Just imagination of jumping down from a
bridge 160 meters above a tropical gorge
with the Bhote Kosi, one of Nepal's
wildest rivers raging below is enough to
make your heartbeat run faster. And, it
is the thrill of bungy jumping as it
there is no fun for real adventure lover
if challenge is not so hard and
difficult. It is located within a reach
of 4 hours outside Kathmandu and just 19
km away from the Tibet Border.
The Bungy bridge happens to be the only
privately owned bridge in Nepal. It has
been specially designed for bungy
jumping with a 4x-safety factor and has
a loading factor of 41,500 kg or 4.5
tons according to Swiss measurements.
One would have to be totally insane or
suicidal twisted to jump off the
remarkable 500-ft (160 m) drop into the
Bhote Kosi river gorge. As the Bungy
Master nicknamed Rock advises the
jumpers to ensure that pockets are empty
and the girls have no loose jewelry
coming in the way, nervous laughter
erupts from the crowd when he strongly
advises against taking intoxicants just
before the jump. Jumpers weights are
recorded before the jump to use
different cords for different categories
of weights. The Green, Red and Black
cords are used for the lightest, the
heavier and the heavyweights
accordingly. It is a perfect way of wild
adventure.
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