These four firefighters will join several hundred others climbing Sydney Tower

By Jennie Curtin
Updated August 22 2018 - 1:26pm, first published August 14 2018 - 10:00am
Matt Hickey, Gavin Clifton, Greg Ritchie and Rick Johnson at one of their practice grounds - the Empress Falls track from the Conservation Hut at Wentworth Falls. they will climb the 1,504 stairs of Sydney Tower carrying about 20 kilograms of equipment.
Matt Hickey, Gavin Clifton, Greg Ritchie and Rick Johnson at one of their practice grounds - the Empress Falls track from the Conservation Hut at Wentworth Falls. they will climb the 1,504 stairs of Sydney Tower carrying about 20 kilograms of equipment.

It’s only 1,504 steps – but who’s counting?

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