Archive for the 'bungee jumping' Category
So you want to go bungee jumping, and you are trying to figure out where to get started.
Or, perhaps you are a seasoned jump veteran, and you are looking for others to start a jumping group together.
Either way, you are really looking for the same thing: a bungee club.
Bungee [...]
July 3rd, 2010 | Posted in bungee jumping | No Comments
Although there are many bungy jumping sites in countries all over the globe, many Americans who have developed an interest in this sport would prefer locations that are closer to home.
Fortunately, there are plenty of places in the United States where prospective bungy jumpers can begin trying out this fascinating new hobby.
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June 26th, 2010 | Posted in bungee jumping | No Comments
There are five bungee jumping questions that you need to ask when you decide to go jumping.
Here’s what they are, and why they matter.
# 1 - How do I want to go bungee jumping? This question will help decide how high off the ground you will be when you do your bungee [...]
November 8th, 2009 | Posted in bungee jumping | No Comments
The discovery of bungee jumping may have taken place back in the 1700s by European explorers, but it was not until the 20th century that bungee jumping really made waves around the world.
The current public awareness and concept of bungee jumping stems from a BBC documentary that aired during the 1950s on the [...]
October 28th, 2009 | Posted in bungee jumping | No Comments
There are five major types of bungee jumping.
Everyone knows the first type of bungee jumping.
This is the plain old bungee jump (if there ever was such a thing).
Based on the natives from Pentecost Island in the South Pacific, this is where you jump off from a platform or other [...]
August 29th, 2009 | Posted in bungee jumping | No Comments
If you are a newcomer to the sport of bungy jumping and wish to find others who share your likeminded interests, or if you’re a seasoned jumper who considers this sport to be one of your main passions, you may be interested in connecting with bungy clubs and their members.
As the popularity of [...]
June 23rd, 2009 | Posted in bungee jumping | No Comments
Some people love anything that is new.
Some people love anything that is adventurous.
Put both of those key elements together and it is easy to see how bungy jumping very quickly went from being one individual inventing an elastic rope and tossing himself off high structures to a legitimate sport which has [...]
May 19th, 2009 | Posted in bungee jumping | No Comments
Bungee jumping has taken the extreme sports world by storm.
Over the last few decades, millions of people have completed successful jumps.
So now, it is your turn.
You are getting ready to jump and you are excited.
But where do you jump from? What are your options when it [...]
May 8th, 2009 | Posted in bungee jumping | No Comments
You’ve seen it, but perhaps are still unaware of the controversy surrounding bungee jumping.
No, I’m not talking about the obvious discussion surrounding the safety of this sport.
What I want to present in this article is the origins of the word ‘bungee’.
Actually, there is some controversy as to whether it [...]
May 1st, 2009 | Posted in bungee jumping | No Comments
There is something about an individual that is willing to jump from a high place, attached to a rubber band.
This modern extreme sport, known as bungee jumping, seems to have it’s own culture attached to it.
It’s almost ethereal, hard to put your finger on it, but it is there.
Perhaps [...]
July 2nd, 2008 | Posted in bungee jumping | No Comments