Jacobo López-jurado

Extreme Sport(Bungee Jumping)

Bungee Jumping:
This extreme sport was born in Australia, New Zealand or the United States.at the
ankles; as a result the elastic rope cushions the fall, and thus bounces. The elastic rope is
tied to the torso or ankles, and the other end at the point of initial jump; the function of the
rope is to counteract the inertia caused by the acceleration of the jumper during the fall, this
fall gives you a shot of adrenaline with which you find some sense to practice it and to do
this sport an extreme sport. In fact it was a ritual in the village of Bunlap, in which men
jumped from a high platform tied at the feet with vines; this ritual was intended to turn the
jumpers into 'men'.

Modalities of Bungee Jumping

Around the world we will find several modalities of Bungee Jumping; for example the
majority of bungee jumps are installations on road bridges; we also find many structures built
on purpose to practice this sport exclusively; and finally we find the modality of the mobile
cranes.
In the modality of mobile cranes we started in Lloret de Mar; five years ago we began
to rent mobile cranes and to raise a structure to be able to jump from that height tied with the
elastic rope; it was a very good project, but in the end we decided to build our own bungee
jumping structure; also called 'Torre de Saltos' in Lloret de Mar.1
It is a real privilege to have your own tower to make jumps; and at the same time in
an area big enough to enjoy the activity.