Filming in SOUTH PACIFIC/ VANUATU/ PENTECOST ISLAND land divers!!! check out the jump
"Technically, the time of yam harvest is significant because tower construction is best done during the dry season. The vines are selected by a village elder and matched with each jumper’s weight without any mechanical calculations. The vines need to be supple, elastic, and full of sap in order to be safe. The ends of the vines are shredded to allow the fibres to be looped around the ankles of the jumpers. If the vine is too long, the diver can hit the ground hard, but if the vine is too short, then the diver can collide with the tower. During the jump, the platform supports snap, causing the platform to hinge downward and absorb some of the force from falling. Before diving, the men often bring closure to unsettled business and disputes in case they die. The night before the jump, divers sleep beneath the tower to ward off evil spirits."
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