Bungee Jumping in New Zealand

Queenstown’s Kawarau Bridge Bungy is a 143-foot drop and the first-ever commercial bungee site. // © 2014 AJ Hackett

Friends and family can watch jumpers from the sidelines. // © 2014 AJ Hackett

More than 400,000 people jump off the Kawarau Bridge each year. // © 2014 AJ Hackett

Two AJ Hackett employees catch jumpers and help them onto solid ground — though some jumpers choose to get dunked in the river. // © 2014 AJ Hackett

AJ Hackett takes photographs as well as a video of the entire experience. // © 2014 AJ Hackett