Hidden among the towering mountains of the Central Alps, the Verzasca Dam (also known as the Contra Dam) looms quietly in the background of the small resort town of Locarno, Switzerland. Constructed in the 1960s, the dam was originally meant to provide hydroelectric power to the Verzasca Valley region. But what makes the dam special is not just its impact on renewable energy, but rather the fact that every year thousands of adrenaline junkies jump off it—attached to bungee cords, of course. The dam is featured in the 1995 James…
