Ukuqhuma kwe-Bungee akuwona wonke umuntu, kodwa akukho ukuphika ukuthi yi-adrenaline yokugijima, futhi kunamanye ama-bungee amahle angena kwi-Afrika. INingizimu Afrika ine-bungee ephakeme kakhulu yezokuhweba kuleli zwekazi, imitha engama-216 (708 ft) igxuma ebhuloho elihle elisuka eMfuleni iBououkrans. Ukudonsa sekude kakhulu, ukuze uthole ihabhu lomzimba lokuphepha nokulinganisela okwengeziwe. Ngithembisa ukuthi yi-bungee kuphela engagxuma engangiyozama ukuyenza eVictoria Falls , ngoba uma uzokwenza okuthile okungenalutho, kungenzeka ukuthi kube endaweni enhle kakhulu emhlabeni.
Nansi i-akhawunti yami yalokho okwakunjani, kanye nolwazi oluthe xaxa mayelana ne-Bungee jumping eNingizimu Afrika, eKenya nase-Uganda.
I-Victoria Falls Bridge Bungee Jump - Zimbabwe / Zambia
Ngibonga uShewater, inkampani ehamba phambili e- Zimbabwe , ngathola ithuba lokugcwalisa i-bungee i-destiny ngokugxuma i-Victoria Falls Bridge. I-jumping ikuthatha ikhanda kuqala e-Batoka Gorge, lapho ukugcoba kwamanzi amhlophe ngezansi kuzama ukuzama ukuhlala khona lapho behamba ngezinyawo ze-grade-5. I-Victoria Falls ikhona ngqo ngemuva kwebhuloho futhi ungase uzizwe uphefa ebhuloho lapho amanzi ephakeme. Ibhuloho elisezweni lomuntu, elimisa umngcele phakathi kweZimbabwe neZambia . Yakhelwe ngo-1905 futhi iyimangalisiso yezobunjiniyela (ukuthi uthola isikhathi esiningi sokubonga uma usubuye wabuyiselwa emuva ngemuva kokugxuma kwakho). Lapho abantu bengashayeli futhi bevela eZambia / Zimbabwe, noma i-bungee igxuma ebhuloho emini, izindlovu ngezinye izikhathi ziyisebenzisa ukuwela ebusuku.
Ukulungela Ukuza
Ama-ankle ami ayegqoke ndawonye ngezintambo ezihlukahlukene eziqinile nezintola ezindala njengoba nginikezwa ukukhulumisana ngokuphepha. Ngaphambi kokuba ngiyazi, ngangizama ukubuyela endaweni yesikhulumi sokungabikho. Ngezinzwane zami ezibheke ngaphesheya komgwaqo kwakunzima ukungaboni phansi emgodini ongezansi futhi ucabange ukuthi "ngisenzeni lapha isihogo?".
Ngenhlanhla ngase ngichaziwe ukuthi uma ngingagodli ngangokunokwenzeka ngezingalo zami ezithunywe njengenyoni yezilwane, ngizobe ngifika njengomcibisholo ohlangothini oluya phansi. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngithola ukugula ngokumane nje ngibheke ukugwinya kwengane, kwangenza ngikhohlwa ukukhathazeka kwami kokuqala mayelana ne-whiplash, ukuhlaselwa kwenhliziyo kanye nazo zonke ezinye izinto ezigijima engqondweni yami, futhi nje ngigxile ekugxileni okukhulu.
