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Bungee jumping
in Nepal
Nepal's first bungee
jumping site is situated 160m over the wild
Bhote Kosi river,
and located close to the Nepal-Tibet border, a three-hour bus
ride from Kathmandu. As can be arranged on arrival in
Kathmandu. As of now, there is only one agency offering this
sport. The jump, at 160m, was designed by one of New Zealand's
leading bungee consultants, and is operated by some of the
most experienced jump masters in the business. It's
mishap-proof. The agency takes safety "very, very seriously".
Location
Less than 3 hours outside
Kathmandu by Cross Culture. You will travel the Arniko (Kathmandu/Lhasa)
Highway to within 12km of the Tibet Border and the famous
Friendship Bridge.
The Gorge
Cross Culture Trekking
takes place on a 166m wide steel suspension bridge over the
Bhoti Kosi River.
The Bridge
Swiss designed, specially
for bungee jumping with a 4x safety factor. The bridge has a
loading factor of 250kg per running meter. This means that the
bridge will hold 250 x 166 = 41,500kg or 4.5 tonnes. And...
those are Swiss measurements! * Over 6000 meters of steel wire
was used to build the bridge Longest suspension bridge in
Nepal * The bridge joins two sides of a great valley. Before
its construction, locals walked five hours to cross this river
gorge
Anyone who wants to take a
taste of bungee jumping should not have any of the health
problems mentioned below:
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