The world of extreme sports follows trends and the latest of these has become huge in the country of Russia. So huge in fact, a film has even been made of it which has seen hundreds of teenagers in the country’s capital flocking to the cinema. This sport is called Rope Jumping.
Thought up by an American to concur his fear of falling, the Russians have adopted the extreme sport and taken it to new heights. All that’s needed is a rope and a bridge high enough to jump from. Sounds simple and pretty straight forward, but in this case, simplicity is synonymous with dangerous.
Unfortunately, I couldn’y find any footage of the film, so here are some Americans rope jumping:
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