Bloukrans Bridge Bungy is one of the world's highest commercial

bungy Bungee jumping (), also spelled bungy jumping, is an activity that involves a person jumping from a great height while connected to a large elastic cord. The launching pad is usually erected on a tall structure such as a building or crane, a ...

jumping sites at above the Bloukrans River. It is situated at

Bloukrans Bridge The Bloukrans Bridge is an arch bridge located near Nature's Valley, Western Cape, South Africa. Constructed by Concor between February 1980 and June 1983, the bridge stands at a height of 216m above the Bloukrans River. Its central span is ...

on the N2 Highway at the border between the Eastern Cape and the

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in the

Tsitsikamma The Tsitsikamma National Park is a protected area on the Garden Route, Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is a coastal reserve well known for its indigenous forests, dramatic coastline, and the Otter Trail. On 6 March 2009 it was ...

area of South Africa's

Garden Route The Garden Route (Afrikaans: ''Tuinroete'') is a stretch of the south-eastern coast of South Africa which extends from Witsand in the Western Cape to the border of Tsitsikamma Storms River in the Eastern Cape. The name comes from the verdant an ...

. It has been operated by Face Adrenalin commercially since 1997.

History

In 1990, the Bloukrans River Bridge became the first African bridge for bungee jumping. Face Adrenalin has been operating the Bloukrans Bridge Bungy accident free since 1997.

World records

Mohr Keet set a Guinness World Record as the oldest person to bungy jump when he jumped from Bloukrans Bridge on 6 April 2010 at the age of 96. Scott Huntly broke the world record for the Most bungee jumps in a day when he jumped from Bloukrans Bridge 107 times in nine hours on 11 May 2011. Scott completed the project to raise funds for local communities. The world record for the most bungy jumps in 24 hours was held by South African Bill Boshoff who performed 101 bungy jumps in 14 hours and 23 minutes at Bloukrans on 10 May 2002. The record stood until 16 August 2008 when Mike Heard broke the record with 103 bungy jumps within 24 hours from Auckland's Harbour Bridge. Veronica Dean-Boshoff set a world record for achieving 19 jumps in one hour on 9 May 2002.

Responsible tourism

The operators of Bloukrans Bridge Bungy, Face Adrenalin, employ 60 people from neighbouring communities – Coldstream, Thornham, Storms River, Covie, and The Crags - as part of the Bloukrans Bridge Bungy operation. A significant percentage of turnover has been paid over to the local community trust since 1998.This Tourism Week
retrieved 10 May 2012

References

External links

Face Adrenalin website
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History

World records

Responsible tourism

See also

References

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