David Kirke (DSC)
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David Kirke is a founding member of the Dangerous Sports Club
and was the first man to perform the modern bungee jump
in 1979.
He studied at Wellington College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford
where he studied English
and philosophy
. After a brief spell as a publisher in London, he returned to Oxford in the late 1960s and founded the Dangerous Sports Club with Edward Hulton.
Dangerous Sports Club
The Dangerous Sports Club, a group of adventurers and extreme sports pioneers based in Oxford and London, were active from the late 1970s for about ten years, during which they developed modern bungee jumping and experimented with a variety of other innovative sporting activities.-Origins:The...
and was the first man to perform the modern bungee jump
Bungee jumping
Bungee jumping is an activity that involves jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord. The tall structure is usually a fixed object, such as a building, bridge or crane; but it is also possible to jump from a movable object, such as a hot-air-balloon or helicopter, that...
in 1979.
He studied at Wellington College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
where he studied English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. After a brief spell as a publisher in London, he returned to Oxford in the late 1960s and founded the Dangerous Sports Club with Edward Hulton.