David Kirke, a flamboyant thrill-seeker who performed — and more important, survived — what is widely acknowledged as the first modern bungee jump, died Oct. 21 at his home in Oxford, England. He was ...

A bungy jump can be a life-affirming activity because it offers a powerful moment of choice and courage. Facing fear in a controlled, safe environment triggers the release of adrenaline and endorphins ...

A land diver with a pair of vines tied to his ankles jumps from a 30-meter-high platform on the Vanuatuan Island of Pentecost as part of an ancient land-diving ritual called nagol — the precursor to ...

Dec. 2 (UPI) --A French daredevil with a passion for bungee jumping earned his second Guinness World Record for the sport by jumping at 16 different commercial bungee jumping sites over the course of ...

It’s likely that François-Marie Dibon (France) loves bungee jumping more than anyone else in the world. He loves bungee jumping so much that he did it 2,350 times in the space of eight years. He loves ...

For those who have successfully overcome their fears and walked the world’s highest glass-bottom bridge in China, it’s time to take things up a notch – and bungee off it. A new 260-meter-high (853 ...

Dozens of bungee jumpers take an arduous five-mile hike each weekend to launch themselves off the 120-foot Bridge to Nowhere deep in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. This is Bungee America ...

For those who live for the rush of gravity and the wind whistling past their ears, there is one destination that stands above the rest. While many platforms offer a quick drop, the highest bridge to ...