A group of 245 thrillseekers tied to ropes jumped off a 98-foot tall bridge hoping to establish a world record on Sunday.
Photos of the death-defying event show 245 participants – each tied to a rope and wearing a helmet – as they take the plunge from the bridge in Hortolandia, about 68 miles northwest of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The jumpers fell almost simultaneously and swung back and forth until coming to standstill before with some descending to the water below and others climbing up to the bridge.
A group of 245 tied to ropes jumped off a 98-foot tall bridge in Hortolandia, about 68 miles northwest of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday
The group of thrillseekers were trying to break a world record for robe jumping – which was previously set at 149 people doing it at once
The jumpers fell almost simultaneously and swung back and forth until coming to standstill before with some descending to the water below and others climbing up to the bridge
The practice, called rope jumping, consists of jumping from impressive heights while tied to a nylon rope. Unlike bungee jumping, the rope doesn’t have any bounce
The practice, called rope jumping, consists of jumping from impressive heights while tied to a nylon rope.
It differs from bungee jumping because the rope doesn’t have any bounce.
Instead of bouncing back, rope jumping adepts slow down at the end of their fall and end up dangling at the end of the rope.
One jump can require months of preparation due to the complicated system of pulleys and bolts involved. Stunt organizer, Alan Fereira, said a total of 400 people were involved in this year’s project.
Fereira examined the ropes before the jump, as the feat required the assembly of complicated harnesses and bolts used for professional mountaineering.
Instead of bouncing back, rope jumping adepts slow down at the end of their fall and end up dangling at the end of the rope
People climb after jumping off a bridge, which has a height of 98 feet (30 meters), in Hortolandia, Brazil, on Sunday. One jump can require months of preparation due to the complicated system of pulleys and bolts involved
Stunt organizer, Alan Fereira, said a total of 400 people were involved in this year’s project. Fereira examined the ropes before the jump, as the feat required the assembly of complicated harnesses and bolts used for professional mountaineering
Bystanders watched the group of 245 thrillseekers as they leaped from the bridge and swung underneath in near-unison on Sunday
Some of the participants climbed back up the ropes toward the bridge after the jump, while others fell into the water below
According to organisers, a total of 12 miles (20 kilometres) of rope were used plus 1,000 harnesses.
Guinness World Records have not yet issued an official statement confirming the Brazilian record attempt but it surpassed another Brazilian attempt with 149 participants in April, 2016. A previous unofficial record was set in Tver, Russia, in July 2012.
Some credit American rock climber Dan Osman with pioneering rope jumping. Osman died in 1998 aged 35 after jumping from the Leaning Tower summit in Yosemite National Park.
His rope failed him during the jump, leading to a crash that sounded ‘like a tree had broken in half’, his friend Miles Daisher told Outside.
People practice before jump off a bridge on Sunday. According to organisers, a total of 12 miles (20 kilometres) of rope were used plus 1,000 harnesses
Guinness World Records have not yet issued an official statement confirming the Brazilian record attempt but it surpassed another Brazilian attempt with 149 participants in April, 2016
Some credit American rock climber Dan Osman with pioneering rope jumping. Osman died in 1998 aged 35 after jumping from the Leaning Tower summit in Yosemite National Park