Last Updated: March 29, 2024, 17:31 IST
He went bungee jumping in Rishikesh at the Himalayan Bungy. (Image Credits: Instagram/ollieheadon)
In the video, the man gets out of his wheelchair and takes the plunge from approximately 384 feet.
Bungee jumping is one of the most popular adventure sports in the world. It involves jumping from great heights while being attached to an elastic cord. It’s a sport typically enjoyed by adrenaline junkies seeking an exhilarating experience. Now a video is going viral that shows a man who uses a wheelchair, trying out this extreme sport. Ollie Headon, the operation director at Himalayan Bungy, a bungee jumping service in Rishikesh shared a video which showed a man getting out of his wheelchair and taking the plunge from 117 meters (approximately 384 feet).
While sharing this video on Instagram, Headon wrote, “This is what bungy jumping is all about. Knowing how much you can push yourself mentally, it doesn’t matter how big or small, muscular or skinny that person is, it’s just whether you are brave enough to push yourself mentally and face those fears! Bungy should be accessible for everyone who is brave enough, what an inspirational jump!!”
The man in the wheelchair is Madhav Kuliyal, a resident of Rishikesh. This video received over 4,000 likes since it was posted on March 18. In the comments, many people lauded Kuliyal’s boldness. An Instagram user wrote, “Woowwww! Hats off to this guy.” Another person wrote, “This is awesome!”
Back in 2022, Linda Potgieter, a 50-year-old from South Africa proved that age is just a number when she broke the Guinness World Record for the “most bungee jumps in one hour outdoors (20+ metre cord).” Potgieter jumped 23 times in one hour to get this achievement. She made her multiple jumps at the 216-metre-high Bloukrans Bridge in the Western Cape. She broke the previous record of 19 jumps made by Veronica Dean, another South African who made her record at the same location.
While taking to the Guinness World Records, after her successful record attempt, Potgieter said, “All glory goes to my God. It’s because of him. Thank you to my husband and my kids. I’m just grateful. I need to puke in a minute.” Guinness World Records adjudicator Sofia Greenacre described Potgieter’s achievement as, “the epitome of record-breaking.” She said, “I’ve never seen anything quite like it and I think this record might have reached its peak now. It’s going to be really, really tricky to see it beaten.”