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How high? See some crazy men jump from a 27-metre cliff in Cuba

These lads will be coming to Ireland at the end of next month.

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HOW TO GUARANTEE a great photo?

Get some crazy, brave athletes and ask them to dive off a 27-metre board placed at the edge of the historic and imposing El Morro, the fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay in Cuba.

P-20140511-00099_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB Agustin Munoz Agustin Munoz

P-20140511-00022_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB British competitor and winner of the Cuban leg of the series, Blake Aldridge. Dean Treml Dean Treml

P-20140511-00040_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB Czech competitor Michal Navratil. Romina Amato Romina Amato

 

P-20140512-00005_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB David Colturi from USA jumps.

P-20140511-00092_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB Navratil attempts his daring handstand dive.

P-20140511-00029_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB The Crucifix by Orlando Ducque

P-20140511-00020_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB Russia's Artem is looking forward to coming back to Ireland, where he won two years ago. Dean Treml Dean Treml

P-20140511-00077_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB Cuban surfers paddled out to get a better view of the pure, extreme sport.

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P-20140511-00039_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB Romina Amato Romina Amato

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Reckon we can beat that though? Red Bull’s cliff divers will be in Ireland on 28 and 29 June for what they describe as the most testing part of their world tour.

They will head to the Serpent’s Lair at Inis Mór for the third stop of the series where spectators will see them dive at speeds of more than 85kph off a platform into the crashing waves below.

Here’s a teaser of what to expect. Artem Silchenko can be seen performing a handstand before taking the perfect plunge.

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