Auckland Harbour Bridge Climb

About

The bridge climb takes you up onto and over the arch of the Auckland Harbour Bridge, on walkways built into the structure rather than anything improvised. You're clipped to a static line throughout and a guide takes you up, stopping along the way to talk about how the bridge was built and the Japanese-built extensions that Aucklanders still call the Nippon clip-ons. The view from the top takes in the harbour, the city and the gulf islands, and you're close enough to the traffic below to feel it move. It runs at a comfortable pace, so general mobility is more important than fitness. Roughly an hour and a half door to door. Runs in most weather, since the bridge itself is unbothered by rain, though a grey day flattens the view considerably.