This morning I had
arranged to do the Sky Point Climb of the Q1 Building in Surfers Paradise. It’s
the tallest building in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere, with 298 steps
and 270 meters high.
Before the climb, Kayla
wanted to show me around Surfers Paradise, so we left reasonably early to drive
in to the city. We parked really near the beach and walked through the main
shopping streets. It was really strange to see skyscrapers next to the beach!
We sat on the beach for a while and then
headed to the Q1. As we were walking nearer I realised how high it really was
and felt a bit nervous!
I checked in for the
climb and changed into proper walking shoes. Kayla was heading to the
Observation deck to whilst I was climbing as she was scared of heights. I did
try and convince her to do it but she wasn’t keen.
We got into our overalls
and harness and then headed to the lift which took us to the observation deck.
It was really fast and took us up to the 77th level in 42.7 seconds.
I met Kayla at the top and she took some photos whilst we had our last safety
briefing.
We then had to get into a
glass airlock to start the climb. I started getting really nervous as I
realised there was no edge to the building and every step was completely see
through. When I stepped out onto the first ladder I didn’t think I’d be able to
do the climb as my legs felt like jelly.
The first ladder took us
240m above street level which was so scary. I was clinging on to the edge the
whole time. As we worked our way up the climb I started to relax a little. Our
guide was so nice and really good at reassuring everyone. The views of the Gold
Coast were amazing!
When we got to the top we
could see some helicopters really far down below us, which made us realise how
high we were. We took some photos at the top with us leaning over the edge of
the building. Our harnesses could easily hold our weight but I was terrified of
letting go completely. I managed to let go with one hand and lean back which
was so nerve wracking!
We took some group shots
at the top and spent some time looking out over the coast before heading back
down.
It was even more scary
walking down as you could see the ground directly underneath you. As we got
nearer, I could see Kayla on the observation deck as the glass was see through.
I was so relieved when we
got back on the ground! We headed back down in the lift and I got some photos.
I went back to the top of the observation deck to meet up with Kayla, as we
walked round for a while looking at the view. We went back down after we had
been round and decided to go and get some lunch.
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