Land Diving

The Pentecost Islanders in Vanuatu have been practicing this form of bungee jumping for a long time, in a traditional fertility-rite ceremony only for males, some as young as seven. They jump from 20-30 meter high tree towers with their legs tied with supple liana vines, aiming to just touch the ground. It is not an exact science, and there have been some tragedies over time.