Bungee Jumping
¤ Most Thrilling Sport
 Bungee
Jumping Great Adventure Sports, is both a spectacular attraction and
an exhilarating experience for all who participate, attracting people
from a wide background and a broad spectrum of age groups. The average
age of jumpers is between 16 and 40, but the limit is 14 to 50.
Spectators of all ages stand in awe, witnessing the many people who
just have to do it.
¤ Sports Origin
Bungee Jumping Great Adventure Sports originated on the South Pacific
Island of Vanuatu with the natives performing it as part of their
manhood ritual, leaping from bamboo towers with only wines tied to
their ankles.
The world’s first great Bungee jump, occurred on April Fools Day
1979, when four jumpers performed a completely unauthorized leap,
simultaneously from Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge using
elasticized rubber ropes. Soon after, red-blooded adrenaline seekers
across the world embraced this thrilling and intriguing new sport that
owes everything to plain, raw nerve!
¤ The Basic Gears Required
Bungee Jumping, a great sport is quite a safe sport, as all the
equipment used in the whole operation applies a fundamental "redundancy"
principle throughout and the procedures include rigorous double
checking very much like a pilots preflight check routine.
The Bungee jumping crew combines extensive practical experience, with
theoretical familiarization with procedures and equipment.
¤ Bungee Jumping Sports In India
India is also fast catching up with great Bungee Jumping, a thrilling
sport. Several organizers are coming up with Bungee Jumping in various
parts of the country. |
