Imagine a bridge over a 160km high tropical gorge, with the Bhote Kosi, one of Nepal’s wildest rivers, raging below… Now jump!
The following was taken from The Last Resort’s website with my comments in parenthesis:
“Bungy Nepal may be the most spectacular jump on the planet (It was my first, and I would say it was pretty spectacular, but I don’t have anything to compare it to).
At 160m high, it is Nepal’s ultimate rush (I agree) and one of the longest free-falls in the world (‘Cuz I’m FREEEEEEEE, FREE FALLINGGGGGGG). The stunning natural surroundings so close to Tibet (At the Tibet border – how sweet is that?!) make the jump an almost magical experience (Magical? I don’t know if I would go that far. They’re pushing it a little with the advertising here). You can book your bungy as a day trip from Kathmandu (That’s what we did and it took three hours on a bus to get there from Kathmandu) or combine it with a stay and other activities (We met some people from England on the bus who chose this option. It sounded pretty sweet. They got to stay in a tent and go canyoning the next day for only a little more money). On the day of your jump, the jump master will first give a briefing (Ha. A briefing. It went something like this: Ok, watch this video. Good. Ready?). He then writes your weight on your hand (If you’re shy about your weight, this would be a little embarrassing because he weighs you and it’s on your hand for everyone to see and compare to themselves) and tells you in which group you will be jumping (The skinny ones go first and the fat ones go second. Thanks a lot. Real comforting. They really know how to build up someone’s self-confidence.).”
Did you like my commentary? I hope it wasn’t too confusing.
Anyway, the jump was amazing. Like I said, I have never been bungee jumping in my life. I have always wanted to; it’s on my bucket list. So, when I was given the opportunity to jump off the second largest jump in the world, you betchya I said yes.
I was in the second group. We waited on the top of this bridge until our weight was called, then they harnessed in our feet and put us in a chest strap. As soon as the person ahead of me was cleared, I got strapped into a long rope and was told to walk to the side. It was like walking off a plank. He gave me the countdown, 3…2…1… and I jumped. It was shock at first. Like, Hokey Pete, I just jumped off a bridge. If I didn’t have this rope around me, I would die. Then it gets going faster and faster until you think that you really are going to die. Then it stops going down and you’re pulled back up. It bounced three or so times for me. It spun a lot and I was super dizzy. I got lowered down further, grabbed onto a bamboo stick to be pulled to the side and loosed of my harness. And it was over. Almost.
After the jump, there was a 30 minute walk back up the mountain to get back to where I started. It was such an amazing walk though. I walked through three waterfalls and played in the water a little. I wouldn’t advise playing in the water, though, because I did get a leech in my shoe from it. But, I made it up the crazy hike and said that I got to bungee and trek all in one day.
It was such an amazing experience. The speed. The fall. The river. The mountains. And the fact that I got to sing free falling and really mean it made the experience so worth it.
