Contra Dam – “GoldenEye” Bungee Jumping

The Contra Dam, is also known as Verzasca Dam under unofficial name and the Locarno Dam as well. It is an arch dam on the Verzasca River in the Val Verzasca of Ticino, Switzerland. The dam’s unique architecture is the main attracted and curious thing for tourists and active recreation enthusiasts. It is very popular among Bungee Jumpers.

Actually, James Bond film GoldenEye made the Verzasca Dam and the bungee jump from it one of the world’s most famous jumps. (GoldenEye is a 1995 spy film, the seventeenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions). In that movie few agents jump from the Verzasca Dam. Since then, the thousands of the fans of the movie visited there to repeat the leap of the agents.The dam serves as a place for Bunjee Jumping.

The Contra Dam is also known among the fans of the other Indian film – Dhoom 3.

General Information of Dam and Bungee Jumping

Completion	1965
Location	Locarno, Tessin, Switzerland
Impounds	Verzasca
Coordinates	46° 11′ 48″ N    8° 50′ 56″ E
Height	220m
Retained water volume	105 000 000 m³
Crest Length	380m
Dam Volume	660 000 m3
Sensational Level	Extreme
Spoken Language	French, English, German
Fitness Level	Everybody Welcome
Duration	1 hour
Meeting Point	Trekking team, Via Valle Verzasca, 6596 Gordola, Switzerland

Activity requirements

• Weight –           between 45 kg and 115 kg
• Age 65 and older need to provide a medical certificate.

Participants with the following health conditions are explicitly excluded:

– Pregnancy

– High blood pressure

– Heart disorders

– Epilepsy

– Musculoskeletal damages

– Neurological disorders

– Inner ear problems

Special terms

• Please arrive at the meeting spot at least 10 min. before your scheduled jump.
• No personal camera will be allowed during the jump for safety reasons.
• Weather conditions can affect your jump.

Location: Gordola

May 12

8:00 am

11.94 °C

May 12

11:00 am

13.55 °C

May 12

2:00 pm

14.61 °C

May 12

5:00 pm

14.87 °C Address

 

 

 

Via Valle Verzasca, 6596 Gordola, Switzerland

Opening Time

Opened for 24 hours

Tickets

Swiss travel pass

Duration

1 hour

Location: Gordola May 13May 14May 15May 16May 17

2:00 am

May 13

11.6 °C 97 % 1016 hPa 0.22 m/s 213 deg light rain

5:00 am

May 13

11.22 °C 100 % 1016 hPa 0.66 m/s 204 deg light rain

8:00 am

May 13

11.43 °C 100 % 1017 hPa 0.91 m/s 197 deg light rain

11:00 am

May 13

13.13 °C 100 % 1017 hPa 1.2 m/s 184 deg light rain

2:00 pm

May 13

14.85 °C 100 % 1016 hPa 1.86 m/s 188 deg light rain

5:00 pm

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15.02 °C 97 % 1015 hPa 1.23 m/s 186 deg light rain

8:00 pm

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13.13 °C 95 % 1017 hPa 1.15 m/s 187 deg light rain

11:00 pm

May 13

11.53 °C 82 % 1018 hPa 0.77 m/s 32 deg light rain

2:00 am

May 14

11.06 °C 83 % 1017 hPa 0.77 m/s 360 deg light rain

5:00 am

May 14

11.03 °C 89 % 1016 hPa 1.14 m/s 359 deg light rain

8:00 am

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13.08 °C 94 % 1015 hPa 0.26 m/s 317 deg overcast clouds

11:00 am

May 14

16.56 °C 99 % 1013 hPa 1.36 m/s 196 deg light rain

2:00 pm

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17.77 °C 99 % 1011 hPa 2.13 m/s 191 deg light rain

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15.58 °C 100 % 1011 hPa 2.47 m/s 186 deg light rain

8:00 pm

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13.14 °C 100 % 1012 hPa 1.31 m/s 187 deg light rain

11:00 pm

May 14

12.55 °C 100 % 1012 hPa 0.79 m/s 201 deg light rain

2:00 am

May 15

12.34 °C 100 % 1010 hPa 0.29 m/s 288 deg light rain

5:00 am

May 15

10.32 °C 67 % 1010 hPa 1.64 m/s 358 deg broken clouds

8:00 am

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13.65 °C 53 % 1007 hPa 1.53 m/s 2 deg broken clouds

11:00 am

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19.63 °C 86 % 1004 hPa 0.48 m/s 10 deg overcast clouds

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22.46 °C 77 % 1001 hPa 0.47 m/s 157 deg broken clouds

5:00 pm

May 15

20.07 °C 100 % 1000 hPa 0.15 m/s 174 deg light rain

8:00 pm

May 15

15.73 °C 100 % 1000 hPa 0.47 m/s 331 deg light rain

11:00 pm

May 15

13.91 °C 100 % 1001 hPa 1.17 m/s 327 deg light rain

2:00 am

May 16

12.89 °C 100 % 998 hPa 2.83 m/s 358 deg overcast clouds

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12.93 °C 100 % 997 hPa 2.87 m/s 4 deg overcast clouds

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14.61 °C 100 % 997 hPa 2.8 m/s 6 deg overcast clouds

11:00 am

May 16

16.48 °C 100 % 997 hPa 2.74 m/s 350 deg light rain

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18.34 °C 100 % 998 hPa 1.99 m/s 360 deg overcast clouds

5:00 pm

May 16

19.27 °C 100 % 998 hPa 1.69 m/s 349 deg overcast clouds

8:00 pm

May 16

15.61 °C 100 % 1001 hPa 1.96 m/s 356 deg overcast clouds

11:00 pm

May 16

13.29 °C 100 % 1005 hPa 1.32 m/s 9 deg light rain

2:00 am

May 17

12.84 °C 100 % 1006 hPa 1.32 m/s 14 deg light rain

5:00 am

May 17

12.29 °C 100 % 1007 hPa 1.45 m/s 2 deg overcast clouds