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sky tower sky jump
 Step onto the
Auckland Sky Tower outdoor observation deck, and look down at the
miniature red bull’s eye painted on a raised platform 192
metres below.
This
is your precise landing spot in the Sky City Plaza on a leap of
faith that is like nothing else on earth - as near to ‘Jump
Heaven’ as you can get.
The Auckland Sky Tower Sky Jump is different from bungy jumping.
It is a cable-controlled base jump, where participants can choose
to go down feet first or glide down head first like Superman. You
wear a special suit with a full body harness attached to a wire
cable and a descender unit. As you fall the cable drum feeds out
wire behind you at a controlled speed. You fall at about 85 kph
and gradually decelerate as the ground approaches and finally
touch down on the lower platform at a safe landing speed. The
fall lasts approximately 11 seconds and provides an unbeatable ground
rush.
 It
offers a new kind of free falling thrill with wide appeal,
because of its controlled descent. The vertical cable-guides
provide a safety feature that enhances the experience for people
who would baulk at a total free fall experience. The guide wires
on either side prevent the jumper from turning around and
becoming disorientated.
The Sky Jump is reputed to be one of the highest public tower-based jump
in the world. For comparison purposes it is four times higher
than the popular Taupo Bungy, Mokai Gravity Canyon. Bungy founder
AJ. Hackett made a courageous bungy jump off the Sky Tower in
1998 setting a new world height record for a jump from a fixed
structure. Now that the guide wires have been added it is a ‘breeze’ and is within the capability of any thrill
seeker.
Put this awesomely massive jump on your ‘must do’ list
if you dare.
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