Sunday, July 19, 2009

Cliff jumping in Southern Spain

I spent a fun but slightly nervous hour yesterday watching young men jumping off a 250 foot cliff into the sea below. Unfortunately I didn't have a lens wide enough to capture the whole scene, but you should get an idea from these photos.

These guys make the bull runners of Pamplona look like wimps. There's absolutely no room for error with cliff jumping, no mistakes allowed. And they take their time before they make their move! There is a lot of consultation and studying the deep, cool sea below....
Cliff jumping. Photograph by Tim IrvingCliff jumping. Photograph by Tim IrvingCliff jumping. Photograph by Tim IrvingCliff jumping. Photograph by Tim IrvingThey have to sprint from the top to clear the rocks. Makes my legs go weak. I took a more aesthetic photograph with my Zeiss camera that you may like to see in my Etsy shop.

3 comments:

  1. My knees are shaking! As my grandfather always said, "no sense no feeling"!

    I admire anyone who can take on heights and danger with such excitement!

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  2. Where was this I would like to give it a try

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