Assistant Professor, Shri Jai Narain P.G. College, Lucknow (U.P.) India
Online published on 10 September, 2019.
Bungee jumping is nothing but extending your limits as an individual mentally as well as physically. Bungee jumpinginvolves jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord to stop them from hitting the ground. The first time when you are geared up for bungee jumping, the only thing that comes to your mind is what you are going to do and what is going to be the result. Whether you will be safe after the fall is the second question. However, once you are through with the ritual, you will find a great boost to your morale and your self-confidence. The sports got its first jumper around 1, 500 years ago. Bungee can be classified in the category of sports, which, to put simply, is the name of courage under fire. Falling from a height of around 120 to 700 feet and bunging up and down is only for those who have no love lost for their life!The sport was commercialized in the mid-eighties, and within a few years, became quite popular in Europe and North America. In India, bungee jumping came in the early 1990s. Today, most of the Indian metros have bungee jumping sites and more and more people are taking to this adventure sports.
Bungee Jumping, Adventure Sports, Cords, Harness