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 Over
70 000 people have jumped off The Vic Falls Bridge with Shearwater
Bungi. While every endeavour is made for you to have as much fun as
possible, the jump master will cease jumping if he feels concern with
any element on the system.
You are attached to the cord by webbing and carabiners. These are
rated at 2000kg breaking strain. Your main attachment is a self-loading
knot on your ankles, which is backed up by a secondary attachment
to a full body harness. The knot cannot come undone. There have been
over 500 000 incident free jumps worldwide using this system.
The cord itself is made from 40 000 pieces of latex and can do 1000
jumps safely. We change it at 500 jumps just to be sure. This cord
stretches to three times its length, giving a gradual deceleration.
After jumping, a recovery operator is winched down to you and you
are pulled back to the bridge.
Most of the impact is absorbed by the knees and ankles so old knee
and ankle injuries can cause problems. There is a full first aid kit
on the Bridge at all times and a fully trained first-aider is always
present, not that you'll need him.
You must declare if you have any of the following medical
conditions:
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pregnancy • high
blood pressure • heart
conditions • neurological
disorders • epilepsy
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acute or chronic knee or back injuries •
knee and ankle dislocations
Please be responsible and tell a crew member if you have indeed every
suffered from any of the above.
You can decide at any stage not to jump. At no stage is anybody forced
to jump or pushed. However, after the registration process has been
completed, jumps paid for are considered non refundable and non transferable.
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