Bridge Jumping

The ‘Stari Most’ Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia is 25 metres above the river. It has become a rite of passage for young men to jump from the bridge – but are Hamish & Andy man enough?

Mostar Bridge, Bosnia
Getting a better idea of the height
Don't Look Down
The Neretva River
Meeting some regular jumpers
The jump is 25 metres above the water
The jump is 25 metres above the water
Can't believe it
Another local jumper
Another local jumper
25m high
Another local jumper has the bridge tattooed on his arm
Who's next?
2.5 times the height of a 10m platform
A long way to fall
The jumpers use their arms to balance themselves in the air
They have to be ridged upon entry to avoid injury
Hamish on the 7m test platform
Hamish lands awkwardly on his test jump
Now do it again, 3.5 times higher
Andy's test jump from the 7m platform
Now do it again, 3.5 times higher
Hamish improves his technique with another test jump
Back to the bridge
Are we ready?

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Find out if we take the 25metre jump here.

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