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Cliff Diving (other)
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 * ''Cliff Diving'', a 2012 video game for the List of PlayStation Vita games (A–L)#C, PlayStation Vita See also * BASE jumping, skydiving from a cliff * Cliff jumping, jumping from cliffs with or without equipment * High diving, diving into water from a high cliff or other relatively great height {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Quebrada Cliff Divers
The La Quebrada Cliff Divers are a group of professional high divers, based in Acapulco, Mexico. They perform daily shows for the public, which involve diving 30 meters (100 ft) or 41 meters (135 ft) from the cliffs of La Quebrada into the sea below. The depth of water in the "Gulch" can vary from 4.8 meters (16 ft) to 5.8 meters (19 ft) depending on the waves. The width of the channel varies from 12.8 meters (42 ft) to 14.6 meters (48 ft). Timing is crucial for the divers. During the night, they often hold torches while diving. Acapulco cliff diving was regularly featured on weekend sports television programming in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s when the USA High Diving Team competed with the La Quebrada Cliff Divers annually during the Acapulco Christmas Festival. The 2002 Guinness Book of World Records lists this as "the highest regularly performed headfirst dives" in the world. Although cliff diving at La Quebrada had taken place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