I-bungee igxuma eWictoria ewa ne-100% irekhodi lokuphepha kuze kuvele isenzakalo ngoJanuwari 2012, (ngemuva kwamasonto ambalwa ngigijima), lapho intombazane yase-Australia iphela khona eZambezi ngemuva kokuba intambo yakhe iqhume. Kodwa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, konke kubonakala sengathi kuphephile, futhi ngaphambi kokuba ugijime, unikezwa ulwazi olunembile kakhulu kumafindo ahlanganiswe nezici zokuphepha eziyisisekelo zezintambo ezithintekayo nezihlukahlukene eziboshwe emzimbeni wakho. Ngangiqiniseka ukuthi ngeke ngife ngaleso sikhathi. Ukukhathazeka kwami okukhulu kwakuwukuthi ngizovele ngiqede futhi nginqabe ukugxuma. Konke mayelana ne-ego kuleli phuzu. Uma usesiteji esincane, amamitha angu-111 phansi abukeka ngendlela enhle kakhulu. Njengoba kunikezwe amazinga aphansi emanzini, kwakunamandla amakhulu. Ngabuza imizuzu yami yokufundisa ngaphambi kokuba "ngizizwe nginjengezindiza?" Impendulo yakhe yafika ngokushesha - "Cha, kubonakala sengathi uwela".
I-Jump
Indoda yokuphepha yayimi ngemuva kwami, ngezwa ekhwaza "5-4-3-2-1 Bungee !!!" Futhi ngangiqala, ngidonsa phezulu, ngicabanga ukuthi ngizohamba njengowesifazane oyisimangaliso. Maye, umfundisi wayeqinisile futhi ngawa ngokushesha njengetshe elikhulu. Ukuwa kwamahhala akuzange kuthathe isikhathi eside njengoba ngangicabanga ukuthi, ngabe ngicabanga ukuxubha amanzi afudumele eZambezi ngamathiphu ami omunwe ngempumelelo ephawulekayo, kodwa kuphela okusebenzayo okukwenza lokho. Ngaphambi kokuba ngifinyelele emanzini, ngiphakamisela phezulu ngaphandle kokuziqhenya ngesikhumba sami esiluliwe, (futhi esicwecwe). Ngaqhubeka ngigxuma bese ngiwela phansi izikhathi eziningana. Kuvidiyo engibukeka sengathi ngizama ukuyenza ibe mnandi, kodwa empeleni ngangizama kakhulu ukubuyisela ikhanda lami endaweni yalo yemvelo. Ngesikhathi ngibona ukuphakama kwami, ngimiswa emgodini wakhe u-half way eya emgodleni, amehlo ami ayenamandla amaningi, futhi ngangizizwa ngingenasizungu.
Ngemuva kweJump
Ngesikhathi ngiyeke ukumisa, umfana ophephile wangenelela emgqeni wokuphepha wangiphinde wangiphakamisa endaweni engokwemvelo, okungukuthi ngekhanda lami ngaphezulu kwamazinyo ami. "Opharetha" wami wayengumqhubi obushelelezi futhi wangiphatha ngezinye ze-hits zakamuva zakamuva njengoba siqhubekele kancane kancane ku-catwalk ngaphansi kwebhuloho. Ngesinye isikhathi ngisemhlabathini oqinile, kodwa ngisalokhu nginamahlumela amakhulu, ngishiywe ukuhamba eceleni kwe-catwalk kuze kube sekupheleni kwebhuloho, ngendophi yokuphepha ehlanganisiwe. Kuyinto enhle ukuhamba uma ungesabi izindawo eziphakeme, futhi ngibonga kakhulu ngokwanele ukuxazulula isisu sami futhi ngithole igazi engqondweni yami futhi ngijikeleza ngezinyawo zami.
Ngifanele ngithi, kwakudingeka ngempela ukugxuma, okungaphezulu ngomzwelo we-elation ngemuva kokugxuma, kune-jumping yangempela. Konke kuhamba ngokusheshisa, futhi masibhekane nakho, ukulenga emaceleni amazinyo akho ngeke kukhululeke kakhulu. Ngincoma kakhulu ukuthi uthole ividiyo ukuthi ikwazi ukuphinde iphinde ibuke isipiliyoni futhi ibonise kubangani bakho nomndeni wakho. Ekugcineni kungaphezulu kokuziqhenya okudinga ukunakwa kunesenzo sokuqinela!
Ufuna ukuvala i-Victoria Falls Bridge?
