The Bridge, famously grey, was a kaleidoscope of colour as every Rotarian proudly waved a flag in recognition of each country or territory where Rotary operates worldwide. Yep, that’s 278 flags on top of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. It’s a new Guinness World Record and it was hard to miss the spectacular sight of it.

This climb, which recorded 340 climbers on the Bridge at once, also broke the Bridge record for the number of climbers on the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge (previously set by Oprah). On a beautiful Sydney day, people lined the famous arch of the Bridge from the summit, almost all the way down the eastern arch.

Most of the climbers came from  more than 18,000 Rotary members from over 150 countries expected to attend Rotary International’s 105th annual convention at Sydney Olympic Park on 1-4 June 2014.  To see the video about this even go to: Rotary Bridgeclimb

Personal Note:  Irene and I participated in this record smashing event. It was one of the many highlights of our visit to Sydney, Australia and the Rotary International Convention.  Jim Dunny