Advertisement

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.

Red Bull / YouTube

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.

P-20140511-00035_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB

P-20140512-00014_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB

P-20140512-00011_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB

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

P-20140511-00038_HiRes JPEG 24bit RGB Romina Amato Romina Amato

Reckon we can beat that though? Red Bullโ€™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 Serpentโ€™s Lair at Inis Mรณr 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.

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

Red Bull / YouTube

Tickets available from entertainment.ie or can be won on redbull.ie. 

What happens when you try out Oculus Rift for the first time?

Close
4 Comments
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Cool Lights
    Favourite Cool Lights
    Report
    May 18th 2014, 10:41 AM

    Pffft. ..letโ€™s see them jump into the forty foot in December.

    96
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Stephen Byrne
    Favourite Stephen Byrne
    Report
    May 18th 2014, 10:42 AM

    Cannon ball!!

    24
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Niall Naughton
    Favourite Niall Naughton
    Report
    May 18th 2014, 11:06 AM

    Thereโ€™s a Red Bull Chanel on the Apple TV where you can see recordings of all these events from cliff diving, stunt motorcycles, air race etc. pretty cool stuffโ€ฆ.nutters one and all!!

    19
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Graham O' Reilly
    Favourite Graham O' Reilly
    Report
    May 19th 2014, 10:53 AM

    Take a peek at the numerous clips of the Irish leg of the Red Bull Cliff Diving Championship. They dive 27 meters into a natural square pool in the rock,it mental!!!

    1
Submit a report
Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
Thank you for the feedback
Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.