Skypark AJ Hackett Sochi is a complex of extreme entertainment at altitude, located in the Adler district of Sochi. The opening of the adventure park at altitude took place quite recently, in June 2014.

The main part of the AJ Hackett Sochi skypark complex is suspension bridge with observation platforms from where you can see the sea and mountains. This is the longest hanging pedestrian bridge with the largest rope jumping system in the world. The project, unique in its size and architectural forms, is included in the Guinness Book of Records.

Photos and text by Georgy Malts

1. The park is being completed, but is already functioning.

2. The bridge is located in the gorge towards Krasnaya Polyana.

4. A bungee jumping center has been set up in front of the bridge.

5. From here I jumped with a rope 67 meters long!

6. We go out onto the bridge.

7. Walking there and back takes more than a kilometer.

8. Let's look down. Not scary?

9. Visitors to the bridge.

10. Safety net to prevent anyone from dropping their iPhones.

11. Fall down more than 200 meters.

12. Recently, on September 5, they opened the opportunity to jump down with a rope 207 meters long! This is the highest height for bungee jumping in Russia and Europe. There are only a few such attractions in the world.

13. The bridge is held in place by eight metal cables weighing 700 tons. The total weight of the bridge structure is 120 tons, the length of the suspended part is 439 m.

14. Do not smoke while jumping.

16. The total length of the bridge is 520 meters, height - 218 meters. There are observation platforms on the bridge from where you can see the sea and mountains.

17. Yes! We reached one direction.

18. I really like these designs.

19. Joint project, Russian-New Zealand. The bridge itself was designed by the Russians, and the parts for it were manufactured at Energomash.

20. View towards Krasnaya Polyana.

21. On such a bridge it is very useful to fight the fear of heights.

Moving bridges, stone bridges, new bridges, historical bridges, world-famous bridges, bridges you've probably never heard of - they're all here. This list even includes a bridge that floats in water and a bridge through which water flows. These are the top 30 most impressive bridges around the world.

At the time of its opening in 1937, the bridge, which took four years to build, was the longest in the world (main span - 1280 meters) and the highest suspension bridge. Golden Gate held these records until the 1960s. Also known for its color, the bridge is partially painted "international orange" to match the warm coastal surroundings and stand out against the skyline for boaters.

Most old bridge in Florence. Rebuilt after a flood in 1345, renovated in 1565. After this, the bridge over the Arno River was filled with workshops and houses, which sometimes exceeded the dimensions of the bridge itself. The Ponte Vecchio is the only historical bridge in Florence to survive World War II.

The water bridge across the Elbe, connecting two important canals: the Elbe-Havel and the Central German canal, through which communication with the industrial region - the Ruhr Valley - is carried out - the longest navigable aqueduct in the world with a length of 918 meters. The concrete water bridge near Berlin provided a new convenient route for ships. Before its opening in 2003, ships were forced to make a twelve-kilometer detour through the Rothensee lock, along the Elbe and through the Nigripp lock.

Sydney's largest bridge, one of the largest steel arch bridges in the world. The length of the arched span of the bridge is 503 meters. One of the main attractions of Sydney. Because of its remarkable shape, the bridge received the comic name “Hanger” from Sydney residents. It was opened on March 19, 1932. Contains six million rivets. With a width of 48.8 meters, it is considered the widest arched steel bridge in the world, although de facto it is almost twice as wide as the Blue Bridge in St. Petersburg, which is 32.5 meters long over the Moika riverbed with a width of 97.3 meters.

At the time of its construction, the Millau Viaduct, opened in 2004, was the tallest traffic bridge in the world, one of its pillars is 341 meters high - slightly higher than the Eiffel Tower and just 40 meters lower than the Empire State Building in New York. York. The total length is 2460 meters.

One of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, its length is 1825 meters, it crosses the East River and connects Brooklyn and Manhattan in New York City. At the time of completion (1883), it was the largest suspension bridge in the world and the first bridge to use steel rods in its construction. The bridge is built from limestone, granite and Rosenthal cement.

Twice entered the Guinness Book of Records: as the longest suspension bridge (main span - 1991 meters, total length - 3911 meters) and as the longest high bridge, since its pylons are 298 meters high, which is higher than a 90-story building. Subsequently, it was surpassed in height of the pylons by the Millau Viaduct. If you stretch out all the steel threads (5.23 mm in diameter) of the supporting cables of the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, then they can encircle Earth more than seven times. The steel bridge's design takes into account earthquakes, strong winds and strong sea currents.

