{"id":2959,"date":"2019-10-24T15:57:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T14:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2019-10-24T15:57:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T14:57:07","slug":"bungee-jumping-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/bungee-jumping-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Bungee Jumping – What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you decided to take the biggest leap of your life? One that will test every ounce of determination and courage? Then we reckon that you’ve decided to try bungee jumping,<\/a> or bungy jumping as it is called in certain parts of the world. Here’s what to expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nYou Need to Book Before you\nGo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jump on to the Geronigo\u00ae website<\/a> and find your nearest bungee jump site. They have around 20 bungee jumping sites in the UK and Ireland so you’ll find one within striking distance of your location. It’s simple to do and it ensures that you actually get to bungee. Turning up on spec can put you at the end of a long queue, or facing a fully booked session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nEach Jump is Different <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nFor starters the jump distance\ncan vary \u2013 many stick to 160ft, but you can get 300ft drops, but\nmost find the 16oft drop more than enough, particularly for your\nfirst bungee jump. Then there is indoor and outdoor as a choice for\nyour bungee jump. The outdoor option is exhilarating as you see the\nworld rushing by you as the ground is rushing up to meet you – the\nfull bungee adrenalin rush. But, indoor can be equally as exciting as\nmusic and lights can add to the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nIt’s Just a Cord Round Your\nAnkles \u2013 Right?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nNo, all good operators of\nbungee jumps provide two body harnesses for ultimate safety, one on\nthe ankles and a body harness, the better body harness being, in our\nopinion, the one that is fixed to the front of the body. There are\ntwo kinds of bungee cords used commercially; one is a factory\nproduced braided shock cord, which consists of many latex strands\nenclosed in a tough cover, which gives a harder and sharper bounce.\nThe other is the unbraided cord where the latex strands are exposed,\nthis gives a longer and softer bounce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nCan I Rely On My Booking\nTime ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThere is often a time delay\ndue to high winds or if those in front of you take a long time to\nactually jump. These factors puts everyone a bit behind, so the\noperator has to play catch-up, but it is always worth the wait. Just\nmake sure you don’t hold people up when it is your turn, although a\ngood operator won’t rush you. Best not set you watch by the time\nbooked or have somewhere else to go right after as you may be a bit\nlate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nDo You Need Any Experience\nto Bungee?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nNope, no experience and you\nget full instructions when you arrive and your instructor will make\nsure you fully understand what’s involved. You do have to be at least\n14years of age and have no major medical conditions such as heart\nproblems, high blood pressure, back or neck problems or epilepsy.\nBut, if none of those medical problems apply to you are good to go. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nI’m a Bit Overweight. Can I\nBungee?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThere is an upper weight\nrestriction of 120kg (18.09 stone), so if you exceed that weight then\nthis is not the activity for you. There are sound reasons for the\nweight limit as the cords used have a maximum tension weight. Venues\nalso have limitations set on their insurance so you would not be\ncovered if you exceed their stated weight restrictions. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nIs it Dangerous?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Providing you book through a reputable company like Geronigo\u00ae<\/strong>, who ensure that their operators are registered and insured, then you should be fine. However, please note that if you suffer from any of the the conditions above or are more than recommended maximum weight, then you should not take part in this activity. You may also experience a bit of tenderness on the ankles and leg due to the initial yank once the bungee cord has reached its max stretch after your jump. Again, reputable operators that follow proper procedures, which will reduce or even avoid this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nA Little Bit of History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThe first modern bungee jumps\nwere made on 1 April 1979 from the 250-foot (76 m) Clifton Suspension\nBridge in Bristol, UK by David Kirke, and Simon Keeling, members of\nthe Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club, and Geoff Tabin, a\nprofessional climber who tied the ropes for the jump. The activity\nthen made its way to New Zealand where it was renamed Bungy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nBy CJ<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you decided to take the biggest leap of your life? Then you must be going bungee jumping, or as some call it bungy jumping. We tell you what you need to know and where you can bungee in the UK and Ireland.… Read More Bungee Jumping – What you need to know<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[164,6],"tags":[165,41,8],"class_list":["post-2959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventure-sports","category-bungee-jumping","tag-adventure-sports","tag-bungee-jumping","tag-bungeejump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2959"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3005,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2959\/revisions\/3005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}