Cliff jumping is jumping off a

cliff In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on co ...

as a form of sport. When done without equipment, it may be also known as

tombstoning Tombstoning (or cliff jumping) is the act of jumping in a straight, upright vertical posture into the sea or other body of water from a high jumping platform, such as a cliff, bridge or harbour edge. This posture of the body, resembling a tombsto ...

. It forms part of the sport of coastal exploration or "

coasteering Coasteering is movement along the intertidal zone of a rocky coastline on foot or by swimming, without the aid of boats, surf boards or other craft. Coasteering allows a person to move in the “impact zone” between a body of water and the coa ...

". When performed with a parachute, it is known as BASE jumping. The world record for cliff jumping is currently held by

Laso Schaller Laso Schaller (born November 2, 1988 in Teófilo Otoni, Brazil) is a Brazilian-Swiss extreme athlete in high diving High diving is the act of diving into water from relatively great heights. High diving can be performed as an adventure spo ...

, with a jump of 58.8 m (193 ft).

Popular cliff jumping locations

* Ponte Brolla, Italy * Playa Forti, Curaçao * Diving Board Island, Bermuda * South Point, Hawaii * Negril, Jamaica * Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas * Clarence Cove, Bermuda * Nusa Lembongan, Bali * Laie Point, Hawaii * Amoudi Bay, Greece

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