The most famous bridge in Venice and one of the symbols of the city. It was originally made of wood and collapsed several times. At the end of the 16th century, a new stone bridge was erected, which has survived to this day. The bridge consists of one powerful arch 28 meters long, its maximum height in the center is 7.5 meters, the total length is 48 meters. Built at the narrowest point of the Grand Canal, the bridge rests on 12,000 piles driven into the lagoon floor. On the bridge, in the arched galleries, there are 24 benches (6 benches on each side), separated in the center by two arches.

10. Bay Bridge (Oakland, California)

Suspension bridge across the San Francisco Bay between the cities of San Francisco and Oakland. It consists of two parts: the western suspended (2822 m) and the eastern cantilever (3101 m), which are connected by a tunnel under Yerba Buena Island. The bridge is one of the most long bridges this type in the world. Opened in 1936, it replaced a seismically unstable bridge.

11. Pontoon Bridge State Route 520 (Seattle, WA)

The longest pontoon bridge crossing Lake Washington is 2,350 meters long. It is based on 77 concrete pontoons.

The longest vertical lift bridge in Europe - 670 meters - rises 77 meters above the Garonne River. The four pylons that serve to lift the span vertically light up blue when the tide is high and green when the tide is low.

Reproducing the contours of DNA, this bridge offers pedestrians 280 meters of architectural and acoustic intrigue. Construction material- steel of various types. Has five viewing platforms.

The Nanpu Bridge, with a total length of 6.5 km and a width of seven breakwaters, which stretches over the Huangpu River, is remarkable for its twisted overhead part.

15. Tower Bridge (London, UK)

A 213-meter pedestrian bridge located 70 meters above the canyon. Not for the faint of heart.

The cable-stayed bridge in Vladivostok across the Eastern Bosphorus Strait connects the Nazimov Peninsula with Cape Novosilsky on Russky Island. The second tallest bridge in the world, its height is 324 meters. It has the world's largest span among cable-stayed bridges with a length of 1104 meters.

Ancient stone bridge over the Vltava river. Construction began in 1357, opening in 1380. The length of the bridge is 520 meters, width - 9.5 meters. The bridge rests on 16 powerful arches, lined with hewn sandstone blocks. It is decorated with thirty sculptures of mainly religious content.

19. Tilikum Crossing (Portland, USA)

Portland's first new 518-meter bridge over the Willamette River since 1973, the Tilikum Crossing, opened in September 2015. The structure is notable not only for its impressive design with 33.7-meter towers and five spans, but also for the fact that the bridge is not intended for cars, which is unusual for the United States. Trams, buses, cyclists and pedestrians can move across the bridge.

20. Hangzhou Bay Bridge (Zhejiang, China)

This is one of the longest transoceanic bridges in the world - its length is 33.6 km. Opened in 2008, it connects the cities of Shanghai and Ningbo. Traffic along it is carried out in three lanes in each direction. Travel speed is up to 100 km/h, service life is more than 100 years. After the completion of the bridge, the route between Shanghai and Ningbo was shortened by more than 160 km. Halfway across the bridge, an island platform with a service center has been built, where drivers and passengers can rest, have a snack and take advantage of a wide range of services.

Fully automatic "flying" drawbridge. Raises and lowers from one pylon. Has a deck of 15x5 m.

22. Confederation Bridge (Borden-Carleton, Canada)

Connects Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick on the Canadian mainland. It was opened in 1997. At 12.9 km including access roads, it is the world's longest bridge built over ice-covered water. Relies on 62 supports. 44 spans are the main ones, each 250 meters long. The width of the bridge is 11 meters, the height of the bridge above sea level in the Northumberland Strait is 40 meters, in the central part intended for passage sea ​​vessels, reaches 60 meters. The bridge is built with a slight double curve in the shape of the letter S. This is done so that drivers do not lose their vigilance on the road.

23. Millennium Bridge (Gateshead, UK)

The world's first "tilt" bridge, opened in 2001. The base of the bridge is two steel arches. One of them rises 50 m above the water surface. The other, located almost horizontally, is used by pedestrians and cyclists, and small vessels can pass under it. When a tall vessel approaches the bridge and is unable to pass under the horizontal part, both arches as a single unit rotate 40° around the axis connecting their ends: the pedestrian and bicycle deck of the bridge rises, while the upper arch, on the contrary, lowers. The turn lasts no more than 4.5 minutes, depending on the wind speed. When it is completed, the two arches are in a “equilibrium-raised” position, in which the top points of the arches rise 25 meters above the surface of the water. This maneuver earned the bridge the nickname "Winking Eye".

