In 1988, daredevils AJ Hackett and Henry van Asch created the world’s first commercial bungee jump in Queenstown, New Zealand: the Kawarau Bridge Bungy at just 439 feet high. Think that’s a ...

Hackett and van Asch quickly realised there was money to be made and, as skiers, New Zealand snow hub Queenstown seemed an obvious starting point. On 12 November 1988, the Kawarau Bridge bungy ...

Several bungee sites can be found within Queenstown, including Kawarau Bridge (home of the world's first commercial bungee jump), The Ledge (which sits on Bob's Peak and can be reached by the ...

Adventure tourism leader AJ Hackett Bungy is set to open a new thrill ride at its famous Kawarau Bridge Bungy site - the much anticipated Kawarau Zipride. The Bungy pioneers are proud to announce ...

Sure, you may have taken a selfie, straddling the border of two countries — but how about bungee jumping between two countries? Risk-takers leap from the Victoria Falls Bridge, stretching ...

A few months ago, while vacationing in New Zealand, I bungee jumped off the famous Kawarau Suspension Bridge, plummeting over 140 feet and dipping slightly into the icy cold water of the Kawarau ...

They developed the bungee ropes and rigging system and found the perfect site – the historic Kawarau Suspension Bridge – which would give paying customers the chance to safely fall 43 metres.

"None of us had ever met before, and we may never meet again, but for one short stretch of time, we were the support group that we all needed." A few months ago, while vacationing in New Zealand ...