Would you bungee jump eighty feet to the ground from something you built with your friends? What if I told you instead of a bungee you had to use a vine around your ankles? That is exactly what men of Vanatu on the Pentecost Island do every year! How do they know the tower is safe? What motivates them to do this? Have those motivations changed over time? I set off to learn everything about the ritual and those who take part. Along the way I was surprised by controversial impacts Anthropological study and tourism has had on this ritual.