Cliff Diving
If you’re afraid of heights, then this GoPro cliff diving video definitely isn’t for you.
Some of us are petrified using the diving board in our local swimming pool. But for others, the sky is the limit.
Take a look the video above and feel the exhilirating rush of a 27-metre dive as Cyrille Oumedjkane leaps from the platform wearing a GoPro.
He's the local hero and wildcard diver at La Rochelle this weekend, where Red Bull Cliff Diving returns, as the world's elite male divers climb the Tour Saint Nicolas in the heart of the French city and launch themselves into the harbour below.
It's an amazing sight, and for that reason no surprise that a 75,000-strong crowd will cram every available vantage point to enjoy what is sure to be a thrilling competition at the fourth stop of the 2016 World Series.
Will Gary Hunt make it a hat-trick of wins this season? And how will Steven LoBue cope with the pressure after hitting his head on the platform here last year?
The 31-year-old will have a changed mind-set when he steps up to the platform mounted on the daunting former defence tower.
The Florida resident earned the nickname ‘Miracle Man’ after he hit the platform in this location last year with a sickening bump yet escaped with just a scratch oin his forehead. Now a father, he will return to this most intimidating of all spots determined to channel the fear felt by all the athletes at the top of the platform.
“I’ve always been a huge believer in respecting and maintaining healthy levels of fear," LoBue explained. "I think if you climb up on to that platform to perform a dive, you have to be a little bit scared to keep you focused. Too much fear can paralyze you and shut down your ability to think clearly and rationally, whereas having too little fear can result in careless mistakes that could create injury.
"It’s really all about finding the right balance between fear and confidence. I can tell you I absolutely get scared, every dive, every time, but it’s a healthy fear.”
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