Extreme sport

Video: This is what a bungy jump from the Jauntal bridge looks like

Free fall: "Krone" intern Hannah Tilly wanted to experience this breathtaking feeling and took the plunge from the Jauntal Bridge.

Losing the ground beneath your feet - "Bungy Jauntal" Managing Director Gerhard Grabner knows this feeling very well. Grabner has already jumped 1500 times from the railroad bridge in the municipality of Ruden: "It never loses its appeal."

The company has lost a whole four months due to the coronavirus crisis. The social distancing rules must also be observed here. Tandem jumps are only permitted with people from the same household. Employees who are in direct contact with customers must wear a mask. Otherwise there are no further measures. Because many people are not traveling abroad, the bridge is currently very busy. "After all, people want to experience something," smiles Grabner, looking over the railing into the depths.

"Krone" intern takes the plunge
At 96 meters, the Jauntal Bridge is the highest railroad bridge in Europe - no cause for concern for "Krone" intern Hannah: "I'm now going to the jumping platform. I've already been fitted with a harness and foot straps. I'm starting to feel a tingling sensation from my stomach to my legs. I stare fixedly at the calm surface of the Drau. Why on earth am I doing this? In the background, I hear voices suddenly counting down: 'Three, two, one bungy'."

"Although my mind is obviously resisting, my feet leave the ground. I stretch my arms wide apart while my whole body releases adrenaline. Back on the ground, I ask myself one question: what does a parachute jump feel like?"

Hannah Tilly, Kärntner Krone