The Yjumper Project

I have developed a prototype who uses a three point slackline-bungee cord-bamboo icosahedron to provide a flexible and scalable kind of trampoline.

Me and a fellow were allowed to build and test the construction for a few days in an old cooling tower to test the flexibility and mobility of the base system.

For the prototype a combination of 42 bungee cords, 400 m webbing and a bamboo icosahedron (2 m diameter) structure in the centre of the cooling tower was used.

The base setup is influenced by the knowledge and equipment used in highline/ slackline systems. The trampoline effect is produced by simple body centering displacements inside the bamboo cage .

More info: yjumper.com

The Yjumper set up in a disused cooling tower 1

The Yjumper set up in a disused cooling tower 2

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