Might have caught the bungy bug

Sin_Chase

Sin_Chase

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Done 2 50 metre bungy jumps while here in Phuket and it's a surreal surreal experience. A little nerve racking when you shuffle towards the platform edge but absolutely breathtaking when you dive.

50M might not be huge in terms of the big big sites but once you are up there looking down it's enough for a taster of the extreme sport.

I have ALWAYS wanted to do the Verzasca_Dam jump in Switzerland. More famously recognised as the Goldeneye bungy.

No doubt I will do it but this link has given me other ideas to go along with it...maybe a round the world tour of sites....speaking of which...I'm not THAT far from Macau now :D:cool:

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/highest-bungee-jumps-on-earth/13932

The No 1 spot looks spectacular and at 321m totally bonkers...shame it was a one off thing only :(

My jump:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrV8zNd3Yqs

2 minutes if you want to skip to the important bit :p;)

Has anyone jumped any of the epic sites? Perhaps care to comment how much more nerve racking it is compared to a smaller jump. :eek:
 
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Have. Might have caught the bungy bug.

That is seriously awesome. Something I've always wanted to do, even though I'll feel like a tit after the first couple of bounces. Questions:

1) Where would I go to get on the case? Any starter jumps in the UK you recommend?

2) How much would it cost?

3) How do you get off? Up or down?
 
I'm not aware which jumps are available in the UK. Someone mentioned this one here and I thought why not so just went and fell off :D

The jump I did here was £40 for 2 jumps, Images, DVD, T-Shirt etc etc. Not overly cheap, it is a touristy thing. I have no idea what one of the big jumps would cost but I reckon for a once in a lifetime experience it would represent value.

For 'fixed' sites I _assume_ thy winch you back up if you cannot be reached from the ground, perhaps they can unlock the bungy anchor and winch downwards also. I've no idea but in my case the anchor point (The cage) comes back down and you are fished in to the deck.

I thought it was going to be much much more difficult to jump. Someone today chickened out and did not jump but just take your mind out of your head, tell yourself to go once the countdown indicates so and once you have leaned 10 degrees it's game over...off you go :)
 
I'd say £40 would be well worth it, and I definitely agree about the big jumps, though I'd start smaller. I'll have to keep my eyes out for this now :)
 
Canyon Jumping > Bungee Jumping.
You basically just lead off from a platform over a canyon, feet first, and fall feet first. The rope then kicks in after a few seconds of free fall and you swing like a pendulum.
It's like bungee jumping, but scarier.
 
I've seen some feet first jumps but the snap-around once the slack runs out looks viscously painful! :D

Do you jump away from the fixed point for a big swing?

As for scarier..yeah - this was a good taster to start, I want more now but I it's a skydive next when I get home :)
 
PianoBasher said:
Wait until you try skydiving.
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Next, and for some reason I think bungy is more nerve racking. Maybe I am messed up in the head but something about being further away from the ground makes it easier to comprehend and do...proof will be in the pudding I guess.

I am going to take my GoPro cam with me for the skydive. If it's scarier well...you will hear :D
 
£40 sounds like a bargain, also the site you used looks quite nice, nice scenery and it must be easier to jump seeing water and not some land underneath you.

I so have to try bungy jumping in my life.
 
Sin_Chase said:
Next, and for some reason I think bungy is more nerve racking. Maybe I am messed up in the head but something about being further away from the ground makes it easier to comprehend and do...proof will be in the pudding I guess.

I am going to take my GoPro cam with me for the skydive. If it's scarier well...you will hear :D
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Initially making the jump on a Bungee is a bit more nerve-wracking, but the Skydive is a far more amazing experience (and nowhere near as scary as most would imagine) :)

As it happens I'm off to Airkix to do some "indoor skydiving" today - my 10 year old niece wanted to do it so I'm taking her along while I'm off work :D
 
Have bungeed off the Transporter Bridge at Middlesbrough. Fantastic, I was still 'buzzing' the next day :D.

Nothing like a massive amount of adrenalin. One lad before us chickened out and had to walk back down to the bottom. I just got them to push me a bit :p.
 
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