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Ledge Sky Swing

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Ledge Sky Swing

Shane Wairau hurtles 400 metres above Queenstown on the Ledge Sky Swing. It enables thrillseekers to hang in the air off a ledge before releasing a cord that swings them away from the ledge for an adrenalin rush.

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Ben Schrader, Extreme sports and adventure sports – Adventure sports, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/40778/ledge-sky-swing (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 29 April 2013.