The fifth longest bridge in the world and one of the longest bridges crossing water. The length of the bridge is about 42.5 kilometers. Built in 2011, the bridge is divided into six road lanes and supported by more than 5,200 pillars. The structure is strong enough to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake, a typhoon, or a collision with a vessel up to 300,000 tons.

25. Lupu Bridge (Shanghai, China)

The second longest steel arch bridge in the world. The total length of the bridge is 3.9 km. The length of the arch across the river is 550 meters. The height of the roadway above the water is 46 m. ​​According to the project, the bridge is capable of withstanding a 12-point hurricane and a 7-point earthquake on the Richter scale.

This bridge, opened in 2008, is 290 meters long and 138 meters high. The only bridge in the world in the shape of the letter "X". The cross-shaped support supports two transport tracks, the lower of which is at a height of 12 meters, and the upper of which is 24 meters above the ground. The bridge design is complemented by an illumination system; multi-colored LED bulbs are built directly into the cables.

27. Royal Gorge Bridge (Cañon City, USA)

Opened in 1929, this tallest bridge in the Western Hemisphere is located 291 meters above the Arkansas River. between the towers and has a total length of 384 meters (the span of the suspension bridge is 268 meters). The steel base structure is covered with 1,292 wooden planks. It is used by pedestrian tourists; only passenger cars can travel on it.

Cable-stayed bridge over the lake, located in the new administrative center Malaysia over the lake is interesting for its design, reminiscent of a sailboat. The inverted Y-shaped concrete and steel pylon rises 96 meters at a 75° angle to the 165-meter span and is supported by cables (21 pairs on the land side, 30 pairs on the span side) and two supports.

This bridge has won numerous awards since its opening in 1998 for its innovative design and aesthetics. appearance. Designed by Christian Menn, the curved Sunniberg is 526 meters long and 12.3 meters wide and features a unique Y-shaped support structure.

A suspension bridge connecting the two historical parts of Budapest - Buda and Pest. Became the first permanent bridge across the Danube. Created by the English engineer William Tierney Clark, the bridge was impressive with an abundance of cast iron and stone and, with a length of 375 meters, was one of the longest at the time of its opening in 1849. Despite the fact that in 1945 the bridge was almost completely destroyed by the Germans, its bridge towers were preserved, which made it possible to reconstruct it in 1949.

Modern architecture tries to keep up with ancient architecture not only in the beauty of its implementation, but also in the grandeur of its plans. This fully applies to suspension bridges, which are often built in the most inaccessible places and whose length can exceed a kilometer. This refers to the length of one span, and not the entire bridge structure in total.


1. Akashi-Kaikyo (1991 m, Japan)

Akashi-Kaikyo is the longest suspension bridge in the world, which spans the Akashi Strait and connects the city of Kobe, located on the island of Honshu, with the city of the same name located on the island of Awaji. It became the third highway connecting Shikoku and Honshu. Before this bridge appeared in the Akashi Strait, she worked ferry crossing, but it often turned out to be dangerous due to the fact that strong storms often occur in the strait. For example, in 1955 alone, 2 ferries sank here as a result of a storm, and 168 children became victims of this disaster.
At first, the Japanese wanted to build a double - automobile and railroad bridge, but in 1986, after the start of preparatory work, the project was reduced, leaving only a 6-lane road bridge. Construction actually began in 1988 and continued for a decade. First, two concrete foundations for the bridge pylons were installed at the bottom of the strait. Two huge round shapes were collected on the shore, after which they were sunk in the right places. This had to be done very accurately, fighting the strong current in the strait, but the installers coped with this task with honor, not allowing deviations of more than 10 cm. To build the bridge, they developed a special recipe for concrete that would not be carried away by sea water when poured.
The next important step was tensioning the cables. To do this, it was necessary to stretch a guide cable from one pylon to another, which was done using a helicopter. Both cables were stretched by 1995, after which it was time to prepare the roadway. But suddenly, on January 17, 1995, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 occurred in the Kobe area. The pylons successfully withstood it, but not the bottom of the strait, which shifted slightly, dragging one of the pylons with it by 1 meter. All calculations turned out to be violated. Engineers proposed making the roadway beams longer and increasing the distance between the cables hanging from the main cables. After a delay of only a month, construction work continued, and in 1998 the roadway was also ready.
The bridge cost the Japanese 500 billion yen, so the toll for crossing it turned out to be rather high - 2,300 yen. Every day 25,000 cars pass through it, although there are people who, in order to save money, still use the ferry or travel by bus.

