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A. J. Hackett. Allan John " A. J. " Hackett ONZM (born May 1958) is a New Zealand entrepreneur who popularised the extreme sport of bungy jumping. He made a bungy jump from the Eiffel Tower in 1987 and founded the first commercial bungy site in 1988. His daughter is freestyle skier, Margaux Hackett. [1]
At 233 meters (764 ft), the Macau Tower's tethered "skyjump" and Bungee jump by AJ Hackett [1] from the tower's outer rim, is the highest commercial skyjump in the world, and is also the second highest commercial decelerator descent facility in the world, after Vegas' Stratosphere skyjump at 252 meters (827 ft). [2]
Bungee jumping (/ ˈbʌndʒi /), also spelled bungy jumping, is an activity that involves a person jumping from a great height while connected to a large elastic cord. The launching pad is usually erected on a tall structure such as a building or crane, a bridge across a deep ravine, or on a natural geographic feature such as a cliff.
The Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge spans the Kawarau River in the Otago region in the South Island of New Zealand. The bridge is mainly used for commercial purposes by the AJ Hackett Bungy Company for bungy jumping - the world's first commercial bungy jumping site. The bridge carries walkers, runners and bikers on the Queenstown Trail over the ...
Trojan Holdings is a major privately held New Zealand tourism company, based in Queenstown. The company is owned by founder Sir John Davies, a former mayor of Queenstown-Lakes and prior to that mayor of Queenstown Borough. As of 2019, Davies has an estimated net worth of $140 million. [1][2] Both his son Mike, and daughter Jacqui are directors ...
AJ Hackett operates a 40 metres (130 ft) bungy jump experience and a guided bridge climb over the arch truss. [82] In popular culture, Bryan Bruce 's television documentary The Bridge (2002) featured footage of the first bungy jump from the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
On 25 June, it was reported that bungy jumping company AJ Hackett Bungy had been able to save 20 jobs as a result of a $10.2 million bail-out package from the government. This package also allows the company to reopen 13 of its branches in Queenstown, Auckland, and Taupo.
The Macao Polytechnic University Multisport Pavilion [1] (formerly named Macao Polytechnic Institute Multisport Pavilion) is part of the Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) [2] in Macau, People's Republic of China. It covers a total area of over 6,200 square metres (67,000 sq ft) and has a seating capacity of 3,800.