Jump from the bridge in Banos de Agua Santa

History

To begin with the history of bungee jumping, we go back to the year 2002 with a historical character named Helmut Kiene. This character was the creator of the ¨Kiene pendulum¨, the Bungee Jumping.

History tells us that Helmut Kiene was the first to make a gigantic pendulum with a rope on a bridge, a Bungee Jumping, as it is said today. Kiene attached a rope to the railing of one of the bridges, took the other end to the other bridge, roped himself on, and jumped.

Just as he expected, the result was a gigantic pendulum leap.

Thanks to the reception that this sport had, it was implemented as the bridge line in the city of Baños, whose beginning dates back approximately 10 years ago.

Now, what are the points or bridges where this sport is practiced?

Places where bungee jumping is practiced in Baños de Agua Santa

White River Bridge.

In Río Blanco, the activity is also carried out including people with disabilities, and this consists of jumping from a bridge into the void, tied to an integral harness, a safety waist harness and 3 (or more) that are responsible for ensuring the wheelchair of the disabled person and 2 dynamic ropes that aim to absorb the impact force. To do this sport, the agencies work under high safety standards, thus ensuring that the tourist leaves satisfied by being filled with adrenaline when he feels that he falls into the void.

The Río Blanco Bridge, located in Baños de Agua Santa, is approximately 35 meters high and is one of the bridges where you can enjoy the bridge jump.

San Francisco Bridge.

San Francisco is a parish that belongs to this canton of Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador, which is located in the southern sector of Tungurahua, in the center-east of the country. It is situated at 1,825 meters above sea level. Its climate is generally warm-humid and is above 20 °C. The current population of the Community is 250 inhabitants, its water intake is located at a distance of 500 m from the center of the community and at a height of 1724 m above sea level.

In this parish there is the San Francisco bridge, which is 120 meters high and will serve us to carry out the bungee jumping activity.

As practiced?

As its name says, it consists of jumping from the bridge, which is 170 meters high, held by ropes to ensure the safety of the tourist. When you jump off the railing, you must push yourself to avoid accidental hits with the platform. There are two ways to jump:

When jumping forward, it must be head first and the connection will be established at the tourist's feet.

On the other hand, the back jump will be in a vertical position and the connections will be on the tourist's chest and waist.

From what age can I practice bungee jumping?

The minimum age for you to practice bungee jumping is from 12 years old. Therefore, if you are a minor, you must have the authorization of your parents. Likewise, if you are under twelve years of age, you must have written authorization and the informed knowledge form.

How much money do I need to jump off the bridge?

With $20 you can do the jump in “Baños de Agua Santa” from the bridge activity without any problem.

More topics to consider

• This sport is done individually.

• In the jump there must be a person on top of the bridge and if there is another person below it is much better. The person who jumps must not carry objects that could fall.

And, are there risks?

Being an extreme sport, as in all extreme sports, there are risks, but if you do the jump from the bridge with a good agency like turismoecuador24, these risks go down, since it has contingency plans such as:

• Checking the equipment to verify that it is in good condition.
• Buy new equipment if the ones you have are old or worn out.
• Training for the guides who make the jump from the bridge so that they give good instructions to the tourists, and thus they will avoid having friction or marks on the body.
• Put a helmet on the tourist in case he hits his head if he trips.
• Have a first aid kit to heal any tourist wound.

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