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Bungy
Jump
WHAT
IS BUMGY JUMP ?
 Bungy
jumping is an adventure activity in which a person jumps
off from a high place with one end of an rubber
cord attached to his/her ankles and the other
end tied to the jumping-off point. When the person
jumps, the cord will stretch to take up the energy
of the fall, then the jumper will fly upwards
as the cord snaps back. The jumper oscillates
up and down until the initial energy of the jump
is dissipated.
HISTORY
OF BUNGY JUMP ?
In the 1950s David Attenborough and a BBC film
crew had brought back footage of the "land
divers" of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, young
men who jumped from tall wooden platforms with
vines tied to their ankles as a test of courage.
This film inspired Chris Baker of Bristol, England
to use elastic rope in a kind of urban vine jumping.
The first modern bungy jump was made on 1 April
1979 from the 250ft Clifton Suspension Bridge
in Bristol, and was made by four members of the
Dangerous Sports Club. The jumpers, led by David
Kirke, were arrested shortly after, but continued
with jumps in the US from the Golden Gate and
Royal Gorge bridges, spreading the concept worldwide.
By 1982 they were jumping from mobile cranes and
hot air balloons, and putting on commercial displays.
The first operator of a commercial
bungee jumping concern was New Zealander, A J
Hackett, who made his first jump from Auckland's
Greenhithe Bridge in 1986. During the following
years Hackett performed a number of jumps from
bridges and other structures (including the Eiffel
Tower), building public interest in the sport.
From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Ultimate Bungy at the Last Resort
may be the most spectacular jump on the planet.
At 160 meters high in a tropical gorge with the
Bhote Kosi, one of the world's wildest rivers,
raging below, Ultimate Bungy is Nepal's Ultimate
Rush and one of the longest free-falls in the
world.
The jump site was designed by one
of New Zealand's leading Bungy consultants and
has been staffed and operated by some of the most
experienced Western Jump Masters in the business,
working to exacting international standards to
guarantee your safety.
Ultimate Bungy Nepal takes place
on a 166 meter wide steel suspension bridge. Swiss
designed specially for bungy jumping with a 4x
safety factor, the bridge has a loading factor
of 250 kg per running meter.
 This
means that the bridge will hold 250 x 166 = 41500
kg or 41.5 tonnes. And... those are Swiss measurements!
Over 6000 meters of steel wire was used to build
the bridge that joins two sides of a beautiful
valley. Before the construction the local villagers
had to walk five hours to cross the river gorge.
THE
ULTIMATE ADRENALINE FIX Deluxe / Standard : US$
125
Experience the Ultimate Bungy Jump and then enjoy
the serenity of The Last Resort. The second day
we run the Bhote Kosi River, the steepest river
rafted in Nepal.
At high water we offer a
raft option on the upper Sun Kosi. Alternatively
you can go Canyoning on the second day instead
of rafting.
FREE-FALL NEPAL
Day Trip :
An action packed day trip with Ultimate Bungy.
GO
AND SEE Day Trip :
If you want to watch your friends Bungy or want
to check out the Jump before deciding to take
the plunge then go to The Last Resort for the
day.
THE
ULTIMATE CHALLENGE Day
Trip :
The Ultimate Bungy Jump and The Ultimate Swing.
JUMP/SWING ONLY
You can take your own transportation to The Last
Resort for Bungy or Swing. This package includes
Lunch
JUMP/SWING AND STAY
Experience The Ultimate Bungy Jump or The Ultimate
Swing and then enjoy the serenity of the Last
Resort.
EXTRA JUMP/SWING VALUE
If there is time you can get multiple Jumps or
swings. We offer a number of different Jump styles
after your first Jump. If you do not do multiple
jumps on the same visit then each time you return
to The Last Resort you have to pay for transportation
and food. |