2. Xihoumen (1650 m, China)

The Xihoumen Suspension Bridge was built between the Jintan and Tsezi Islands of the Chinese Zhoushan Archipelago. Its construction began in 2005. Its main span was built at the end of 2007, and at the end of 2009 the bridge was already operational in test mode, and then the first car drove across it. The length of the main span became the second in the world among suspended structures. Due to a collision between a ship and a bridge support, its opening was delayed by about a month. The total length of all elements of the bridge is 5.3 km, its main part is 2.6 km, and the main section is 1.65 km. Longer bridges are currently being designed or already under construction. The construction of the Xihoumen Bridge was financed by Zhejiang Province, which spent almost 2.5 billion yuan on it.

3. Great Belt (1624 m, Denmark)

The Great Belt suspension bridge in Denmark is amazing in its scale. It rightfully became the longest of its kind in Europe. The Great Belt Bridge passes over the strait of the same name and connects the islands of Zealand and Funen. Its construction began in 1988 and ended in 1998. The total cost of the project reached DKK 21.4 billion. After the bridge was put into operation, travel time between the islands was reduced by more than an hour, and freight and Passenger Transportation between the western and eastern parts of Denmark have increased significantly. If previously up to 8,000 cars crossed the strait on the ferry every day, now 27,600 of them cross the bridge.
This bridge is of great importance for the whole of Denmark as a whole. Thanks to its appearance, the journey from the capital Copenhagen to different cities began to take much less time: to Odense - 75 minutes, to Aarhus - 2.5 hours, to Aalborg - about 4 hours. The presence of the bridge made it possible to abandon domestic air travel between the capital and Odense, Aalborg, Aarhus, and Esbjerg. Now the main transport on all these routes has become the train.
The Great Belt and Øresund bridges provided a land connection between Scandinavia and continental Europe. Since the bridge, there has been significantly more travel by car and train between eastern Denmark and Germany, Germany and Sweden. The Great Belt became the first and so far the only Danish toll road; in 2013, you could drive along it in a passenger car for 33 euros or 235 Danish kroner.


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4. Osman Gazi Bridge (1550 m, Türkiye)

In Turkey, the construction of the very long Osman Ghazi suspension bridge was completed in 2016. This bridge spans the Gulf of Izmit and carries the highway between the major Turkish cities of Bursa and Gebze. The total length of this bridge reaches 2682 m, and the main span is 1550 m. Construction began in 2013 and, despite the complexity of its design, the work took only about 3 years.

5. Lee Sunsin (1545 m, Republic of Korea)

On south coast On the Korean Peninsula, across the harbor separating the cities of Yeosu and Gwangyang, the Lee Sunsin Suspension Bridge is spanned, the main span of which is one of the ten longest similar structures in the world and is the leader in the longest South Korea. The road leading to the Yeosu Industrial Complex runs along it. The bridge was named in honor of the Korean naval commander Lee Sunsin. The total length of the bridge is 2260 m. Construction began on it in 2007, and five years later cars began running across it.

6. Zhunyang (1490 m, China)

Yangtze River in Chinese province Jiangsu is crossed by a complex bridge structure, southern part which became the Zhunyang Suspension Bridge. This place is located 45 kilometers east of Nanjing. In addition to the suspension bridge, the complex has cable-stayed bridge, located to the north. They are elements of the expressway connecting Beijing and Shanghai. The name of the bridge combines the beginnings of two names - Zhunzhou (now Zhenjiang) and Yangzhou.
When the Zhunyang Suspension Bridge was built in 2005, its 1,490-meter main span became the second longest in China and the fourth longest in the world. The bridge's pylons soar to a height of 215 meters, its width is 39.2 meters, its road surface accommodates 6 lanes for cars and two more narrow sidewalks along the edges of the bridge, intended for technical purposes. On average, the road surface of this bridge hangs 50 meters above the water surface.


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7. Fourth Nanjing Bridge (1418 m, China)

The fourth Nanjing Bridge spans the mighty Yangtze River and its tributary Baimiao. It connects two neighboring areas big city Nanjing - Qixia and Luhe. In terms of the length of the main span, it took third place in China, and its total length reaches 5437 meters. The height of the main pylons of this suspension bridge reaches 229 meters. The bridge has two approaches, between which the main suspension span over the Yangtze bed is wedged. After this, the section above the land begins and another crossing of the river - now a tributary of the Baimiao.
For Jiangsu Province, the Fourth Nanjing Bridge was the first bridge with a suspension structure. Thanks to its appearance, the transport situation in such a region has been significantly simplified. huge city like Nanjing. It not only connected urban areas, but also connected expressways between Shanghai and Nanjing and between Nantong and Nanjing through the ring road. There are 6 traffic lanes on the bridge - three in each direction; cars can reach speeds of up to 125 kilometers per hour. The cost of this project reached 6.8 billion yuan.

