Amateur rope-jumping in Russia

Members of the "Exit Point," an amateur rope-jumping group jump from a 44-metre high water-pipe bridge in Russia. Fans of rope-jumping, a kind of extreme sport involving a jump from a high point using an advanced leverage system combining mountaineering and rope safety equipment, marked the end of the group's jumping season and recent Halloween festivities. The difference between rope-jumping and bungee jumping is that the rope in rope-jumping does not stretch like a bungee cord. (Reuters)