Bungee jumps, how high have you jumped from.

[uk_vette]

So,
All the adrenalin junkies.
What height did you jump from, and where was it.

As always, we need images or youtube etc,

here is mine.
Bloukrans, South Africa.
220 meters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxxTDQzRrkU

[wadgebeast]

Pah! Youngster! You tube didn't exist when I did mine. Only 70m out in Germany, but I've jumped 50ft off a cliff beside a waterfall into a lagoon. Toonstoning I think young people call it.....

[Hedders]

I did 280ft from a crane over a field in CA, not that landing on water would be very nice from that height!

I would have gladly gone higher, the same could not be said for the crane

There is video of it but it is in US format, and i have no way of playing it.

Edited by Hedders on Thursday 29th January 21:59

[FarleyRusk]

'Just' 70m from a crane over lake Zurich 18yrs ago. I really don't like heights either, so my my quite happy that my laddish bravado has long since waned.

[hornet]

Missed out on Bloukrans, but I've done the Goldeneye (216m), Spider Bridge x4 (192m), Nevis Highwire (134m) and a few 60m or so jumps in France. The Spider Bridge site also has a mental giant (and I do mean GIANT) gorge swing. The jump is awesome as well, as they use very long cords, so you actually fall further than a fair few of the higher jumps.

Not me, but here are some links :-

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=72W92hqHEo0

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GA_oUC-lSng

[Smart Mart]

wadgebeast said:

Toonstoning I think young people call it.....

It's only "toonstoning" if you're throwing pebbles at Joe Kinnear. Everywhere else, it's known as "tombstoning"...

[Heathwood]

180ft according to the little cert they gave me. Not entirely sure it was really that high but who knows?!

[Onz]

440 ft (134m) - Nevis Highwire in Queenstown, New Zealand, will see if I can dig out some pictures, great buzz, just wished it could have lasted longer - the 220m could be just whats required!

Edited by Onz on Thursday 29th January 22:59

[alfaman]

Onz said:

440 ft (134m) - Nevis Highwire in Queenstown, New Zealand, will see if I can dig out some pictures, great buzz, just wished it could have lasted longer - the 220m could be just whats required!

Edited by Onz on Thursday 29th January 22:59

I did that one too ..... was awsome , particularly as it was from a gondola suspended in the middle of a gorge ....... wow !!

[FarleyRusk]

For the H&S people out there, I'd like to point out that this hobby isn't entirely without risks of course.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6461/is_/a...

In another sad turn of events in Berner Oberland, a 22-year old American tourist sprang to his death in Stechelberg, Mount Schilthorn BE due to the wrong bungee cord being used for his jump. The man was under the supervision of Adventure World, an extreme sports provider based in the Berner Oberland. The Adventure World employee responsible for the preparation of the equipment mistook the 180 meter bungee for the 100 meter jump the accident victim was to make.

[claypigeon60]

uk_vette said:

Bloukrans, South Africa.
220 meters

Yup, did that one. The only jump I've done - figured if I was going to do one, I might as well do the highest (but not longest I think?). Talked myself into on the basis that above more than a few feet, if it goes wrong you're just as dead now matter how far up you start from.

I understand (or was bullsh**ted into believing) that a long jump is slightly kinder on the body because you sort of dooooooooooooooing rather than <ping>.

[308mate]

Only done 4 and only from 40m as thats all we had in Perth. 2 regular, 1 backwards and 1 tandem.

Very keen to do the Goldeneye one summer very soon though.

Edited by 308mate on Thursday 29th January 23:16

[Papoo]

Thirty six thousand feet - with a parachute and oxygen!

[alfaman]

FarleyRusk said:

For the H&S people out there, I'd like to point out that this hobby isn't entirely without risks of course.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6461/is_/a...

In another sad turn of events in Berner Oberland, a 22-year old American tourist sprang to his death in Stechelberg, Mount Schilthorn BE due to the wrong bungee cord being used for his jump. The man was under the supervision of Adventure World, an extreme sports provider based in the Berner Oberland. The Adventure World employee responsible for the preparation of the equipment mistook the 180 meter bungee for the 100 meter jump the accident victim was to make.

Also worth noting in the article the canyoning tragedy : I had been in the alps a couple of weeks earlier canyoning and climbing - I could not believe that an organised group would go canyoning only a few hours after a huge rainstorm - and prior to an ( almost obvious ) ensuing deluge down the rivers.

[308mate]

alfaman said:

FarleyRusk said:

For the H&S people out there, I'd like to point out that this hobby isn't entirely without risks of course.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6461/is_/a...

In another sad turn of events in Berner Oberland, a 22-year old American tourist sprang to his death in Stechelberg, Mount Schilthorn BE due to the wrong bungee cord being used for his jump. The man was under the supervision of Adventure World, an extreme sports provider based in the Berner Oberland. The Adventure World employee responsible for the preparation of the equipment mistook the 180 meter bungee for the 100 meter jump the accident victim was to make.

Also worth noting in the article the canyoning tragedy : I had been in the alps a couple of weeks earlier canyoning and climbing - I could not believe that an organised group would go canyoning only a few hours after a huge rainstorm - and prior to an ( almost obvious ) ensuing deluge down the rivers.

Shall we post statistics for how many people die crossing the high street too?

Calculated risk. Just take it.

If it was 100% safe it wouldnt scare you. If it didnt scare you, you wouldnt do it, surely?

If it ever stops scaring me, I wont bother with it.

