Vanuatu, Cradle of Bungee Jumping, May Finally Get Just Recognition. 7 minute read. A land diver with a pair of vines tied to his ankles jumps from a 30-meter-high platform on the Vanuatuan Island ...

"[Bungee jumping] is a creation of here, of Vanuatu," Mr Huri said. "So we have to come up with this bill so that we can put in place mechanisms where any future case like this will be handled ...

Vanuatu, an archipelago in the Southern Pacific perhaps best known for its starring role in 2004's Survivor: Vanuatu, ... that inspired modern-day bungee jumping. To be fair, ...

Modern-day bungee jumping traces its origins to 1988, when two New Zealanders, ... They drew inspiration from the "land divers" of Vanuatu, ...

The idea for their bungee jump had been inspired by a rite of passage on the island of Vanuatu known as “land diving”, which saw young men leap from high towers and use vines to break their ...