Rope jumping: even better than Russian roulette The Observers: "Young Russians have found a new way to add a little spice to their life: rope jumping. This unauthorised extreme sport is not unlike bungee jumping, except for two significant details: you don’t jump in an open, natural space, but off a city rooftop. And you don’t use an elastic cord, but a mountain climbing rope.
Because rope jumping is such a new activity in Russia, there is no law regulating it. Although it is not officially forbidden, police usually stop and dismantle any urban rope jumping squads they find, citing safety concerns.
The late American rock-climber Dan Osman is usually credited with inventing rope jumping: he was the first to begin jumping off cliffs and mountain tops tied to a safety rope. Osman was killed during a failed jump from the Leaning Tower rock formation in Yosemite National Park in 1998. He was 35 years old. Did he expect his idea to become the new big thing for urban youths in post-Soviet countries? Probably not."
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