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THE SCENE: A land diver takes the leap on the South Pacific island of Pentecost in Vanuatu. THE PHOTOGRAPHER: Tim Clayton THE SPECS: Mamiya 7 with standard 80mm lens, ISO 125, f/5.6, 1/500 second Centuries before the first bungee jumper launched himself off a bridge, the inhabitants of Pentecost Island were land diving: climbing handmade towers up to 80 feet tall, wrapping a couple of jungle vines around their ankles, and pitching themselves out toward the earth below. A tradition believed to date back more than 1,500 years, it’s the centerpiece of a ceremony that ensures a successful harvest—and proves one’s manhood. (These days the sport is also performed for visiting tourists, a practice that helps sustain local communities.) Divers—men and boys, some as young as five—walk for days from all parts of the island to designated sites, where they must receive permission to plunge from the local land diving doctor. Still, it’s not uncommon for a participant to fracture a bone—or worse—at the end of his eight-story free fall. —JESS HOLL LAST LOOK LAST LOOK VOLUME 11, NUMBER 4. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE (ISSN 1523-6226) IS PUBLISHED EIGHT TIMES A YEAR—FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL/MAY, JUNE/JULY, AUGUST/SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER/JANUARY—BY THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, 1145 17TH ST. NW, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036-4688. $14.97 A YEAR FOR U.S. DELIVERY, $4.99 PER SINGLE COPY. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT WASHINGTON, D.C., AND ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. SUBSCRIBER: IF THE POSTAL SERVICE ALERTS US THAT YOUR MAGAZINE IS UNDELIVERABLE,WE HAVE NO FURTHER OBLIGATION UNLESS WE RECEIVE A CORRECTED ADDRESS WITHIN TWO YEARS. POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE, P .O. BOX 63002, TAMPA, FL 33663-3002. IN CANADA, AGREEMENT #40063649, RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE, P .O. BOX 4412 STA A, TORONTO, ONTARIO M5W 3W2. PHOTOGRAPH BY TIM CLAYTON/REPORTAGE BY GETTY IMAGES 94 ADVENTURE Check out video of the land divers at ngadventure.com. >

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  • THE SCENE: A land diver takes the leap on the South Pacific island of Pentecost in Vanuatu.

    THE PHOTOGRAPHER: Tim Clayton

    THE SPECS: Mamiya 7 with standard80mm lens, ISO 125, f/5.6, 1/500 second

    Centuries before the first bungeejumper launched himself off a bridge,the inhabitants of Pentecost Island wereland diving: climbing handmade towersup to 80 feet tall, wrapping a couple ofjungle vines around their ankles, andpitching themselves out toward theearth below. A tradition believed to dateback more than 1,500 years, its thecenterpiece of a ceremony that ensuresa successful harvestand proves onesmanhood. (These days the sport is alsoperformed for visiting tourists, a practicethat helps sustain local communities.)Diversmen and boys, some as youngas fivewalk for days from all parts ofthe island to designated sites, wherethey must receive permission to plungefrom the local land diving doctor. Still,its not uncommon for a participant tofracture a boneor worseat the endof his eight-story free fall. JESS HOLL

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