Best Place to Jump?

[whyyyyyyyy]

Can we cooperatively come up with a list of the ideal jumping spots? I'm in North America, but other nations please feel free to share specific landmarks that are ideal jumping destinations.

Factors that make a location ideal are:

- height (very tall, to make death a sure thing)
- ease of access
- bonus categories:
- discretion (will you be immediately found? Nature spots might allow a longer time before discovery)
- beauty (is there a great view? Not uncommon, with high places)

 

[dontsaveher]

10 Most Popular Suicide Spots on Earth

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My preferred spot was the Golden Gate Bridge, however, since the suicide prevention nets were constructed I have decided to go with the San Diego Coronado Bridge if I'm not able to source or fail other methods. Construction of suicide prevention barriers on the Coronado Bridge will begin in late 2026, if for whatever reason I'm not able to go CTB by then I'm cooked.
I'm not from the US but death should be instant from that height and drowning sounds like a horrible way to go so I'm willing to travel. I also have a fear of the ocean/deep water and heights but there's something so comforting about it at the same time, the warm embrace of the water washing all my worries away.

 

[whyyyyyyyy]

10 Most Popular Suicide Spots on Earth

Image Source Suicide is recognized as the ultimate expression of despair. And even though the person making the decision to die may find some sense of peace,(...)

www.bestschoolcounselingdegrees.com

My preferred spot was the Golden Gate Bridge, however, since the suicide prevention nets were constructed I have decided to go with the San Diego Coronado Bridge if I'm not able to source or fail other methods. Construction of suicide prevention barriers on the Coronado Bridge will begin in late 2026, if for whatever reason I'm not able to go CTB by then I'm cooked.
I'm not from the US but death should be instant from that height and drowning sounds like a horrible way to go so I'm willing to travel. I also have a fear of the ocean/deep water and heights but there's something so comforting about it at the same time, the warm embrace of the water washing all my worries away.

Nice, thanks a lot for sharing. So you're going to travel to the USA to do it? I actually didn't know the Coronado bridge was such a suicide hot spot. Yeah, drowning doesn't seem fun but at least the jump+Water is guaranteed death.

The water is not a warm embrace though, so you know. The water there is never warm. Water entering your lungs seems like a horrible way to go. As you scream in muffled pain does not sound good. I don't know.

Which is to say, don't worry about doing the jump before the safety nets. But also look at the safety nets (link below). This is nothing, if you are able-bodied, you can just climb this 7 foot net. They already had 4 inch spikes that were supposed to stop people (though they weren't effective at all). I'm not really sure how adding 7 feet of net on a bridge is costing them 140 million dollars, by the way. But anyway, you're not cooked, those nets probably won't stop you if you're really about it. Again, not recommending anything, just providing info on this bridge.

I'm kind of surprised to learn this about the Coronado bridge honestly. It looks like not that high of a drop. Also it seems tricky to commit to using because there's no sidewalk. You'd have to drive a car and ditch it, or take an Uber and get out midway through the bridge and very quickly jump.

If I did that, I'd also be careful about making sure I jump from the highest point, and I'd go at night where there's a lower chance of being rescued by fishermen or Navy around there.

Lastly, and this is just what I would do, not recommending anything to anyone, this bridge is in a city next to much higher skyscrapers. Some as high as 500 feet.

 

[dontsaveher]

Nice, thanks a lot for sharing. So you're going to travel to the USA to do it? I actually didn't know the Coronado bridge was such a suicide hot spot. Yeah, drowning doesn't seem fun but at least the jump+Water is guaranteed death.

The water is not a warm embrace though, so you know. The water there is never warm. Water entering your lungs seems like a horrible way to go. As you scream in muffled pain does not sound good. I don't know.

Which is to say, don't worry about doing the jump before the safety nets. But also look at the safety nets (link below). This is nothing, if you are able-bodied, you can just climb this 7 foot net. They already had 4 inch spikes that were supposed to stop people (though they weren't effective at all). I'm not really sure how adding 7 feet of net on a bridge is costing them 140 million dollars, by the way. But anyway, you're not cooked, those nets probably won't stop you if you're really about it. Again, not recommending anything, just providing info on this bridge.

I'm kind of surprised to learn this about the Coronado bridge honestly. It looks like not that high of a drop. Also it seems tricky to commit to using because there's no sidewalk. You'd have to drive a car and ditch it, or take an Uber and get out midway through the bridge and very quickly jump.

If I did that, I'd also be careful about making sure I jump from the highest point, and I'd go at night where there's a lower chance of being rescued by fishermen or Navy around there.

Lastly, and this is just what I would do, not recommending anything to anyone, this bridge is in a city next to much higher skyscrapers. Some as high as 500 feet.

If I fail other methods then jumping is my last resort, there aren't any access to bridges high enough in my country and apparently the Coronado Bridge (highest point 61 metres?) is now the most used bridge in the US since the nets were installed at the Golden Gate Bridge (height 67 metres).

I understand that there's a chance that the impact won't kill me and that I may drown instead but I'm willing to take that risk and I would plan to do it in the evening to very early morning to avoid witnesses and avoid being saved too.

I'm still thinking about the issue of no pedestrian access but I guess I will have to hire a car or catch an Uber like you said, I feel as though the pressure of having to jump straight away in that situation would decrease SI as I don't have to chance to look down and ponder. Just hoping I have the courage if it comes to it.

The nets don't seem that high but I'm quite short and unfortunately it will deter me. It's a whole other hurdle and I just don't think I'd be able to do climb it. It is shocking that it's costing the state $140 million and the nets on the Golden Gate Bridge cost $224 million. A lot of people agree that the funding could've been invested elsewhere.

I never considered buildings as I would have no idea how to access them but I might look into it.

So are you set on a particular location yet or are you still researching?

 

[DreamCoper]

El Capitan
Better would be any other cliff face anywhere further out in Yosemite as you would be bones by the time you're found and guaranteed death. Only problem is you need to have a pass and register to leave the valley I think so they might send people after you if you go missing which would waste a lot of resources.

 

[whyyyyyyyy]

I'm kind of baffled as to why bridges with water under them are so popular when there's so many tall buildings. I guess it's an access thing, since anyone can just walk up to a bridge and jump as they please, but still, the risk of a drowning death from a water jump rather than a clean jumping death from a higher building onto concrete, it's bafflingly risky. It must be an access thing. Otherwise why would you choose to jump into water? Seems like you might even unconsciously want to survive if you do that, idk.

There's mad tall buildings and places to jump aside from bridges. Is Coronado the number 2 bridge, or number 2 jumping spot overall? That's what I wanna know.

El Capitan
Better would be any other cliff face anywhere further out in Yosemite as you would be bones by the time you're found and guaranteed death. Only problem is you need to have a pass and register to leave the valley I think so they might send people after you if you go missing which would waste a lot of resources.

El Capitan would be good because one could make it like an accident. A climber just recently fell to his death there, as I'm sure you've heard.

This is sort of the point of my post in the first place- it feels like there should be an abundance of high places to jump from.

I've thought, and this is not to recommend anything to anyone, that tall buildings in metropolitan areas should be fairly accessible if one is motivated enough. Look at Ally Law's youtube channel. He routinely just rides the elevator to the top floor of the building, walks around and finds an access door or hatch, and gets to the roof, usually with like 30 minutes of hang-time before security shows up. Not always, sometimes it's an immediate pursuit. But it feels doable. There are so many buildings. Just requires some balls to do this.