Bucket List: Bungy Jumping
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 11:14AM So, I'm going to start going through things that I want to accomplish in my lifetime. My own personal Bucket List. And the first thing I want to hit is a very specific one before I talk about the bigger goal.
I want to go Bungy Jumping in New Zealand.
The idea popped into my head after watching Kevin Rose (Digg Founder and host of Diggnation) do a 440 ft jump on his trip to NZ. The idea of it terrified me.
And as you know, I face my fears, because I'M A JONES. So if it scares me, it's ON.
I'm pretty sure I'd have a heart attack and die during the jump, but fuck it.
I have two locations picked out. The first is Kawarau, the first commercial Bungy Jump location. They give you 3 choices on the jump. It's only 143 feet above water, and is very controlled, so you have the option to either A) jump above the water, B) touch the water, or C) FULL ON DUNK IN THE WATER. Fucking scary awesome shit there, I'm in.
The second jump is Nevis, the 440 monster Kevin Rose tackled. Seriously, it's ridiculous. You need to take a hummer to get out there because there are no roads to the location. Then a tram picks you up and brings you to the center of a huge canyon. FROM THE TRAM SUSPENDED IN THE AIR, you jump.
Basically, this Bucket List entry should just say "Kick my fear of heights in the sack"
~Jones Out
Dan Jones
The Kevin Rose video, in case anyone was curious
TERRIFYING...I'm in
~Jones Out...Again
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