8. Humber (1410 m, UK)

In England, near Kingston upon Hull, the fifth largest single-span suspension bridge in the world was built - the Humber. It spans the estuary of the Ouse and Trent rivers, on south coast of which is the town of Barton-on-Humber, and to the north is Hessle. Thus the counties of North Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire were united. On average, 120,000 vehicles cross this bridge every week. A one-way fare for a car costs £2.70, and slightly more for lorries.

9. Sultan Selim Yavuz Bridge (1408 m, Türkiye)


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The Sultan Selim Yavuz Bridge (which means Terrible) became the third bridge spanning the Bosphorus Strait, north of Istanbul. Selim I Yavuz was an Ottoman sultan who reigned from 1512-1520.
Construction of this bridge began in the spring of 2013 and was completed three years later, opening to traffic in August 2016. It became an integral part of the Northern Marmari ring road, which is currently under construction. It is distinguished by a combined design: in some places the canvas is supported by cables, in others cables are added to them, and the middle of the main span is suspended exclusively on cables. This bridge has become the widest suspension bridge in the world; its deck has 8 traffic lanes (4 in both directions), and in addition to them there are two more railway tracks. The bridge's pylons rose 322 meters, which is also a record high. Approximately $3 billion was spent on construction of the bridge.

10. Jiangyin (1385 m, China)

At the time of construction of this bridge, it was closest to the mouth of the Yangtze River, but later a couple more bridges were built downstream - the Shanghai Tunnel Bridge and the Sutong Bridge. The bridge is located in the middle of Jiangsu province and serves traffic on two national highways: east coast this is the Tongjiang-Sanya Expressway, and in the west is the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway. In addition to six traffic lanes (3 in both directions), the bridge also has pedestrian sidewalks. The narrowest part of the river bed was chosen for its construction. The bridge deck rises 50 meters above the water.
The completion of the bridge coincided with the anniversary of the 50th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution of 1947. For Chinese designers, this bridge was the longest they had ever designed. The foundation of the bridge was laid in 1994, and its design and construction took less than three years. The bridge's pylons are 190 meters high (the height of a 60-story skyscraper). The main span of the bridge is a steel plate with a smooth bend. In total, over 2.7 billion yuan were spent on the construction of the bridge, and its grand opening took place on September 28, 1999.

The greatest suspension bridge in Sochi is located in the skypark, which can be found by driving to the Adlersky district. Many exciting adventures await you here.

Uniqueness of the place

The Akhshtyrskoye Gorge is dizzying and enchants with its height, causing adrenaline to flow through your veins. This is a completely new building, as it began operating in the summer of 2014. Many city guests first of all want to visit the suspension bridge in Sochi. How to get there? You need to drive from Adler along the road that leads to Krasnaya Polyana. You will pass such villages as Golitsyno, as well as Kazachiy Brod. The area's trout farm is located nearby. A little lower you can see the Krasnopolyanskoe highway, a rather old road.

When you get to the place where the suspension bridge is located in Sochi, a lot of interesting and exciting things will open up before you. It takes your breath away when you look from a height into a gorge of enormous depth that opens up below. There are picturesque sparkling waters of the Mzymta River here.

The longest suspension bridge on the planet can give you an incomparable experience. The length of this structure is 439 meters. You will be at an altitude of 207 m. In addition, interesting place is a large cave that can be seen on the right.

Development

How did he appear on the territory? resort town such a wonderful suspended pedestrian bridge? Copyright and ideas for creation were brought to this territory by a guest from New Zealand who is interested in travel and extreme sports. His name is Alan Hackert.

Akhshtyrskoye Gorge is just one of scenic spots, where this man embodied his grandiose plans. He put his hand to buildings in Australia, worked in France and China, and created in Germany. Its activities began in 1986. Since the time his brand of attractions were built under Alan’s leadership, more than 3.5 billion people have already managed to take an exciting leap into the abyss and fly back up.

The suspension bridge in Sochi, just like the author’s other ideas, allows the heart to skip a beat from the rush of feelings. The most interesting thing is that even people with disabilities have the opportunity to jump. So, thanks to this development, a person who essentially spends his entire life in a chair can do something that thousands of healthy people do not dare to do. Skypark (Sochi) was developed under the direct supervision of the inventor Hackett, so all his developments and tricks were taken into account.

