Daredevils in Switzerland have taken an extreme dip in a jacuzzi suspended 150m above the ground. The breathtaking stunt was organised by a group of “extreme jacuzzi” fanatics who dangled 39m off the side of the 189m Gueuroz Bridge using cables and ropes. The 25 participants abseiled onto the platform to enjoy the bath and a breathtaking view of Trient Gorge, complete with champagne and cake. It took six hours to assemble the makeshift hot-tub and about 2500 hours to plan to mission. Water was heated in a second jacuzzi on the bridge and lowered onto the platform where a gas-powered system kept it warm.
The group, from Switzerland, has been organising extreme jacuzzis for 10 years and have scaled 4572m summits in the Alps and Andes in their hunt for the perfect hot-tub experience. In 2007 they enjoyed the world’s highest jacuzzi at the summit of Europe’s biggest mountain, Mont Blanc.
