Royal Gorge Bridge

[CrushedHopes]

There are too many uncertainties with your jumping method, TMG. It's not reliable, and there's even a chance that someone would try to stop you. I just don't understand why you won't consider more peaceful CTB methods where there's a higher guarantee of non-interference - especially if money isn't even an issue.

From what I'm seeing in your message history, you are *very* obsessed with the idea of jumping to your death, yet you are uncertain that it'll kill you, to the point that you are looking to jump from 1000ft.... only to flinch on that idea as well when you see exceptional stories of people surviving from that height. I don't know what else to tell you. A lot of us have analyzed jumping as a CTB method, but I am not sure how much of our stuff you're actually listening to.

 

[V0latile]

May I ask how your son died? If it's too insensitive of me to ask I really apologise. Have you found any groups either online or in the community that support grieving parents? You are definitely not alone in the fact that there are so many other parents out there in a very similar position to you.

I would a million percent go for the jump. Without a doubt. Hesitation is normal. Those who say 'if they were really going to do it they would have jumped already' have no idea. I stood there quite a long time before jumping. Over an hour. And yes the police etc were there at the time, but I still jumped. I only fell 80ft and that was enough to cause several of my internal organs to tear, one in 3 places. That is ultimately nearly what killed me along with the internal bleeding from my pelvis. You are planning to do 10x my height so your heart and all your other organs will tear completely loose. That's without adding a head injury. You will die immediately. You literally won't even know what hit you it will be so quick. Your body will undoubtedly be pretty splattered but that in my opinion is nothing compared to blowing your head off with a shot gun. Just my opinion though. Hope that helps? If you have any more questions I'm more than happy to do my best to answer.

What was that hour like? What was your last thought? I'm afraid of just standing there paralyzed. That happened to me at the Golden Gate Bridge a few years ago. I wasn't there to jump, but I was trying to imagine it.

 

[Ritter]

@Amz_Falls
My son have terminal illness, the doctors said he won't survived till age 2. And the doctors were right, he didn't make it till 2, he die when he was 1.5 years old. I'll send you a message more about it.

With a gun I'm scare I flinch you know, and if the bullet go by the side of skull, I probably just end up disfigured my face.
If you see this thread of mine, https://sanctioned-suicide.net/thre...uicide-attempts-by-gunshot-to-the-head.22812/
those survival stories, and that beautiful girl who didn't die but disfigured her face.

Sooo.. if I happen to get lucky and fall right on top of a train go by below that Arkansas river, I still be dead right? The train roof won't be cushion my fall right? That train said it comes 12:30pm and 6:30pm and circle around the gorge 2 hours each trip. So I need to plan my time to avoid the train. It just going to be hard, since it a tourist bridge, so I have to wait till a time where there less people on the bridge to jump.

Thank you though Ms. Amz_Falls for all your help.

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And thank you @CrushedHopes
I will click on your siggy and read the SN mega thread to learn more about SN.

You're over thinking this method. Doesn't matter what you hit, the rocks, the train, or the river, at that height you will die.

Your weight won't matter, the train won't matter, at 900 feet you will be traveling at close to 100mph (160kph). Even if you didn't die instantaneously (which you likely would) you wouldn't be conscious for the few brief moments that it took to die afterwards.

As far as the shotgun method, the only people who survive are people who put the barrel under their chin and end up blowing off their jaw and/or face and not the brain. If you are considering a firearm method consult the firearm megathread. But a shotgun to the head is certain death if you aim it properly.

 

[lifeisbutadream]

You're over thinking this method. Doesn't matter what you hit, the rocks, the train, or the river, at that height you will die.

Your weight won't matter, the train won't matter, at 900 feet you will be traveling at close to 100mph (160kph). Even if you didn't die instantaneously (which you likely would) you wouldn't be conscious for the few brief moments that it took to die afterwards.

As far as the shotgun method, the only people who survive are people who put the barrel under their chin and end up blowing off their jaw and/or face and not the brain. If you are considering a firearm method consult the firearm megathread. But a shotgun to the head is certain death if you aim it properly.

The shotgun barrel should be stabilized IN THE MOUTH pointed slightly upwards. 12 gauge shotgun loaded with double-O buckshot. Quite certain. If you could combine the shotgun with a jump this one that would be fail-safe. There are places where that could be done.

 

[toomuchgrief]

You're over thinking this method. Doesn't matter what you hit, the rocks, the train, or the river, at that height you will die.

Your weight won't matter, the train won't matter, at 900 feet you will be traveling at close to 100mph (160kph). Even if you didn't die instantaneously (which you likely would) you wouldn't be conscious for the few brief moments that it took to die afterwards.

