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Nepal's first bungy 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 bungy 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 Ultimate Bungy Shuttle.
You will travel the Arniko (Kathmandu/Lhasa) Highway to within
12km of the Tibet Border and the famous Friendship Bridge.
The
Gorge:
Ultimate
Bungy Nepal takes place on a 166m wide steel suspension bridge
over the Bhoti Kosi River.
The
Bridge:
Swiss
designed, specially for bungy jumping with a 4x saftey 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.
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