We planned
our trip to Nepal very carefully over a six-month period because
we only had a limited amount of time and wanted to use it as
wisely as possible. We did not want to waste precious time in
Kathmandu
“Imagine a bridge 160 meters
above a tropical gorge with the Bhote Kosi, one of Nepal’s wildest
rivers raging below. Now Jump!”
It is located within a reach of 3 hours outside Kathmandu and just
12 km away from the Tibet Border .
The Bungy bridge happens to be the only privately owned bridge in
Nepal. It has been specially designed for bungy jumping with a
4x-safety factor and has a loading factor of 41,500 kg or 4.5 tons
according to Swiss measurements. The Bhote Kosi appeared a mere
stream! One would have to be totally insane or suicidal twisted to
jump off the remarkable 500-ft (160 m) drop into the Bhote Kosi
river gorge.
As the Bungy Master nicknamed Rock advised the jumpers to ensure
that pockets were empty and the girls had no loose jewelry coming in
the way, nervous laughter erupted from the crowd when he strongly
advised against taking intoxicants just before the jump. Adrenaline
was beginning to show as each jumper’s weights were recorded, to use
different cords for different categories of weights. The Green, Red
and Black cords are used for the lightest, the heavier and the
heavyweights accordingly.