Cliff diving – in a place where diving from great heights has been a tradition for four-and-a-half centuries – a hand selected group of 14 of the world’s best cliff divers will be part of the first ever World Series competition at the ‘Stari Most’, the old bridge of Mostar, and the country’s most recognizable landmark. The first dives from the bridge date back to 1664, the first competition to 1968, and August 15, 2015 marks the day when Gary Hunt, the dominating Brit, will launch acrobatically from the 27m platform to continue the pursuit of the ‘perfect season’. After the season’s closest finish on the Portuguese Azores and two new faces on the podium, the World Series will meet fanatical cliff diving fans and touch new grounds in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
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Jonathan Paredes takes first ever Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series victory in Mostar (BIH) on August 15, 2015.
The Mexican had snatched the lead with a superb effort in Friday’s Seeding Round and went on to join a list of only 8 divers who have won an event in Red Bull Cliff Diving history. It was a stunning display of diving in Mostar’s old town on this red-hot Saturday afternoon. 12,000 fanatical spectators saw fellow Mexican Sergio Guzman score the first ever podium finish of a wildcard, coming second from the 28m-platform atop Stari Most bridge. In the season’s first competition not dominated by Britain’s Gary Hunt, America’s David Colturi completed the podium.
It’s already been a wacky 2015 in the weather department.
New England was buried under many feet of snow for most of the winter, while the Northwest was busy tweeting, “Old Man Winter … who?” Colorado skied and snowboarded up through June (and at least one guy is still going), but its swollen rivers have forced rafting companies to cancel portions of their summer runs.
These strange weather patterns are all part of an El Nino that has … More
Action Park employee Jason Mulder donned a GoPro and rode down a nearly 2,000-foot-long water slide at the Sussex County water park Friday, July 10.
Park employee Maria Bitko also strapped on a Go Pro and rode down the nearly 2,000-foot-long water slide.