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Matt L

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9th Jul 09 at 12:51

My brothers done it before in oz and said it was amazing, and seaching google there are a few places in the uk that do it (160 ft from a crane)

im really quite tempted

who here has done it? what did it feel like?

Paul_J

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9th Jul 09 at 12:58

me. 3 times.

It was great. But off a crane may be a bit boring.

Jumping off a bridge into a river =

Jumping off a ledge into a river, off a side of a canyon =

Jumping off a cable car down into a valley =

Jumping off a 160 ft crane in a car park (probably) =

Either way, there's nothing like that feeling once your feet are strapped in and you are walking to the edge to jump.

Everything in your body is trying to stop you from jumping, legs go stiff, brain is shouting 'NOOOO!!!'...

Then you go 3, 2, ,1 --- and jump off

Beat the hell out of the skydive, which in comparison was fairly dull.

Nath

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9th Jul 09 at 12:59

I'd love to do it but I fear I couldn't actually go through with it.

Matt L

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9th Jul 09 at 12:59

sorry the one in salford which is the one i would aim to do is over water

id feel safer over water hahaha.

nath thats what i feel like at the moment

[Edited on 09-07-2009 by Matt L]

Paul_J

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9th Jul 09 at 13:00

Not sure if these will work...

but

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1133163&l=3ad38c2af9&id=508398259

and

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1207532&l=582a8cafb6&id=508398259

Only issue is I think 1 of my retina's may of detached slightly. As ever since I've been left with grey areas of vision / big blind spots on my right eye vision... googling it seems this is a sign of detached retina, which is known from bungee jumps...

Enjoy

Seany

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9th Jul 09 at 13:04

Did a crane bungee of 187ft about 4 years ago, was one of the most intense things i've ever done. totally recommend it.

JohnnyR

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9th Jul 09 at 14:05

Did the one in Cairns Australia (AJ Hackett) and absolutely loved it.

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v199/174/20/516067931/n516067931_797236_7012.jpg

Did a running jump one off the roof there too which was brilliant.

Would definately do it again, although only at a proper place like that.

Matt L

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9th Jul 09 at 14:08

that is the one my bro did, he actually met aj there aswell

[Edited on 09-07-2009 by Matt L]

Brett

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9th Jul 09 at 14:35

Well, I did want to do one before Paul said it can damage your eyes

Matt L

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9th Jul 09 at 15:06

yeh that has put a slight downer on it lol.

Simon

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9th Jul 09 at 15:08

I did one of a crane next to a wakeboarding lake near slough I think it was.

Was awesome, thinking about it now not sure how I managed to jump

Kurt

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9th Jul 09 at 19:32

They had bungee jumping on the pub car park the other week

naturally i passed

diving face first from a cherry picker with an elastic band towards a concrete car park doesn't sound like a fun way to die

Sam

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9th Jul 09 at 19:39

I only ever did a reverse bungee on holiday in Spain years ago

K3 VMU

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10th Jul 09 at 11:34

done 2- both in south africa, one was a swing bunjee then went to the worlds highest one at Bluakrans - that was fukin nuts! 263ft iirc.

probably wont do them again as i know what its like now

RichR

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10th Jul 09 at 11:39

Matt, Bungee Extreme are based just the other side of Leek from you - might be worth finding out where they're doing it next

ENB

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10th Jul 09 at 11:45

quote:
Originally posted by K3 VMU
done 2- both in south africa, one was a swing bunjee then went to the worlds highest one at Bluakrans - that was fukin nuts! 263ft iirc.

probably wont do them again as i know what its like now

That's not the highest, the highest is in Switzerland here:
http://www.trekking.ch/eng/007.asp

722ft.

Well fancy a go on that.

Does anyone know any decent (permanent) bungees in the UK?

K3 VMU

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10th Jul 09 at 12:10

quote:
Originally posted by ENB

quote:
Originally posted by K3 VMU
done 2- both in south africa, one was a swing bunjee then went to the worlds highest one at Bluakrans - that was fukin nuts! 263ft iirc.

probably wont do them again as i know what its like now

That's not the highest, the highest is in Switzerland here:
http://www.trekking.ch/eng/007.asp

722ft.

Well fancy a go on that.

Does anyone know any decent (permanent) bungees in the UK?

yeah its the highest from the ground to the jump point, but not the highest drop on the bungee, if you ken fit a mean

Paul_J

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10th Jul 09 at 12:29

to be honest, the higher ones don't feel as extreme when you've jumped off as some of the lower ones do.

The higher ones are more extreme up to the point you jump off.

but once you've launched it's not that scary.

the lower ones where you go close to the ground / through the water, are pretty extreme, you jump off and hurtle straight down towards ground surface

the really high ones you are facing forward (not looking down) by the time you get anywhere near the ground, so you don't get the ground rushing up at you.

Rob_Lee

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10th Jul 09 at 18:43

Any proper decent ones in UK?

I fancy it

Paul_J

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10th Jul 09 at 18:59

quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Well, I did want to do one before Paul said it can damage your eyes

Probably unrelated mate.

Brett

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10th Jul 09 at 22:30

quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J

quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Well, I did want to do one before Paul said it can damage your eyes

Probably unrelated mate.

As if that's gonna get it out of my head now

TBH millions of people have got away without injury. I'd probably go for it in the right setting anyway (not a pub car park).

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