Bungee jumping: boosting adrenaline

Gradually more and more people are involved in sports. At the same time, the number of categories that can be given preference is also increasing. There are many kinds of yoga alone. However, those who are interested in more mobile activities, you can try their hand at parachuting. Or in one of these types of extreme sports, such as rock climbing, parkour, wakesurfing, bungee jumping and many others. And if about the first three of the listed many heard, then the last category met not all. Let's see what bungee jumping is and where you can enjoy this entertainment.

What it is?

Leap from a huge height, from which opens a magical panorama of the surrounding landscape, a sense of free fall - this is bungee jumping. Kharkiv, Kathmandu, Novosibirsk, Minsk and other cities all over the world have clubs on their territory that offer fans of thrill feel behind their wings. To ensure that the vivid memories of the jump are not lost from memory, many companies provide their customers with photographs of their soaring above the ground.
Bungee jumping can be conditionally attributed to any kind of sport. It is rather an extreme kind of urban entertainment. In order to fully enjoy the inexpressible sensations, you do not need to undergo special training and receive certain skills. For this extreme fun, you need a desire and, of course, special equipment. The latter includes a special elastic cable, which can withstand tens of times the weight of a person.

Distribution # 1

According to one version, bungee jumping appeared in one of the tribes of the New Zealand archipelago. As the ancient tradition says, the young wife often ran away from her monster-husband. He always found it and returned it home, accompanying this process with beatings and bullying. Once the girl ran away again. Climbing a tall tree, she saw the approach of the chase. Desperate, the woman jumped into the abyss. Her husband rushed after her, not paying attention to the vine, tied to the feet of the wife. The man was dead, the woman survived. Since that time, in this tribe, once a year, men jump from tall trees, proving themselves and others their courage.

One of the naturalists - David Attenborough - once visited a guest in this marvelous place, brought the described legend to England. There he told about the ritual to his friends, professionally engaged in extreme sports. They, in turn, were very interested in the idea of promoting this entertainment in the cities. Since lianas are not found in megacities, a special elastic cable, similar in its properties to the jungle plant, was made in the laboratories. Instead of trees, tall buildings and bridges were chosen. So bungee jumping appeared. In Kiev, London, New York, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Berlin and other cities of the world, this entertainment immediately found its fans.

Distribution option # 2

Another option, according to which this extreme sport became public, has a more realistic interpretation. In order to develop in parachuters a lack of fear of free fall, a special simulator was invented. At high altitude, a cable is attached to special equipment. A man is tied to him and sent upside down to hover at the level of flying birds. This invention was called bungee jumping and soon became popular not only for paratroopers, but also for fans of extreme sports all over the world.

additional information

To date, the world's highest point, from where you can make a jump with a rope, is in a South African national park called Tsitsikamma. The platform is installed at an altitude of 216 meters. In this case, a person can enjoy a free flight for seven seconds. The maximum speed of fall is 792 km / h. In Vienna, you can jump off a television tower, whose height is 170 meters. Bungee jumping in Moscow is also very developed. Practically in every district of the city you can find a club that will give fans of thrill the opportunity to fly over the land. There are options for both beginners (the bridge in Manihino 24 meters high), and for more confident people (the platform in the village Chapaevka Odintsovo district).

Of course, this kind of extreme entertainment is not suitable for everyone. Who's having problems with the heart - it's better not to risk, because the level of adrenaline rush is really high.