their way to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge since it opened.
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
After reaching the top of the iconic landmark, Lloyd Poulton celebrated the occasion with friends and said that scaling the bridge is still one of his favourite experiences in Sydney.
Since his first ascent in 2001, Mr Poulton has had almost 200 photos taken, walked 62km and climbed more than 52,000 steps over a period of some 135 hours.
He said: 'I have made some great friends here at BridgeClimb and the reason why I keep coming back is simply because every time I climb, I enjoy the experience just as much as the time before.
'You haven't seen the last of me yet.'
Mr Poulton is planning another ascent of the bridge to mark his 84th birthday on 2 October.
More than 2.7m people from over 137 countries have made their way to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge since it opened.
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
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