cliff dive : 9 videos

Three World Series Champions Rhiannan Iffland (AUS), Jonathan Paredes (MEX) & Orlando Duque (COL) take first ever cliff dives in Guatemalan jungle In preparation for the highly anticipated 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series season opener in Boston (USA), on June 3, current and former World Series champions Rhiannan Iffland from Australia and Mexico’s Jonathan Paredes look to experience the essence of the sport on an adventurous expedition across Guatemala’s versatile landscapes. Joine...

In the women category it is once again the Australian Rhiannan Iffland taking home the win, her first ever in Switzerland. Molly Carlson (CAN) and Xantheia Pennisi (AUS) following on place two and three.

A summit of a particular nature took place where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean: cliff divers Jonathan Paredes of Mexico and America’s David Colturi dived at the famous Arch of Cabo San Lucas. With their aesthetic dives from up to 24m into the ocean, the athletes joined forces and flexed their muscles towards the 6-time champion Gary Hunt from England prior to the most unpredictable season in Red Bull Cliff Diving history. Ever since they qualified for the World Series in 2012...

Sports-mad Boston welcomes the 6th stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 on August 20th The Boston Celtics, the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Bruins and the New England Patriots – this city has it all. America’s major sports are all represented by four highly successful teams. This weekend a new sport will touch down in the capital of Massachusetts. The world’s most prestigious series of cliff diving competitions comes to town as the athletes of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World S...

CLOSE COMPETITION AND CLOSED ROADS Hunt collects Italian victory in Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 It was an armada of motorboats and surfboards, and spectators on the surrounding beach that saw the closest battle this season. Reigning champion Gary Hunt had the honour of being awarded winner of this Sunday’s competition round of the 2011 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Italy, ahead of Russia’s Artem Silchenko and Czech diver Michal Navratil. The Scaliger Castle in Malcesine...

How fit is a cliff diver? How important is physical fitness for dives from 27 metres? What’s the best recipe to become and stay high diving fit? Are the divers’ work outs useful for ordinary people as well? © Red Bull Media House

It is a place for active people and a beautiful place: Lake Garda offers a wide variety of sports in the water and on the surrounding mountains. Cliff diving will add one more sportive attraction to the region. After the chilly stop in the north of France, the almost Mediterranean climate welcomes the world’s best divers. How will they start into the second half of the World Series’ third season? So far we saw dominant victories, new faces on the podium and rookies and wildcard divers in th...

Pasta, pizza, mama mia, espresso - next stop Malcesine, Italy! The divers and the Italian way of life. Last season’s competition in Italy saw Artem Silchenko on the top podium and Series’ dominator Gary Hunt crashed after he world premiered his running take off and still misses an Italian victory in his collection. Maybe the new location at Lake Garda will fill this gap… © Red Bull Media House

TUNNEL VISION The importance of reference points when diving from 27 metres Ever looked from bright sunshine into a cave? Or walked into one from clear daylight? Darkness. That is all you see. A black hole, nothing else. The human eye takes several minutes to adjust to the change in light. Without any points of reference you would need to a rope to find your way. However, what if you are travelling at 85kph and only have three seconds to make it through this dark tunnel safely? And, if you...