Kawarau Jump 2

They told me to do a "big jump, straight out, mate!" Otherwise, there would be too much slack in my cord, and I’d go down too far. I was supposed to dip slightly in the frigid water below, but came six inches from the river’s surface, apparently because I jumped out TOO far.

• Photo 50 of 194
• 18 October 2004
• Kawarau