You can jump to an astonishing depth of 207 meters. The suspension bridge in Sochi has a system with which you can perform bungee jumping. To go through the entire structure, you will need to overcome 520 m. The depth of 218 m is captivating and captivating.

For admiring environment There are observation decks. The sea and rocky mountains will open up to your eyes. The suspension bridge in Sochi is supported by eight metal cables, weighing a total of 700 tons. The weight of the structure itself is 120 tons. The suspended part is 439 m in length. Even in the event of a magnitude 9 earthquake, the skypark (Sochi) will withstand and not shake. There is no analogue to this structure in the whole world. Three thousand people can climb it at the same time. Due to its uniqueness, it was decided to include the structure in the Guinness Book of Records.

Great opportunities

Once here, you can go on a freestyle bungee, where there is a special platform for you, from which people enthusiastically fall into the abyss 69 meters deep. The design took into account the need to provide the ability to perform a variety of tricks. You can jump in tandem, on a bicycle, performing a complex technique. They are actively developing to provide greater opportunities for people with disabilities.

There is a more serious platform from where you can fall down to a depth of 207 m. You will jump from a gondola, which is located in the middle of the bridge. There are no analogues to this attraction both in Russia and in Europe. Before launch, the construction was tested many times and strength and reliability tests were carried out.

There is a lot of interesting things here

In addition, you can go to the Sochi Swing, launched in 2014, in August. You will find yourself in free flight as you fly in the opposite direction, around an arc with a radius of 170 meters. There is no taller structure like this in the world.

There is also a Mowgli rope park. Nearby you can go to a museum where you will learn a lot of new and interesting things about bungee jumping. There is also a Mega Troll, which will allow you to fly through the gorge, picking up a speed of 150 kilometers per hour. This development was launched in the summer of 2015. It is very popular with those who are too stressed by long walks and who want to return to the bridge this way.

Strong cables are stretched, having lengths of 550 and 800 meters, respectively. Those who have tried this method of obtaining vivid emotions say that they have never felt anything like this before and would not refuse to let the adrenaline run through their veins again.

Constant improvements

Developments do not stop; they create more and more interesting things. The climbing wall is already operational. You can become a visitor restaurant complex, a large amphitheater that will be placed on the very edge of the abyss.

The climbing wall, rising 18 meters and covering an area of ​​1200 square meters, can accommodate both experienced professionals and novice adventurers. In addition, nearby you will be able to park your car, go to a cozy cafe, stay in a quality hotel, or go up to the platform to view the surrounding area. 3 thousand people can visit the park every day.

Safety system

Of course, when it comes to extreme vacation, especially on such a scale, it is extremely useful to think about ensuring that no one gets damaged. The ropes are not used for too long. This bungee jumping device is being replaced after it has depleted a third of its resources. Before jumping, tests are carried out by dropping loads weighing 75 and 105 kg.

This operation is performed by an experienced instructor. Participants are weighed and a suspension system is selected. The whole process takes about five minutes. The usual type of fastening is applied at the ankles, and the second type is attached to the belt. The second instructor will definitely check everything before you are allowed to jump.

Then, using a cable, a special mechanism is lowered, which grips the fastening device attached to the rope. After the jump is completed, you are pulled up for 30 seconds.

Indescribable emotions

This place gives a lot of impressions to everyone who comes here. The length of the transition is amazing; your head is simply spinning with delight. Skybridge is a place that you will not find analogues in many countries of the world. Under the building a gorge and a beautiful river open up, which beckons with its charming sparkle. This is a true pearl of the Adler region and the entire city of Sochi.

Walking across the 439-meter bridge, you will feel something new and hitherto unknown, casting your gaze at a depth of 218 m. From the joint efforts of the Russians and the New Zealand creator, a simply stunning development has emerged, capable of impressing everyone with its scale and splendor.

Over the course of two years, major work was carried out on the construction of this facility. 2 thousand cubic meters of concrete were used. The tests were successful, and the skypark received permission to operate. It was recognized as absolutely safe and well-built. If disabled people can make a jump here, it’s clear what level of comfort and safety for visitors we're talking about. No earthquake can destroy the structure.

For tourists, this is an excellent holiday destination where you can explore on foot. The panoramas are amazing. The entertainment here will fill you with vivid emotions for a long time. Elastic ropes for jumping are at your disposal. The administration plans to expand the services to skis and snowboards, which you can jump on. There is an emphasis on tandem stunts and serving people with disabilities.

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Skypark in Sochi is a complex of amazing extreme high-altitude entertainment. It is located in the Adler region, near the village of Cossack Ford, above the Akhshtyr Gorge, at a dizzying height...

