Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series - Teaser Dives France

HIGH DIVING IN “LITTLE CLIFF” Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series kicks off in La Rochelle in May 2010 The highest platform, the coldest water, the most eagerly-anticipated competition – the French city of La Rochelle compiles a long list of superlatives for high diving. After overwhelming success in its first year, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series will again kick off in the town called “little cliff” which, after heavy winter storms, is now ready to host this dazzling competition. It wa...

A MEXICAN DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CLIFF DIVER The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series gets into the rhythm for the second stop in Mexico Coming to Mexico means a change of pace. The day begins relaxed and the Latin American spirit and love for life builds up hourly before it peaks as the air cools down again late in the evening. This rhythm applies perfectly to the high diving elite who have come to the Yucatán Peninsula for the second competition of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series this...

THE MIND THE BODY La Rochelle is the first stop in the fresh season, the divers are not used yet to the extraordinary height and the cold and hard water combined with strong winds challenges them a lot. The diver has to be ready in his mind to execute a perfect and creative leap from the edge.

50,000 spectators, 27.50 metres, 14° water temperature and an English winner - the sport’s most distinguished series of competitions started with the victory of cliff diver Gary Hunt. On May 15 the historic port of La Rochelle hosted the eagerly-anticipated high diving battle and it exceeded all expectations. The spectators’ never-ending cheering motivated the athletes to flaunt their jaw-dropping leaps from Saint Nicolas Tower. Orlando Duque (COL) and Kent De Mond (USA) finished second and t...

Fear is a major part in cliff diving. And safety is always the priority. Does a cliff diver need the feeling of fear to dive safely? What is it exactly, that scares them - the height, the risk of injury? How do scuba divers, a stable platform and the experience of overcoming your fears influence the diving performance? Is fear, in the end, something positive? © Red Bull Media House

Crackling tension, personal expectations, and probably a new leader board - the halfway stop of the 2011 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series will reveal all that soon and invites you to watch it live on TV and web!

DUQUE DECIDES HEAVYWEIGHT BATTLE Orlando Duque wins first stop of Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 The navel of the world – that’s what Rapa Nui is for its inhabitants and that’s what the remote island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean was for the world elite of high diving this weekend. The kick-off competition of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 was affected by the Tsunami warning but blessed by the Manu Tara’s – the lucky bird’s – presence and watched by an eager audien...

Looking for new heroes. The absence of this season’s two-time winner Orlando Duque due to an injury will certainly rebound in the overall rankings. The so-called ‘Sunken Lake’ at Vouliagmeni will most probably be the place where a new face stands atop the podium of a Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series competition.