Founder

Paul Cave

The Inspiration
In 1989 Paul Cave was involved in organising a Climb over the arch of Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of an international business convention. It was such a success that the dream of making climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge a possibility for all was born.

The Sentimental Value
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is particularly special to Paul because his late father-in-law, then a teenager, lined up for two days from the 19th March 1932, the day the Bridge was opened, and purchased the first rail ticket (shown below) sold to the public crossing the bridge on 20th March 1932 - ticket number 00001, from Wynyard to Milson's Point Station.

Having inherited this rail ticket, no doubt he will never forget the significance of this ticket, or indeed the journey it has subsequently taken him on.

The Challenge
Paul's dream was to involve subsequent years of dealing with dozens of organisations, as well as state and local government bodies, community groups and hundreds of experts on everything from safety and logistics to media, heritage and conservation issues. There were occasions when indeed Paul Cave was the only one who never let go of the dream of BridgeClimb becoming a reality. His vision, commitment, persistence and entrepreneurial skills were fundamental to BridgeClimb's creation.

The Achievements - Paul Cave
In 2001, Paul received the Ernst & Young "National Entrepreneur of the Year" award for the "Business, Finance, Property and Services Tourism" category. In 2002, Paul was acknowledged with the National Australian Export Heroes Award.

In 2002, Paul also received a Certificate of Appreciation at the NSW Tourism Awards for Excellence. The NSW Minister for Tourism honoured Paul with the award for services to the New South Wales tourism industry.