Chris and I found ourselves jumping off a suspension bridge 500 feet above a raging river near the Nepal/Tibet border yesterday. I was doing pretty well standing on the bridge waiting my turn. Not so nervous. Then it’s my turn and I get suited up and creep up to the edge. Wow. Not too much time to anticipate what is going to happen before it’s “3… 2… 1… BUNGEE” time. I spread my arms and jump off the platform. The ground begins to rush up at me faster than ever before in my life and for 2 seconds adrenaline floods my system as I am sure I am going to hit the bottom and die. As quickly as the panic sets in the cable dutifully saves me from an early grave and I start laughing hysterically because I had forgotten about it during the free fall. Definitely worth doing and the most intense few seconds of my life.
I highly recommend this video to check the jump out.
We also ended up doing the canyon swing, the highest in the world. You are connected to another cable that spans the canyon a few hundred feet in front of you by a rope. You jump from the same ledge as the bungee but the rope pulls you and you free fall for a longer period of time before you gently swing down and around.
Here are some pictures from Chitwan that I talked about in the last post.
The full flickr slideshow can be seen here.
We are flying to Delhi, India in a few hours and then heading up North into the mountains. Good bye sweet sweet Nepal! You have been so good to me!
Agh!!
I remember fondly a time many years ago when Sulocks visited Picous in Kansas City, and the kids enjoyed an elephant ride. Lame.
OK, so now I have seen the video. All I can say is,
“Oh, no you ditn’t!” That is crazy. I simply can’t believe that you actually did that jump. And lived to write about it.
If so, exactly how did you get back up to the bridge. The bridge itself is too scary for us old farts. Not to mention the platform where jumpers jump from, with no railing. Eeek!
No, eeek is too mild. Yeeeeooowwww!
o….my….goodness. I would have pee’d myself. I can’t stand the drop zone rides. There’s no way I would have gathered the courage to do that jump on my own. you are much more brave than I ever took you for. =] well, i’m EXTREMELY happy you’re alive. and i’m also happy that you enjoyed Nepal. AND i’m also happy that you’re able to fly back to India instead of taking a couple long and exhausting train rides. 32 days left until we get to see you again! I can’t wait! Much love muah!
There is a steep path on the side of the valley to get back up to the bridge. Actually, it started raining during the jumping so when I walked up the trail I picked up a leech that snuck in between my toes and surprised me later when I saw blood on my foot.
ack!
Pretty daring, dude!
Oh how I love leaches.
Leaches seem pretty tame compared to a 500 foot bungee jump off a suspension bridge. I am hoping that Davy is actually in a Holiday Inn in Maui, writing some real creative fiction.
Or at least exagerating somewhat in a few instances. Spider bites in the night? Guides who can’t issue safety instructions? Is this real life or a movie?
I mean, really, the video of the bungee jump is no proof Davy actually did this, is it? The invention of the leech is just to make it more exotic sounding. Right?
Clearly, those elephant photos have been photoshopped so they don’t look like the Kansas City Zoo elephants!
OK guys. I know they have internet in New Dehli! Or Maui!
wow. elephant owned your face. : )
oops, that was me above