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bungee jumping

, bungy jumping
a sport in which a participant jumps from a high bridge, building, etc., secured only by a rubber cord attached to the ankles
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"As the only company organising Bungee jumping in Poland, we use a professional parachute - the so-called 'skokochron pillows'.
Those who successfully complete the bungee jumping and those who participate in the river tracing will be qualified to participate in prize drawing contests for roundtrip flight tickets to Hong Kong and Macao, respectively.
The paragliding will be in tandem with a veteran paraglider, while bungee jumping will be from a 62-meter ledge over a lake.
Kleyo De Abreu, who was killed while bungee jumping in Spain, pictured with her father Bernard Atwell
Due to the patented breaking system divers land similar to as if a parachute had been deployed and do not experience recoil as in Bungee Jumping.
| Bungee jumping is less daunting for some than switching current accounts.
Built around the deep-blue Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown is famous for its adventure activities: mountain biking, jet boating, white-water rafting, and of course bungee jumping. You'll spot the tourists easily: Bungee protocol requires that you have your weight branded on your hand in red marker, like you're a two-legged form of livestock.
FRIENDS and family of a young man suffering with cancer joined forces to raise money for him by bungee jumping, cross dressing and eating insects.
Rachel Henigan, right, who works at the Middlesbrough branch of Waterstones at Captain Cook Store, will be bungee jumping off the Transporter Bridge on Sunday.
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