Francois-Marie Dibon deliberate for the epic problem for greater than 5 years and skilled for months.
A person from France has set a brand new world file for many variety of bungee jumps in 24 hours. Francois-Marie Dibon began his quest at 10am on Tuesday, and concluded 10am (Scotland time) on Wednesday on the Highland Fling Bungee platform at Garry Bridge in Perthshire.
Based on The Guardian, Mr Dibon, 44, made 765 jumps within the mentioned time interval, beating the earlier file set by New Zealand’s Mike Heard, who accomplished 430 jumps at Auckland Harbour Bridge in 2017.
Based on The Herald Scotland, Mr Dibon, 44, surpassed that file in simply 12 hours, finishing his 431st leap at 10.30pm on Tuesday.
Joanne Brent, the Guinness World Data decide who verified the file, mentioned Dibon’s effort was “inspiring”, as per The Guardian report.
“I was afraid of heights, and bungee leaping is an excellent remedy. I discovered it is definitely worth the effort to face your fears and overcome them. So I made a decision to place that assertion to the check,” he informed the BBC earlier than beginning the hunt to interrupt the world file.
Mr Dibon added that it might be his “pleasure to carry the file to Scotland.”
He deliberate for the epic problem for greater than 5 years and skilled for months. His first bungee leap was 11 years in the past.
Mr Dibon accomplished the problem with 15 crew members, who labored in shifts all through the 24-hour interval.
“We’re all working collectively to make sure security, leap counting, so actually it’s a crew endeavor,” he mentioned.