Stockhorn Cable Car Bungee Jump

The Stockhorn bungee jump is a leap from a suspended cable-car gondola about 134 m above the ground at the Stockhorn in Erlenbach im Simmental, in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. The jump is booked through Outdoor Interlaken (outdoor.ch), which organises a transfer of about 45 minutes from Interlaken, with the whole outing taking around 4 hours including transfer. Jumpers are lowered in the gondola, clipped into a harness and rope system, and fall freely towards the valley before the rope catches and swings them out. The activity is rated hard because of the psychological challenge rather than technical skill: no fitness beyond good general health is needed, but participants must be able to stand on the platform edge and commit to the drop. Minimum age, weight range and medical restrictions, such as heart conditions, pregnancy or back problems, are set by the operator and should be checked at booking. A harness is provided, while closed shoes and warm clothing are recommended because it is cooler at height. Operators use standard jump procedures with checked equipment, redundant rope systems and a briefing before each jump, and staff retrieve jumpers after the swing. Season runs roughly May to October, with June to September the best period; strong wind, storm or low cloud can postpone jumps. The price is around CHF 219 to 239 (about $269 to $294) per jump, and spectators can ride along for a smaller transport fee, which suits friends and family who prefer to watch. Photo and video packages are commonly offered by the operator, and the Stockhorn area also has views over the Bernese Alps and the Gantrisch region.