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The Macau Tower Bungy has a "Guide cable" system that limits swing (the jump is very close to the structure of the tower itself) but does not have any effect on the speed of descent, so this still qualifies the jump for the World Record. Kushma Bungee Jump is the world's second-highest bungee jump with a height of 228 metres (748 ft). [23]
Mohr Keet set a Guinness World Record [6] as the oldest person to bungy jump when he jumped from Bloukrans Bridge on 6 April 2010 at the age of 96. [7] [8]Scott Huntly broke the world record for the Most bungee jumps in a day when he jumped from Bloukrans Bridge 107 times in nine hours on 11 May 2011.
Peter Charney (born October 2, 1989) is the current Guinness World Record holder for the most indoor bungee jumps in twenty-four hours. [1] [2] Charney first attempted the record in November 2006 as part of the Guinness World Records Day. During that attempt he completed 106 jumps in 24 hours, setting a new Guinness World Record.
Francois-Marie Dibon has trained for five years to beat the current world record of 430 bungee jumps in 24 hours.
Francois-Marie Dibon completed 765 leaps at Garry Bridge in Perthshire to earn a place in the book of Guinness World Records. Flying Frenchman smashes world bungee record by more than 300 jumps ...
Francois-Marie Dibon is due to finish his challenge shortly after 10am on Wednesday, when the new world record will be set. Flying Frenchman smashes bungee jump record off Scottish bridge Skip to ...
The tower has routinely been used as a site for staged bungee jumping events, by professional jumpers or as part of entertainment shows. On December 17, 2006, the father of contemporary bungee jumping , A J Hackett , and popular artist Edison Chen broke two Guinness World Records at the Macau Tower.
The first confirmed bungee jumper was stunt performer Skip Stanley also known as "Blue Bandit" who leapt from the bridge during the 1985 Bridge Day. [13] In 1992, New Zealander Chris Allum, bungee jumped 823 ft (251 m) from the bridge to set a world's record for the longest bungee jump from a fixed structure, stopping about 40 feet above the river.