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Cliff diving is the leaping off a cliff edge, usually into a body of water, as a form of sport. It may be done as part of the sport of coastal exploration [ 1 ] or as a standalone activity. Particular variations on cliff jumping may specify the angle of entry into the water or the inclusion or exclusion of human-made platforms or other equipment.
BASE jumping (/ b eɪ s /) is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend to the ground. BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings , antennas (referring to radio masts ), spans ( bridges ) and earth ( cliffs ).
The size of the cliffs he was jumping from were increasing quickly, starting at 50 feet, [3] and soon were up to 90 feet. [2] His first 100 footers were off of crags in Utah. [2] In 2003, Jamie Pierre jumped off a 165 foot cliff in Wolverine Cirque Utah. In Engelberg, Switzerland he cleared a 185-foot cliff around March 2004. [2]
Cliffdiving, cliff diving, cliff-diving or Cliff Diving, may refer to: An activity performed by the La Quebrada Cliff Divers in Acapulco, Mexico "Cliffdiving", a song from the 2006 album When Your Heart Stops Beating by the band +44
The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, established in 2009 and created by Red Bull, is an annual international series of cliff diving events in which a limited number of competitors determine the Cliff Diving World Series winner. Divers jump from a platform at a height ranging from 85–92 ft (26 to 28 m) .
Rope jumping, also known as rope free-flying, falling is the extreme sport of jumping off a cliff while anchored to a highline system with a rope. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This is notably different from bungee jumping as there is little stretch in the rope, allowing the jumper to have a longer freefall, stopping closer to the ground.
A buffalo jump, or sometimes bison jump, is a cliff formation which Indigenous peoples of North America historically used to hunt and kill plains bison in mass quantities. The broader term game jump refers to a man-made jump or cliff used for hunting other game , such as reindeer.
High diving can be performed as an adventure sport (as with cliff diving), as a performance stunt (as with many records attempts), or competitively during sporting events. It debuted at a FINA event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona , after the sport was added to the federation's list of disciplines.