Bungee jump rope snaps over croc-infested river. Eek!
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08 January 2012, 05:48 PM
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i can remember the last one i did in a pub car park for charity,. shat mi pants as i nearly hit a lamp post on the rebound,. not wise to dive out of the cage,.
08 January 2012, 05:54 PM
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An ex-GF did that when she went to Africa. Saw the video of her doing it. Said she was on a high for the rest of the day!
The same girl fell out/got knocked out of the boat going down some rapids on the same holiday. She was an English schools swimming champion at about 16 (or she may have come 2nd, can't remember) and said that once the current gets you you have no chance! So, people may pay, but there's a good chance they wouldn't make the far end of the rapids .....
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08 January 2012, 07:03 PM
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its the hitting the ground thats a tad dangerous !! 
08 January 2012, 07:17 PM
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She is very lucky to be alive but as with anything like this there is always the thoughts of "could this have been avoided"?
You would think that these ropes are required to be changed after a set number of jumps to prevent failure? You can never see the condition of the inner cores of the rope...a rope can be knackard even if it looks ok on the outside...I do a lot of caving and single rope work (SRT) and all our ropes have a finite life and need to be replaced after a set number of falls should they occur regardless of age...climbing rope is the same....bungee ropes experience far higher amounts of force/shock than any caving or climbing rope which is why they are so heavy but i would imagine that same rules would apply.
You would think that these ropes are required to be changed after a set number of jumps to prevent failure? You can never see the condition of the inner cores of the rope...a rope can be knackard even if it looks ok on the outside...I do a lot of caving and single rope work (SRT) and all our ropes have a finite life and need to be replaced after a set number of falls should they occur regardless of age...climbing rope is the same....bungee ropes experience far higher amounts of force/shock than any caving or climbing rope which is why they are so heavy but i would imagine that same rules would apply.
08 January 2012, 07:19 PM
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No self respecting croc is going to take a chunk out of a sheila , on the other hand
http://youtu.be/rEhHXAvd0C8
http://youtu.be/rEhHXAvd0C8
08 January 2012, 08:23 PM
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They are over egging the croc infested part. There are croc there, but the speed of the river means they are only little ones and not the big monsters you see taking down wildebeast.
We rafted it and the guides told us that the croc's won't go near humans. However the river itself is quite dangerous (hidden rocks/rapids and the speed of the flow) is what would get you. We were told that a couple of people had lost their lives there rafting! Mind you rather than put us off, that actually added to the adrenaline!
We rafted it and the guides told us that the croc's won't go near humans. However the river itself is quite dangerous (hidden rocks/rapids and the speed of the flow) is what would get you. We were told that a couple of people had lost their lives there rafting! Mind you rather than put us off, that actually added to the adrenaline!
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08 January 2012, 09:43 PM
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Interesting to have a long fall into river rapids with your feet tied together and a whacking great bungee rope dragging you down!!
I did the bungee in New Zealand a few years back.... Yep its a stunning high... I was buzzing all day!
except there you chose wether you wanted a dunking or not..
I did the bungee in New Zealand a few years back.... Yep its a stunning high... I was buzzing all day!
except there you chose wether you wanted a dunking or not..
08 January 2012, 10:11 PM
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They are over egging the croc infested part. There are croc there, but the speed of the river means they are only little ones and not the big monsters you see taking down wildebeast.
We rafted it and the guides told us that the croc's won't go near humans. However the river itself is quite dangerous (hidden rocks/rapids and the speed of the flow) is what would get you. We were told that a couple of people had lost their lives there rafting! Mind you rather than put us off, that actually added to the adrenaline!
We rafted it and the guides told us that the croc's won't go near humans. However the river itself is quite dangerous (hidden rocks/rapids and the speed of the flow) is what would get you. We were told that a couple of people had lost their lives there rafting! Mind you rather than put us off, that actually added to the adrenaline!
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