"The Great Wall of China just had to be jumped. We had a great hike at one of the less touristed areas of the wall, which really made the experience much better." - Patrick
October 2011
The Great Wall, China
October 2011
The Great Wall, China
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"Around Yangshuo in the Guangxi provins there are thousands of these karst hills popping up and it makes for a fantastic out-of-this-world experience. Moon Hill gets it's name from the hole in the middle of it." -Patrick Moon Hill, China, December 2011 
"I was jumping with my wife Sammi at Lugu Lake, Sichuan, China. We were travelling around the lake for three days. There were funs and loves of boating, hiking, cycling and jumping. We enjoyed that trip very much. We'd like to hereby invite friends from the other corner of the world to this beautiful place - Lugu Lake (泸沽湖)." -Nemo Sichuan, China  "After a three-day hike I finally reached the Golden Summit of the holy Buddhist mountain Emei. It was a fantastic trip where I met wild monkeys on the steps and slept in Buddhist monasteries on my way to top in 3.077m, where the 60m tall golden ten-faced Buddha statue seen in the background towers over everything. The sunrise was breathtaking. Such a great trip!" - Patrick Emei Shan, China 
"This is in Hangzhou Jiuxi area, cycling on a long road, finally reached a peak, very happy." Hangzhou Jiuxi, China  "I jump in the Forbidden city because otherwise the visit is quite boring, as all buildings look the same." - Sly (http://www.wherethehellissly.com/) Forbidden City Beijing, China  "Attached is my jump on beaches of Sanya, Hainan province, China. That was my first trip to beaches and seawater. I and my GF Sammi Wong spent a wonderful week there in October, 2010. Both of us jumped, because we were happy and enjoying the gorgeous views there. Salute." -Nemo Sanya, Hainan Province, China Sent from Chengdu, P. R. China  "Ruslan and M. (father and son) have started their second "Bald Trip" this June. They ride their bikes through the Chinese "wilderness." The first "Bald Trip" took place last July and August 2009. I want to share their experience with JumpBecause readers, through the pictures, because the description is mostly in Russian. They start from Shenzhen and in 8-9 days will get to Guilin, where M's part of the trip will have finish. Yangshou (Guilin) is a very popular spot among the tourists. Then Anton will continue the hard part of the trip together with Ruslan. We jump because it is jumping beautiful to watch the sunset from here!" -Submitted by Wei Danxia mountain (丹霞山), Shaoguan village (韶关), China  "We're jumping at the Great Wall because it's such a great wall." - Graci, Micah, Kharis, Matthias, Boone, and Boyett The Great Wall, China  "We're jumping at the Water Cube because we are winners!!! Just like the US Olympic Swim Team! (And the Canadian team too!)" - Graci, Micah, Kharis, Matthias, Boone, and Boyett The Forbidden City, China | Welcome to Jump Because!
 Your jumps and stories:We want to share your jumping photos and "jump because" stories! Send them to: jumpbecause@gmail.com.   Giving Thanks 2011: Challenge + Contest Winner
 In November of 2011, we asked jumpers to submit a photo that kept the spirit of Thanksgiving and this quote in mind:
"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." -Thornton Wilder This photo above, sent in by Rick from Utah, was chosen as the winner of this JB Challenge + Contest! His submission features his family, who was celebrating their first Christmas together in 5 years. As Rick put it, "That was a moment worth jumping." The complete story behind the jump and the original post can be viewed here. Current Favorite Jump:
A wonderful JumpBecause story: Jump Because... For a Cause!
In June 2010, JumpBecause hosted a Potluck-for-a-Cause fundraiser to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. People brought amazing food, made fun crafts, participated in a raffle, and listened to great local music... and of course JUMPED! Check out the highlights of our fundraiser on the "Causes" page.  Jump Because in MSU Alumni Magazine
Jump Because was interviewed for the Michigan State University Alumni Magazine (Winter 2010 issue, p. 15).
One of Jump Because's founders attended MSU as an undergraduate and we're all proud to see JB featured among other Spartan news!  Jump Because in
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