Sauté a bridge hung by the feet thanks to an elastic may seem a risky and completely insane madness. We are not surprised to learn how many people abandon before taking the plunge. However, elastic jump origins in ancestral traditions on the contrary full of meaning.
We lend the beginnings of this practice to an archipelago of the Pacific, and in particular on the island of Pentecost. In these lands of traditions, the young men of the Vanuatu tribe practiced the Elastic jump , although it did not yet bear this name.
The reason is simple: the transition to adulthood.
For these young boys, it was necessary to demonstrate its courage and its value to the rest of the members of the tribe by throwing themselves from a 25 meter tower with a liana linked around one of the ankles.
The appearance of practice in the rest of the world is due to alan John Hackett , a New Zealander, who mediated the concept thanks to a elastic jump from the Eiffel Tower < /Strong> in 1987.
Since then, many thrill seekers have decided to try the experience!
Today, this practice is open to anyone over 16 and over 40 kg. Minors will however have to present a parental authorization.
It is available in a wide range of disciplines that allows all fantasies. It has been achievable for many jump zones , ranging from bridges, cliffs or cranes, including springboard specially designed for the occasion. You can jump into a couple. There are even elastic jumps made entirely naked, acrobatic jumps ...
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Risks
The elastic jump awakens the deepest fears of the human being, but it is also for that adrenaline is much stronger.
Vertigo or fear of emptiness are ancestral phobias, anchored in the human mind, aware of its helplessness to challenge gravity on its planet, just as the desire to fly is one of its most frequent dreams. />
Fear is a natural reaction that is used to prevent risks. However, it is not necessarily because we are afraid that there are risks.
For example, fear number 1 in this activity is that the elastic loose or breaks.
Know that the elastic jump is one of the extreme activities which has the lowest number of accidents. The explanation is simple:
Since the jump has become more democratic, regulations have taken care of monitoring the Quality of the material through very strict tests imposed regularly, and the elastics are renewed frequently. An elastic that can be used 1,500 times will be changed for example every 500 times for maximum safety.
You will generally be attached to the ankles and the size as a double safety.
In addition, this practice does not require special knowledge or experience, which limits the number of accidents due to the inexperience of the practitioner. You just have to jump and live the moment thoroughly.
The second obstacle that scares participants may be the fear of making a cardiac arrest or physically injuring themselves: know that nothing like this has happened in professional jump centers. You just have to choose your center, and you can see for yourself that no shock is felt when the elastic comes to its maximum extension , and that the rebounds are fast and soft both.
But all the statistics of the world cannot erase fear. Everyone is afraid, as soon as you make the decision to live this extraordinary experience until the time of the jump. But once in the air, you will only have the Adrenaline diffusion to the rhythm of the pulsations of your heart.
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tips: some little tips before jumping
Do not think before you jump. One of the people who supervise you will make you a little count if you wish, and when you have to jump, jump! Do not look immediately at the bottom and empty in your head to enjoy the experience in an optimal way.
Dress yourself in a comfortable way and try the materials that could cause benign burns with the jump as much as possible. Do not hesitate to ask the team for advice at the time of booking!
If you try the adventure, we are waiting for your feedback and your comments on our forum dedicated to the elastic jump!
