Articles for tag: Bungee Jumping

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A Newbie’s Guide to Bungee Jumping

Some call bungee jumping an extreme sport, while others use it as an excuse to break out of the fear mentality. If you’ve decided to make like Wile E. Coyote and jump off a bridge-with bungee cord in tow, of course-the entire experience is sure to be an adrenaline rush to remember. Whatever your excuse ...

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The Original Bungee Jump

You left your stomach behind as the ground rushes toward you, wind rushing by your ears and the mix of terror and excitement rushing through your body. Time means nothing, as the surreal atmosphere surrounding your fall stops the clock, and your awareness is completely in the moment. Finally the rope tightens and your body ...

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The History of Bungee Jumping

The roots of bungee jumping are still not known to the world, but how it spread and when was it first spotted are now well known to many. It has been going on for a few hundred years, at least. Bungee jumping has its origin from an ancient ritual followed by an old tribe. This ...

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Sports of Mexico

Mexico is a country with many popular sports. When one is to mention sports in Mexico, a persons mind is drawn directly to soccer, or football in their language. Little does this person know that Mexico has a vast majority of popular sports. These include softball, soccer, and also extreme sports such as bungee jumping ...

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Southern California Bungee Jumping

Bungee jumping is an extreme sport where individuals are secured by a body harness and attached to an elastic cord to make death defying free-fall jumps from incredible heights. The Los Angeles area hosts a variety of bungee activities for extreme thrill seekers, amateur variations of the sport and amusement park rides for the less ...

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A Brief History of Bungee Jumping

What’s the Republic of Vanuatu, and what does it have to do with the extreme sport of bungee jumping? Answer: The Republic of Vanuatu encompasses 83 islands in the South Pacific, including the Pentecost Island. “Naghol” is the original Pentecost Island name for the native ritual of “land diving”, which later inspired a westernized version ...