- Ungakwazi ukubhala usuku lonke lonyaka. Bhalisa ukuhamba kwakho kusengaphambili ngokuthi uxhumane noShearwater ngqo, banehhovisi eVictoria Falls idolobha, noma bahambe ngemisebenzi yakho yehhotela, noma uhambo lokuvakasha. Ukuhamba kubiza u-$ 120 umuntu ngamunye. Engeza i-$ 20 yezithombe zedijithali, kanti enye i-$ 50 ye-DVD - kufanele ikhokhwe ngqo ngemva kokuba ugijime. Uzonikwa ivoksi ozoyifaka enkampanini ye-bungee eduze neZambian yebhuloho ... imininingwane eminingi
- Njengoba leli bhuloho "lingekho izwe" phakathi kweZambia neZimbabwe kufanele uhambe ngokulawulwa kwamanye amazwe. Vele ubazise ukuthi awuweleli ezweni ngaphesheya, ukuthi uhlala ebhuloho ukuze ugijime. Uma uletha ukusekelwa kokuziphatha nawe, qiniseka ukuthi abangani nomndeni bakho nabo bahlale ebhuloho. Uzonikezwa amaphuzu e-bridge, ugcine ukubamba ukubuyela ngaphandle kokukhokha imali yokufaka i-visa njll.
- Kumelwe ube neminyaka engaphezu kwengu-14 ukuxhuma (ngaphansi kwezidingo ezingu-18 kwemvume yomzali), futhi ube nempilo enhle. Uma ushintsha ingqondo yakho ngaphambi kokuba uphume, akuyona inkinga, kodwa ngeke uthole imali.
Izindlela Ezingavamile Zokubhekana Nomgudu WaseBatoka eVictoria Falls
Uma ukuqaqa phansi akusiyo indebe yakho yetiye, zama iBridge Bridge, noma ngisho ne-zip line (ebizwa ngokuthi i-foofie slide kulezi zincenye) ngaphesheya komgudu ofanayo. Yonke imisebenzi ephephile futhi ejabulisayo. Ngokuqinisekile ungaphinde uhambe ngebhuloho, kukhona iBridge Bridge enhle kakhulu ekunika umlando omuhle webhuloho.
I-Bungi Eningi Ihamba E-Afrika
- Ama-Bloukrans yi-bungee ephezulu kakhulu yokuhweba emhlabeni jikelele. I-Bloukrans River Bridge ibangeni elingamamitha angu-216, cishe kabili kulokho iVictoria Falls Bridge. Itholakala eduze nomgwaqo weJalimane ovelele eNingizimu Afrika esifundazweni saseWestern Cape. Ukujiya kusuka ekuphakameni okunjengalezi nje izibopho ze-ankle kuyingozi kakhulu, ngakho-ke basebenzisa i-harness yomzimba kanye. UNkosana uHarry wenza kanjalo, futhi nabadlali be-Amazing Race benza kanjalo! Hlola amanye amavidiyo we-jump, futhi ubone ukuthi uthanda ukubukeka kwawo. Uma wenza, qhubeka futhi uyibhale!
- UBungee Mogale e-Krugersdorp (esifundazweni saseGauteng), iNingizimu Afrika isebenza ngaphandle kwebhuloho likaMakhosi Kloof futhi inikeza ukudonsa kwamamitha angu-50. Ungakwazi ukukhipha i-bungee lapha kanye ne-zip line nebhuloho ukugijima ... ulwazi oluningi.
- I-Kenya yanquma ukuthi ifuna ukungenela isenzo se-bungee eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, kodwa ngaphandle kwamabhuloho afanele eduze, bahambisa iganeke emfuleni iTana, 95km enyakatho yeNairobi . Umfula iTana uheha izigqoko, ngakho-ke indawo eyinhloko ye-crane yamamitha angu-60. Selokhu isebenza kusukela ngo-2002.
- I-Uganda inikeza amanye ama-rafting amhlophe asemhlophe emhlabeni wonke, njengaseVictoria Falls, ngakhoke anikezwe uhlobo lwe-adrenalin junkies eheha umdlalo, nabo baqala ukunikela nge-bungee jumping. I-Nile High Bungee inikeza ukuhleka kwamamitha angu-44, futhi uthola i-raft ngezansi .... ulwazi oluthe xaxa