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Bungee jumping (/ ˈ b ʌ n dʒ i /), 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.
Rishikesh offers many rafting options along the Ganges from Grades I-IV. [48] Rishikesh has India's highest bungee jumping at 83 m (272 ft) over a rocky cliff. [49] The longest flying fox (also known as a zipline) in Asia is in Rishikesh with a length of 1 km and speeds of 140 km per hour. [49]
The Rishikesh Complex of Ruru Kshetra (Rishikesh Temple) is located in southwestern Nepal in the Palpa District, Lumbini Zone. It is an important Hindu pilgrimage as well as cremation site referred to in the Hindu epics .
Bungee cords equipped with metal hooks. A bungee cord (sometimes spelled bungie; also known as a shock cord or an ocky strap) is an elastic cord composed of one or more elastic strands forming a core, usually covered in a woven cotton or polypropylene sheath.
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.
The Dangerous Sports Club was co-founded by David Kirke, [3] Chris Baker, Ed Hulton and Alan Weston in the 1970s. They first came to wide public attention by inventing modern day bungee jumping, by making the first modern jumps on 1 April 1979, from the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England. [4]
Parmarth Niketan is situated in the lap of the lush Himalayas, along the banks of the Ganges.The ashram was founded in 1942 by Pujya Swami Shukdevanandji Maharaj (1901–1965).
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