Scenic Highland Perthshire the location for bungee jump world record attempt

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Highland Perthshire is the location for a unique world record attempt.Frenchman Francois-Marie Dibon (44) is attempting the most bungee jumps ever completed in 24 hours.On Tuesday (today), he is planning to break the record of 430 jumps in one day - set in 2017 by Kiwi Mike Heard at Auckland Harbour Bridge.The venue will be the 40m plummet from Garry Bridge near Killiecrankie, operated by Highland Fling Bungee which was the UK’s first purpose-built bridge bungee jumping platform.A Guinness Book of Records adjudicator from London will be on hand, with Francois and his team of jump masters, operating in four-hour shifts, starting the quest this morning.The Paris-raised professional, an actuary in employee benefits in Stockholm, will jump through the night, taking small rest breaks and micro-napping, something he has taught himself to do.It will be the culmination of years of planning, with their hopes and preparations punctuated by the global COVID-19 pandemic.When Wednesday morning arrives and Francois finally stands upright again, he is hopeful the existing record for outdoor jumps will have been surpassed.“We have been thinking about this for the last five and a half years, with ups and downs and some road-blocks on the way,” he said ahead of the challenge. “It takes a lot of trained staff to do something like this.“Then the pandemic happened and the travel restrictions made it difficult for me to travel from Sweden to Scotland.“Now the karma is good.

The stars are aligned.”He added: “I am just the jumper of the team, it is a collective sport. Without me there is no record, without the team I will do only one jump.“It takes an amazing team over this very long effort.