That's where we went on the second day of exploring Sochi.

There are Skyparks in a few countries in the world: Australia, Singapore, China, Germany and France. And Russia is also lucky!

This is what the bridge looks like from the entrance

The Skypark Aj Hacket Sochi complex (named after its creator and location) is completely new, opened in June 2014. It has not yet embodied everything that its creator, New Zealander AJ Hackett, wants to see. But the main thing, in my opinion, is already there: skybridge (suspension bridge) and bungee jumping (jumping platforms).

At the very beginning, the bridge is rigidly mounted and does not sway at all

None of us (neither me, nor my husband, nor especially our children) was going to jump. We were interested in the bridge itself. The longest suspended pedestrian bridge in the world. And at such a height! At the highest point - more than two hundred meters! More precisely - 207 meters.

Bungy's first 69 m jumping platform

And to make it even more scary and interesting for those who walk on the bridge, its floor is transparent! It is made of lattice plastic (a polymer, especially durable material), that is, you walk on it and you can see everything that is under your feet, somewhere there, hundreds of meters below. Impressive?

For the especially impressionable... :)

And below, the Mzymta River flows, microscopic cars drive along the old Krasnopolyansk highway...

View from the bridge to the Mzymta River

I admit honestly (why lie?), I am terribly, simply incredibly terribly afraid of heights! And although I have already ridden various cable cars(including open, chair-type ones, such as ), climbed a 100-meter high, visited high-altitude observation platforms, such as ), but I was still a little afraid to go here. And at the same time I really wanted to see this miracle.

The views from the bridge are worth overcoming your fear of heights

Just the thought that I would be walking at such a height on a plastic grate made my knees shake. I don’t know why, but walking on a metal grate would not be so scary for me... Or, even more so, on a solid surface. And these grilles give it an extreme feel.

I managed to overcome my fear of heights. Me and my youngest son on Skybridge

I apologize that there are so many exclamation marks and emotions in my story. But how else can you describe your impressions of a walk along the longest suspension bridge in the world?

However, first things first...

Skybridge - sky bridge

Before climbing the SkyBridge, we decided to drive past and look at it from below.

There's a suspension bridge over there, see?

As soon as I saw from afar, somewhere up there, in the sky, a thin thread of a bridge, on which even no people were visible, I immediately felt a little uneasy. And we’ll go there?!..

The longest suspended pedestrian bridge in the world

Skybridge. Bottom view

Then we drove for a long time up the mountain, up to the Akhshtyrskoye Gorge.

View of the bridge on the road to the Akhshtyr Gorge

As I already said, now there are two high-altitude activities: walking along the bridge and jumping from it.

The length of the bridge is 439 meters. And with such a length, the Skybridge Bridge is only 70 centimeters wide. Two people can pass each other, but not too freely (however, this depends on the build of the people). The railing is somewhere at the level of the middle of human height.

The length of the suspended part of the bridge is 439 meters, width is 70 centimeters

The bridge hangs on metal cables thicker than human hand. Looks impressive.

The cable is very thick

The security issue has been resolved here at a very high level (literally 🙂). The bridge looks secure. They say he doesn't care about any wind. And even an earthquake of magnitude 9 should not harm the bridge.

True, Skybridge trembles and sways slightly when people walk on it. And at such moments it becomes not very pleasant.

There are warning signs everywhere that you should not throw or drop anything. Such a warning is a concern for others.

Below is a fairly busy road, there may be people on foot, and in the summer there are kayakers rafting down the river. And if you drop your cell phone or camera on someone’s head, the consequences can be tragic. At the entrance to the park there is a sign with rules of behavior on the bridge. So, it says that even a coin falling down can harm those below.

Rules of conduct in Skypark

In case someone does drop something (you never know, the wind or due to inattention), part of the bridge above the highway is covered with a net from below.

The bridge over the road is covered with netting from below

The rules also say that it is forbidden to enter the bridge in high heels (I would like to see those who would walk in heels on such a bridge with lattice floors), jump and run along the bridge, and carry bottles and backpacks with them.

The last thing really puzzled me: what kind of traveler is without a backpack? I often walk around the city with a backpack - well, what the heck with all these handbags, I can’t fit anything in them, and it’s uncomfortable to carry on my shoulder.

Personally, I had a small backpack on my back, and there was a bottle of water in it. Where would we be without her? No one stopped me, and no one said anything to me at all. By the way, many were with backpacks (though not with huge tourist ones). And one group (it looked like a wedding) even drank champagne on the bridge, pouring it... from a glass bottle. I hope they didn't throw the bottle down...

