Bungee Jumping

OMG, please don't do this on your own. Sooooo many chances for human error for someone who isn't experienced. Aren't there any amusement parks in Ohio? Each usually has at least one ride or stand that's very much like/exactly the same as a bungee jump. Last weekend I went to Six Flags in Maryland and am going back again just to try the jump (line was too long) it was called something like Free Fall or Leap to Your Doom, etc. I'm sure I read somewhere about someone trying to bungee jump by themselves and buying a bungee rope that was just a little shorter than the length of the fall itself. So that of course it stretched and the jumper hit the ground at full speed. Please go with professionals first. Try the amusement parks, or take a little adventure vacation.

Thanks folks. No worries! I think there's a place with professionals and a crane somewhere near Columbus -- I'll do that first. And, kittyb, that's something I wondered -- if you jump alone, how do you get back up? I'm sure I'd take a friend. I guess what I'm wondering is, aren't there groups of people who bungee on their own, the way base-jumpers jump without authorization? Where do these people get their equipment, and how do they scout locations? As far as amusement parks, last I checked there was one lousy "bungee swing" at [whatever the local park is called now after most recent buyout]. Been there, done that, expensive and not much fun -- the cord is attached to one structure and you are pulled up to the top of an adjacent structure, you get a millisecond of actual freefall then you swing the rest of the way. Not fun.

Um. Yeah. Ditto on the not so much with the doing it yourself, at least not until you've got a couple of hundred jumps under your belt. It's best to work with professionals when jumping off of bridges and the like.

http://www.bungeezone.com/clubs/americas/usa/#oh is old but states that there is a group in Cambridge, OH that does this.

That Cambridge group has some photos http://community-2.webtv.net/Jess727/overtheedge/index.html I was going to suggest http://www.officialbridgeday.com/ which is coming up in October at the New River Gorge in WVA, but it looks like they don't do bungee anymore, just BASE jumps and rappelling.

Also, http://www.mavin-quill.com/bungee.htmland the book http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0934802815/qid=1096037962/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-6723579-1891828?v=glance&s=books (out of print, but used available).

Thanks again, folks. (614) 432-JUMP in Cambridge, OH is disconnected. Looks like http://www.adrenalindreams.com/in PA is still alive, though. Otis, thanks, a book looks like a damn good place to start. I promise to post pictures someday :-)

On further investigatory amblings, the book looks brilliant, Otis: Define Bungee jumping. Be prepared for what you will experience. Discover bungee jumping's history in the jungles of the Vanuatu Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Locate sites for bungee jumping and make them safe. Prepare cords and rig all types of sites. Know what is needed to start a commercial site or a private site. Find suppliers of cords. Train Site-operators. Prevent injuries as a result of negligence. Publicize, promote and finance your own bungee business. Jump from a bridge, hot air balloon, crane or tower. Utilize cords, ankle harnesses and body harnesses. Understand legalities and zoning regulations of bungee jumping as well as health and age concerns as they relate to insurance validity. Judge the quality of a commercial site with personal satisfaction.