This is an intense event because the pogo stick is simply not an efficient mode of transport, although it’s lots of fun.
I first set this record in Antarctica. I was in South America and the Argentinian Air Force graciously allowed me and a couple of friends to hitch a ride there on a military transport plane. We flew into the “white continent” and had 90 minutes to locate and measure a course, break the record (with observers from the base as witnesses) and get back on the plane before it took off. It was C-O-L-D! The spring on the pogo stick froze near the 3/4 mile point but I still managed to crack 18 minutes for the mile. I later overcame the 13 -minute barrier at Iffley Field in Oxford, England where one of my heroes, Roger Bannister, first broke the 4-minute mile. My greatest obstacle there was the summer heat!
Distance Record
Legend has it that the pogo stick was invented by a Burmese farmer so his daughter could cross the nearby muddy road without ruining her shoes. I don’t think the farmer ever imagined that one day people would be competing with each other to see who could last on his contraption the longest. Guinness allows you 5 minutes’ rest after each hour of jumping.
I’ve covered more than 23 miles on a pogo stick, but my favorite pogo stick adventure was climbing 11 1/2 miles up and down the foothills of Mount Fuji. While speeding across Japan in a bullet train, I spotted Mount Fuji sparkling in the distance through the window and I was stunned by its majestic beauty. I knew I just had to climb it on a pogo stick! Since I was leaving the Orient in a few days, there was no time to waste. I had my pogo sticks flown over from New York, alerted the media and, with helpers and witnesses in tow, ventured into the unknown.
It was one of the highlights of my life. It was exhilarating ascending towards the snowline and breathing in the fragrant and crisp, thin mountain air. I had a powerful meditation at the turnaround point. Contrary to what I expected, going down was a lot harder, since I was already tired and had to use all my strength to avoid bounding downhill uncontrollably.
It was such an enjoyable experience that seven years later I decided to try it again, increasing the distance to 16 miles. My handler was a professor of biology who used to raise butterflies as a hobby. As I was racing down the mountain in the pouring icy rain, deeply concentrating on not sliding off the road and trying to finish before I cramped up, I saw the professor in the distance frantically waving his arms. “STOP, STOP!” he cried out. I thought there must have been a serious accident or something, but, both to my relief and disbelief, when I reached my friend he pointed to a big, brown, ugly moth perched on a tree. Excitedly he exclaimed, “Look, it’s the rare Lepidoptera saturniid! Isn’t it marvelous?”
Underwater Pogo Stick Jumping: Longest Time
I proudly call this event “aqua pogo”. On April Fool’s Day quite a while ago, Good Morning America predicted this new anti-gravity sport would soon sweep the nation. Fifteen years later, it still hasn’t caught on, although I heard that some bloke in Australia tried it one time. It’s really easy once you get the hang of it. Using a mask and snorkel, you jump into 8-10 feet of water with your favorite pogo stick, sink to the bottom of the pool, lake, river, etc., and then slowly bounce back up to the surface where you get air and descend once again. It is quite serene and meditative, but expect to swallow a few quarts of water during the learning process!
I first set the record of 3 hours and 20 minutes in a neighborhood YMCA pool, but while on vacation in South America, I got inspired to surpass the record in the Amazon River. A couple of friends and I flew into the jungle in Peru, took a speedboat down the Amazon and then a dugout canoe along one of its tributaries. I asked the guide if the location he chose had any piranhas, but he just laughed and pointed to the black water 50 feet away. That was not the reply I was hoping to get. To play it safe, I had a sturdy rope tied around my waist that my buddies on shore held on to, but I later found out that if the man-eating fish did attack, by the time I got reeled in, all they would get would be the pogo stick! Anyway, I didn’t realize the bottom of the Amazon is composed of a thick clay, so I got stuck several times before discovering a spot on some submerged tree roots. At one point, a water snake wrapped itself around my leg, but having never encountered a jumping animal like me before, I presume it got frightened, because it quickly let go.
Guinness eventually retired the category two years later.
I love pogo-sticking so much. I am 10 years old. My record is 403 jumps.
I’m 11, but my all time record, which I achieved at 10 years old is 796. Pogoing is so much fun!
My record for jumping my Pogo Stick continuously is 5000 in an hour and a half. I even have some footage of the event. My name is Jake, I’m 13 and live in Burlington, Ontario, Canada!!!
I know a boy who is 7 this month, who can do over 831 consecutive jumps on a pogo stick. Is there any world record that he could try to beat?
instead of distant is there a record of how many times someone has hopped on a pogo and if so in what time frame
my son just turned 6 and i’ve watched him jump 56 times. but who knows when i wasn’t looking.
My son Andrew just discovered last week that he has pogo skills. Within the first half hour he was pogo jumping no handed! He’s 14, and quite convinced that he will break records some day. I’ll be showing him this site, it will give him numbers to work with as goals and someone to look up to in Mr. Furman. Pretty cool stuff!
Today was the first day I’ve ever bounced on a pogo stick and I have already managed 243 consecutive jumps! I’d really like to get better; has anyone got any tips?
i am trying to beat the world record for this is there any tips you could give me on jumping for that long
My record for one hour is 7,400 jumps i am 11.
i can jump no hand backwards 50 times with the pogo stick behind me
Hey Ashrita,
My name is Barton Williams,from Sydney Australia. I am an avid pogo stick rider and want to know what brand and style pogo stick you use?
Are you still riding?
What X-training do you recommend for Pogo Stick riding?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards
b a r t o n
i can jump 2002 times in a row but still not that good.
I am 9 yrs old and my record is 1,101 jumps in less than 20 minutes. I had to stop because my mom said my brain was jiggling too much, but I can do more.
Hi my name is Madison Lamb i am from georgia and i am 10 years old and i got a pogo stck for my birthday from my Aunt and Uncle and i have jumped on my pogo stick 302 times in a row and i think that you are very awsome and that is very cool
Yeah the record is 117,737 consecutive jumps.
I`m 9 years old, my record is 5016 jumps in 50 minutes I will like to break the guiness record in the future. I like pogo
I am 8 years old and today I jumped for 25 minutes non stop. I got my pogo stick for Christmas. It is Feb. 8, 2010 now.
im 13 and my record is 2211 jumps im not sure if thats good or bad. have you ever tried it with no hands, its really fun!!!!
i will try to beat your record dude
i am eleven and i got my pogo stick for my eleventh birthday(2/2/10) and can go non stop for 3-5!
i can do more than a thousand in less than ten minutes but i am eleven
I am 9 yrs old, My jumping record is only 704. In 24 mins. My no-hander record is 48.
hi! I’m Noah and I’m 8. My record is 222 jumps. I’m going for 333. I hope to win a world record someday.
My name is Matthew and i can jump over 5500 times non stop in less than an hour.
i ride a pogo stick i am 10 years old i can do really big tricks i can do it with no hands with hands and backwords of benches and cerbs and also with one hand and one foot i also can go backwords and frontwards with it to i am also a girl
I will try to beat your record man