Smoking is also prohibited on the bridge. But we don’t smoke at all, such a ban doesn’t bother us.

Throughout the bridge there are small observation platforms. You can stand quietly without disturbing anyone. Admire the surroundings, take pictures and be photographed.

Me and my youngest son on the Skybridge observation deck

You can walk along the bridge as much as you like. At least walk back and forth all day.

You can walk along the bridge as much as you like

On the other side of the bridge there is an observation deck. From there it looks completely different than from the entrance.

View from observation deck on the other side of the bridge

And here you can appreciate the height of the rock to which the Skybridge is attached.

I can’t imagine how they built a bridge at such a height...

View down from the cliff to which the Skybridge is attached

This is all very impressive. But the most powerful impression for me was jumping from the bridge... No, I didn’t jump myself! It was enough for me that I saw others jumping.

You can not only walk on the bridge, but also jump from it

Since this is also very interesting and cannot be described in a few words, we will talk about this another time. In the meantime, take a breather after a walk around Skybridge.

Skypark, impressions of the bridge

Personally, my impressions: super, super and super again! Despite all my fear, I walked back and forth across the bridge without clinging to the railings or trembling with fear. I looked and filmed how people were jumping. I photographed the bridge itself and took a photo as a souvenir. We walked along the bridge for more than an hour. At first I was terribly cold, but when I climbed the stairs at the opposite end of the bridge, I was exhausted. Rise after rise...

At the other end of the bridge there is also a ladder

But our youngest daughter, who, as we always thought, was not at all afraid of heights, walked along the bridge, holding my hand and wailing. She asked us to leave there and return to the car. And then she reluctantly agreed to sit in the second platform cradle while we walked to the end of the bridge. Leaving an 8-year-old child there, surrounded by many adults watching the jump, was not scary. I just told her not to get up from her seat, sit and watch others jump.

Bungy platform 207 m

When we returned, our child became somewhat bolder. My daughter even walked the remaining 30 meters to the end of the bridge on her own, and I was already glad that she liked the bridge so much. But when we reached the end of the bridge, my daughter exhaled and said: “Finally, this nightmare is over! I will never go there again!” This was said with such feeling that I understood that the child still did not like the bridge...

View from the bridge to the White Rocks

But she always makes fun of me when I slow down in the mountains on slopes, descents, am afraid to approach the edge of the abyss, and generally show my fear of heights in every possible way. She herself was on top more than once and was never afraid. Therefore, such panic came as a complete surprise to us.

Could you jump from such a height?

And yet I am not ashamed of our child. I saw grown women moaning with fear, clinging to the railings and saying that they would not go further... And some simply walked along the bridge, holding tightly with their hands to both handrails on both sides of the bridge, with obvious reluctance unhooking their hands so that someone skip…

I'm scared to even look down, let alone jump there...

Personally, I (I repeat) am terribly afraid of heights, but if possible, I will definitely walk along Skybridge! Moreover, they are also planning to make trolls, high-altitude swings and many other extreme entertainments here. So I think we'll have to come back here.

What is the price: entrance – 700 rubles for an adult and 350 for a child under 12 years old. Children under 5 years old are admitted free of charge. People over 75 years old too. Thanks to the park administration: although our youngest child was already 5 years old, he was still allowed in for free. At the same time, no one knew that I was a journalist and a blogger; they simply didn’t follow the principle.

Tickets to Skypark, adults and children

Attention! Don't throw away your ticket! If you bring a friend to Skypark within a week after purchasing a ticket, you can visit the park again using your previous ticket, that is, the second visit will be free for you.

On the back of the ticket are the rules of conduct in Skypark

Just in case, keep in mind: if you feel very scared and do not dare to cross the bridge, the money for the ticket will not be refunded. These are the rules.

A bungee jump costs 5 thousand rubles. If you decide to jump a second time on the same day, then a second jump will cost you 1,700 rubles. And after that you will be able to jump in Skypark Sochi any day for 3 thousand rubles.

Start of flight

But there is a surprise here: if within two weeks after the jump you bring a friend to the jump, then not only will you be allowed into Skypark for free, but you can also jump for only 1,900 rubles. Therefore, if you are going to jump, take your passport (or other identification document, for example, a driver’s license) with you.

I didn’t make it to the river for a little while...

However, the conditions of all these promotions may change, so keep an eye on them on the official website of Skypark Sochi www.ajhackett.com.

Skypark has its own website where you can find out all the news

Howget to Skypark Sochi. By public transport: bus No. 131 (stops at Adler railway station at 9:40, 11:30, 12:50, 13:50, 15:20).