10:00:04 4.56 |
SEVERAL PEOPLE GATHERED ON THE TOP OF THE FOREST-HILL / AUBURN BRIDGE. THE BRIDGE IS 730 FEET HIGH AND CROSSES THE NORTH FOLK AMERICAN RIVER.
EACH PERSON STANDS ON TOP OF A WOODEN PLATFORM. THEN THEY EACH TAKE TURNS DOING DIFFERENT TYPES AND STYLES OF BRIDGE JUMPS. SOME BACKWARDS, SOME FORWARDS, SOME FLIP OFF THE THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. SOME ARE CONNECTED TO BUNGEE CORDS, OTHER USE ROPES, AND OTHERS JUMP WEARING A PARACHUTE BACKPACK. WHEN THEY GET HALFWAY DOWN MIDAIR THE RELEASE THE PARACHUTES AND SLOWLY FLOAT DOWN TO THE GROUND. ONE GUY USES A LARGE GLIDER TO FLY DOWN WITH. ALL OF THIS SHOT FROM THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE POV EXTREME SPORTS: TREE TOPS. BRIDGE JUMPING. BUNGEE CORD JUMPS. JUMPING OFF A BRIDGE WITH A PARACHUTE. PARACHUTING |
10:34:27 2067.56 |
VARIOUS SHOTS RECORDED FROM UNDER THE AUBURN - FORESTHILL BRIDGE OF
DIFFERENT TYPES AND STYLES OF BRIDGE JUMPS. SOME BACKWARDS, SOME FORWARDS, SOME FLIP OFF THE THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. SOME ARE CONNECTED TO BUNGEE CORDS, OTHER USE ROPES, AND OTHERS JUMP WEARING A PARACHUTE BACKPACK. WHEN THEY GET HALFWAY DOWN MIDAIR THE RELEASE THE PARACHUTES AND SLOWLY FLOAT DOWN TO THE GROUND. |
10:45:55 2755.51 |
WHITE GOVERNMENT ROAD SIGN THAT SAYS" NO JUMPING FROM BRIDGE". TREES AND BRIDGE IN BG
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10:46:15 2775.95 |
VARIOUS SHOTS RECORDED FROM UNDER THE AUBURN - FORESTHILL BRIDGE OF
DIFFERENT TYPES AND STYLES OF BRIDGE JUMPS. SOME BACKWARDS, SOME FORWARDS, SOME FLIP OFF THE THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. SOME ARE CONNECTED TO BUNGEE CORDS, OTHER USE ROPES, AND OTHERS JUMP WEARING A PARACHUTE BACKPACK. WHEN THEY GET HALFWAY DOWN MIDAIR THE RELEASE THE PARACHUTES AND SLOWLY FLOAT DOWN TO THE GROUND. |
10:53:59 3239.06 |
SEVERAL OF THE BRIDGE JUMPERS GATHERING TOGETHER TO POSE AND TAKE PICTURES BY THE SIGN THAT SAYS "WHITE GOVERNMENT ROAD SIGN THAT SAYS "NO JUMPING FROM BRIDGE". TREES AND BRIDGE IN BG . PEOPLE GIVING THUMBS UP AND SMILING BY THE SIGN.
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Description: Extreme Sports: Auburn Bridge (Film) - rock climbing - Bridge jumping, base jumping, bungee jumping (37:00)\\\Parachuting is a method of transiting from a high point to Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes. The Foresthill Bridge, also referred to as the Auburn-Foresthill Bridge or the Auburn Bridge, is a road bridge crossing over the North Fork American River in Placer County and the Sierra Nevada foothills, in eastern California.
Keywords: bridge jumping
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