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Fear Factor: Riding the World’s Highest Swing

Posing for the Shotover Canyon Swing camera

Date: Thursday, December 27, 2007

Mission: Shotover Canyon Swing

Statistics: 360 feet high (109 meters), 200-foot freefall (60 meters), 650-foot arc (200 meters), 93 mph (150 kph)

6 am – Unintentionally awoken by departing dormmates

9:15 am – Evacuate bladder

9:18 am – Shower

9:50 am – Evacuate bowels

10 am – Eat light breakfast – toast w/Nutella and green tea

10:30 am – Check-in at activity office – tell the staff I plan to say famous Bruce Willis line from “Die Hard” as I jump off (“Yippie-kay-yay, motherf*cker”)

11 am – Depart on the shuttle to the canyon (making small talk)

11:15 am – Evacuate bladder again (just to be safe)

11:17 am – Walk to on-location office, then ledge

11:23 am – Staff fit me with a body harness

Jump #1 – Backwards (rated at the scariest level)

Watch video of jump #1

Jump #2 – Forward flip

Watch video of jump #2

Pay the piper for extra jump, DVD's and photos

1 pm – Shuttled back to downtown Queenstown

2 pm – Eat a triumphant lamb Fergburger

Later – Get a beer and quietly toast life, liberty, and the pursuit of scaring yourself to death for the amusement

Jump # 1 - Backwards

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Leo

Monday 7th of January 2008

**Bows** indeed!! that jump just looks simply insane! I would think it's more scary going forward then backwards actually.

Leo

Dave

Thursday 10th of January 2008

Yep - much scary going forward. It's good to know your brain's instinct is NOT to jump!

Leo

Monday 7th of January 2008

**Bows** indeed!! that jump just looks simply insane! I would think it's more scary going forward then backwards actually.

Leo

Dave

Friday 11th of January 2008

Yep - much scary going forward. It's good to know your brain's instinct is NOT to jump!

Summer

Friday 4th of January 2008

You are insane!!!!! OMG!!! :shock:

:!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!:

Wow!!!

Take care,

Summer

Dave

Friday 4th of January 2008

**Bows**

:razz:

Summer

Friday 4th of January 2008

You are insane!!!!! OMG!!! :shock:

:!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!:

Wow!!!

Take care,

Summer

Dave

Saturday 5th of January 2008

**Bows**

:razz:

Laura

Thursday 3rd of January 2008

Fun! You're a good sport! And I feel so much closer to you now that I know of your bowel movements! :oops:

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