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09-NOV-2010 jCross Photography

November 9, 2010

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Our hotel in Auckland was at the base of the Sky Tower. We had a little time this morning before we departed for the airport and returned to the US. I was watching these guys drop from the top of the Sky Tower. This is an adrenalin sport that you can indulge in for a mere $180. You get an eleven second ride. You can see the guy falling in this one. He is suspended between two wires and is tethered to the top with a line that controls his descent rate. Not me, No way.

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John Cooper22-Nov-2010 20:15
$16 a second, $57,600 per hour, thats expensive, I bet the only people on it were MP's on expenses.
Even if I could afford it, I dont think I would try it, just dont fancy falling out of the sky on a bit of wire.
Dave Beedon22-Nov-2010 03:12
Just watching it gives me the willies.