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Nnepal's
first bungee jumping site is situated
160m over the wild Bhote Koshi river,
and located close tothe Nepal-Tibet border,
a three-hour bus ride from Kathmandu.
As can be arranged on arrival in Kathmandu.
As of now, there is only one agency offering
this sport. The jump, at 160m, was designed
by one of New Zealand's leading bungee
consultants, and is operated by some of
the most experienced jump masters in the
business. It's mishap-proof. The agency
takes safety "very, very seriously". |
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The
Bridge
Swiss designed, specially for bungy jumping
with a 4x saftey factor. The bridge has
a loading factor of 250kg per running
meter. This means that the bridge will
hold 250 x 166 = 41,500kg or 4.5 tonnes.
And... those are Swiss measurements! *
Over 6000 meters of steel wire was used
to build the bridge * Longest suspension
bridge in Nepal * The bridge joins two
sides of a great valley. Before its construction,
locals walked five hours to cross this
river gorge. |
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