Bungee jumping, Last Resort, Bhote koshi, Tatopani, Sindhupalchowk, Nepal

Bungee at the Last Resort may be the most spectacular jump on the planet. At 160 meters high in a tropical gorge with the Bhote Kosi, one of the wildest rivers, raging below. Nepals Ultimate Rush and one of the longest free-falls in the world. The jump site was designed by one of New Zealands leading Bungy consultants and has been staffed and operated by some of the most experienced Western Jump Masters in the business, working to exacting international standards to guarantee your safety. Bungee takes place on a 166 meter wide steel suspension bridge. Swiss designed specially for bungy jumping with a 4x safety factor, the bridge has a loading factor of 250 kg per running meter.This means that the bridge will hold 250 x 166 = 41500 kg or 41.5 tonnes. Over 6000 meters of steel wire was used to build the bridge that joins two sides of a beautiful valley. Before the construction the local villagers had to walk five hours to cross the river gorge.

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Bungee jumping, Last Resort, Bhote koshi, Tatopani, Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. More photos will be added to www.Nepal-Pictures.com in the near future.