Edited by 308mate on Thursday 29th January 23:15

[Papoo]

308mate said:

alfaman said:

FarleyRusk said:

For the H&S people out there, I'd like to point out that this hobby isn't entirely without risks of course.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6461/is_/a...

In another sad turn of events in Berner Oberland, a 22-year old American tourist sprang to his death in Stechelberg, Mount Schilthorn BE due to the wrong bungee cord being used for his jump. The man was under the supervision of Adventure World, an extreme sports provider based in the Berner Oberland. The Adventure World employee responsible for the preparation of the equipment mistook the 180 meter bungee for the 100 meter jump the accident victim was to make.

Also worth noting in the article the canyoning tragedy : I had been in the alps a couple of weeks earlier canyoning and climbing - I could not believe that an organised group would go canyoning only a few hours after a huge rainstorm - and prior to an ( almost obvious ) ensuing deluge down the rivers.

Shall we post statistics for how many people die crossing the high street too?

Calculated risk. Just take it.

However, once you factor in the time doing the aforementioned things, it does transpire to be a shade riskier than driving.

[308mate]

Papoo said:

308mate said:

alfaman said:

FarleyRusk said:

For the H&S people out there, I'd like to point out that this hobby isn't entirely without risks of course.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6461/is_/a...

In another sad turn of events in Berner Oberland, a 22-year old American tourist sprang to his death in Stechelberg, Mount Schilthorn BE due to the wrong bungee cord being used for his jump. The man was under the supervision of Adventure World, an extreme sports provider based in the Berner Oberland. The Adventure World employee responsible for the preparation of the equipment mistook the 180 meter bungee for the 100 meter jump the accident victim was to make.

Also worth noting in the article the canyoning tragedy : I had been in the alps a couple of weeks earlier canyoning and climbing - I could not believe that an organised group would go canyoning only a few hours after a huge rainstorm - and prior to an ( almost obvious ) ensuing deluge down the rivers.

Shall we post statistics for how many people die crossing the high street too?

Calculated risk. Just take it.

However, once you factor in the time doing the aforementioned things, it does transpire to be a shade riskier than driving.

Ive always asked the guy putting the cord on to double check its the right one. EVERY time they say, "It'll be fine mate, its my first day today, what can go wrong?"

[Papoo]

308mate said:

Papoo said:

308mate said:

alfaman said:

FarleyRusk said:

For the H&S people out there, I'd like to point out that this hobby isn't entirely without risks of course.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6461/is_/a...

In another sad turn of events in Berner Oberland, a 22-year old American tourist sprang to his death in Stechelberg, Mount Schilthorn BE due to the wrong bungee cord being used for his jump. The man was under the supervision of Adventure World, an extreme sports provider based in the Berner Oberland. The Adventure World employee responsible for the preparation of the equipment mistook the 180 meter bungee for the 100 meter jump the accident victim was to make.

Also worth noting in the article the canyoning tragedy : I had been in the alps a couple of weeks earlier canyoning and climbing - I could not believe that an organised group would go canyoning only a few hours after a huge rainstorm - and prior to an ( almost obvious ) ensuing deluge down the rivers.

Shall we post statistics for how many people die crossing the high street too?

Calculated risk. Just take it.

However, once you factor in the time doing the aforementioned things, it does transpire to be a shade riskier than driving.

Ive always asked the guy putting the cord on to double check its the right one. EVERY time they say, "It'll be fine mate, its my first day today, what can go wrong?"

No wet hair yet, then?!

[Gingerbread Man]

uk_vette said:

So,
All the adrenalin junkies.
What height did you jump from, and where was it.

As always, we need images or youtube etc,

here is mine.
Bloukrans, South Africa.
220 meters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxxTDQzRrkU

This was en route while driving from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth. The day that we crossed the bridge was the worst weather of the holiday. The bungee jumping was closed for the day.

We (my brother and I) had planned to do it. Knowing that it was the worlds highest, we thought that we would do our first jump right

Because of the weather we had to pass it up and carry on travelling. Fook knows if I'd have been able to jump, I guess you can only tell when on the edge?

[alfaman]

308mate said:

alfaman said:

FarleyRusk said:

For the H&S people out there, I'd like to point out that this hobby isn't entirely without risks of course.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6461/is_/a...

In another sad turn of events in Berner Oberland, a 22-year old American tourist sprang to his death in Stechelberg, Mount Schilthorn BE due to the wrong bungee cord being used for his jump. The man was under the supervision of Adventure World, an extreme sports provider based in the Berner Oberland. The Adventure World employee responsible for the preparation of the equipment mistook the 180 meter bungee for the 100 meter jump the accident victim was to make.

Also worth noting in the article the canyoning tragedy : I had been in the alps a couple of weeks earlier canyoning and climbing - I could not believe that an organised group would go canyoning only a few hours after a huge rainstorm - and prior to an ( almost obvious ) ensuing deluge down the rivers.

Shall we post statistics for how many people die crossing the high street too?

Calculated risk. Just take it.

If it was 100% safe it wouldnt scare you. If it didnt scare you, you wouldnt do it, surely?

If it ever stops scaring me, I wont bother with it.

Edited by 308mate on Thursday 29th January 23:15

It is not a "calculated risk" going canyoning immediately after a thunderstorm - it is totally fking stupid - canyoning itself is a "calculated risk" , but doing so just prior to an inevitable flash flood is a a fatality waiting to happen. My point is that any sane and experienced person would have waited till much later / another day - I believe the organising company did not have the appropriate experience and/or ability to assess danger from recent weather phenomenon- as a consequence many people died