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Auckland SkyTower’s SkyWalk now fully accessible!

June 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Auckland SkyTower’s SkyWalkFor those of you that are total adrenaline junkies, have I got news for you!

You might not have realised this, but Auckland’s iconic SkyTower has this little ledge around the outside of it called the ‘SkyWalk’, where people who are crazy enough can go for a walk around the outside of the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. And now, they’ve built this neat little harness contraption which means that people with physical impairments can join in the fun (or terror, depending on how you look at it!)

To check out the new SkyWalk harness in action, take a look at the video below, where Attitude TV’s presenters are lucky enough to be the first ones to try it out! You can also check out their website for more information, or go along yourself if you have the guts!

Click here to check out the video!

Tags: Positive Reviews · Public Facilities

3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Claire // Jun 18, 2008 at 12:07 pm

    This is so cool. I have MS and wanted to jump for MS week, but when discussed it wasn’t possible yeah!! now it is. Cant wait to give it a try.

  • 2 sarah // Jun 29, 2008 at 12:06 am

    Thats soo awesome! I’d don’t think i’d do this though - wheelchair or not-!!! TOO SCARY!!

  • 3 Evil Kineevil eat yer heart out. I ‘walked’ round the SkyTower! // Jul 3, 2008 at 11:33 pm

    […] along in this little seat, almost 200m in the sky! It really has to be seen to be appreciated. Check out the video from when Attitude TV took it for a […]

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