Evolution of the sport – The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is in its fifth year in 2013 and the sport keeps progressing every year. Cliff diving is more dynamic than ever and the tricks from 27 metres get more and more complicated. The degree of difficulty increases steadily and this year several athletes break the magical 6.0 hurdles. They perform three somersaults and four twists, for example, or five somersaults in just 3 seconds – is this the limit?
Shaun Petersen has taken out the Jeff Wilcox Memorial 2013, at Boomerang Beach, New South Wales, Australia.
Andrew Capilli and Andrew Quirk started a Memorial event, in 1990, in honor of Jeff, 14, who looked death in the face and smiled at it.
They named it Jeff Wilcox Memorial. Starting as a … More
Take a run through the jungle with Steve Peat and Brook Macdonald, on the Drift HD Cam, out in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
A local race with big aspirations, ran by X-BikingChiangMai.com has invited them out, along with Wyn Masters and a few others, for a week of bikes and carnage.
A flat out track, with a rad step-up halfway down, kept everyone entertained and the Thai crowd didn’t disappoint.
Steve took 1st place, with Brook in 2nd come finals. But the main event was the long jump contest, won by a local Thai kid, who sent it bigger than E.T.
Lowers has been one of the most sought-after surf breaks in history, but it wasn’t until 1970 that it was opened for public access and contests. From that point on, the legend of Lowers has been synonymous with progression.