As far as the shotgun method, the only people who survive are people who put the barrel under their chin and end up blowing off their jaw and/or face and not the brain. If you are considering a firearm method consult the firearm megathread. But a shotgun to the head is certain death if you aim it properly.

I change my location, I found a bridge that is 2,000 feet height. So I will reach terminal velocity with 2,000 feet plunge right? How fast I will be going at 2,000 feet?

And this bridge (pic below), if I go to the MIDDLE of the bridge and plunge down, where I mark the red box is, chances are I go straight down the bottom of those mountains. But those mountains has green trees, you think it safe to call that at a 2,000 feet plunge, I will die right?

 

[Ritter]

I change my location, I found a bridge that is 2,000 feet height. So I will reach terminal velocity with 2,000 feet plunge right? How fast I will be going at 2,000 feet?

And this bridge (pic below), if I go to the MIDDLE of the bridge and plunge down, where I mark the red box is, chances are I go straight down the bottom of those mountains. But those mountains has green trees, you think it safe to call that at a 2,000 feet plunge, I will die right?

It takes roughly 1500 feet to reach terminal velocity. But that's not required to die...

You need around 150 feet if you are landing on solid surfaces and around 250 feet for over water (lostallhope). This would have a probability of death around 95-98%. The royal gorge is more that high enough.

The trees will not slow your fall..not at that speed...when you hit anything at that speed impalement and/or dismemberment is highly likely and won't arrest your fall enough to stop you from hitting the ground.

 

[toomuchgrief]

Bump this thread, so those who don't know that 1000 feet brigde in USA don't exist can know about it. Since there someone in here (whom not live in USA) but claim that 1,000 feet bridge in USA don't exist, lol

 

[toomuchgrief]

@Close_to_freedom

I saw your post ask about recommendation on bridge during this covid.
Considered this bridge, it open now, all you need is $25 ticket to enter. And right now there nobody on the bridge (way less tourist) due to the covid. So this is a good chance if you consider CTB.

Not my ideal bridge anymore due to I find something even higher than this which is 1,000 feet. But if you are in the US. go here, worth it.

 

[IamSamIam]

I just visited there a couple weeks ago. It is a great place. Early in the morning would probably be best. It is quite crowded later morning and afternoon. The bridge opens at 8 am. The rest of the park at 10 am. Costs $30 and you can buy a ticket up to a year in advance.

Everyone who has ctb off the bridge has died-- 100% effective. Between the rocks, river, and train down below, it is a pretty sure deal.

There is no more bungee jumping across the bridge-- maybe a one-day event in the year. Killing yourself off the zipline would be tricky and too quick to do it with the speed to cross the gorge. The gondola doors don't open-- and have 4 - 6 riders in them.

The bridge would be super easy. Just climb up and go-- no barriers-- about 4 feet high. Not really a place to stand on the top-- but why would you, unless you want someone to stop you.

The last person to ctb off the bridge did it without anyone noticing. They found her car in the parking lot after hours. They had to look at security footage to even see her jump. Not much left of her to even identify her body.

I think security would be too tight to sneak in, but there are plenty of rock climbing areas-- via ferrata pathways through the Royal Gorge-- lots of easy spots to jump or fall. There are plenty of other canyons in the area to also jump from.

 

[Fadeawaaaay]

Terrifying

 

[FuneralCry]

I think that I would never be able to ctb that way, but I do envy those with the courage for it. I think that those who ctb by jumping must be very desperate. Rest in peace all those who are gone.

 

[dustyfurcollector]

Looks absolutely stunning you Americans are so lucky to live in such a beautiful country and are able to ctb in such magnificent sorroundings.

We have pretty places, but we're a hellhole

 

[HopefulButPrepared]

I prefer leap over cause I'm afraid of height. But if you want to stand and jump, there is.

The pic that OP post is at the beginning of the bridge. There are cable bars on top, you keep walking till you get to the "MIDDLE" of the bridge, and the cable bars will be at fence height, you can stand on the huge cable bar and jump. Here is the pic for you to see:
And plus you want to jump at the middle of the bridge anyways, because that is the highest clearance level below straight down of 1,000 feet.

1000 ft?!!! That's a winner that! The highest I have locally is 130ft, and 150 miles away 500ft, but there's a suicide squad that patrols that one

 

[OceanBlue]

Colorado looks beautiful, I wish the white man never reached the Americas.

 

[dwindlingfirst]

Looks absolutely stunning you Americans are so lucky to live in such a beautiful country and are able to ctb in such magnificent sorroundings.

This might make me postpone ctb until I move to a different state with similar views, cause I think I'd like such A cool view in my last moments