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Rene Schwaller

Rene Schwaller is a Swiss adventurer who first moved to Queenstown 30 years ago to work as a ski instructor and has since become a heli-skiing and paragliding pioneer in Queenstown, the “extreme sport” capital of the globe. Rene is a wonderful mountain guide with a passion for the wild beauty of the South Island.

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Rene has a very keen sense of adventure and a ’joie de vivre’ that is exciting and fun to be around.

Katharine W.

New York, NY
New Zealand: South Island Adventure

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