The Nevis Catapult: Height, Flight And Speed

New Zealand Bungy Pioneer Unveils World’s First Catapult Experience.

In the remote Nevis Valley near Queenstown, New Zealand sits a world’s first in adventure tourism experience, the Nevis Catapult. A contraption that sees thrill seekers experience up to 3G of force and speeds of almost 100km per hour in 1.5 seconds, as they are propelled 150m out across a ravine before dropping suddenly towards the valley floor and experiencing a series of jaw-dropping bounces.

The Nevis Catapult brings to fruition three decades of planning and development by Mr van Asch and the AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand team. “It’s hugely exciting to be here today, revealing the Catapult to the world, following years of playing around with the idea,” he says. “It’s a pretty unique feeling, surprising even. There’s nothing else quite like it,” he says.