1) Laso Schaller’s 59-Metre Cliff Jump

Rumour has it that Laso Schaller is actually the bravest man who’s ever lived. And while we don’t like to deal in rumour and conspiracy, here at Mpora, when you watch videos like the one above it’s easy to see why many film buffs think that casting Mel Gibson instead of Laso Schaller for the title role in Braveheart was the biggest oversight in movie history.

Laso’s 59-metre jump, into a small pool of water in Switzerland, is pretty much guaranteed to make your stomach flip. The point-of-view footage of the jump, that’s actually higher than the Leaning Tower of Pisa, will have you watching the screen nervously between your fingers. Incredibly, Laso is recorded as hitting the water at an eye-popping 123km/h. The fact that he walks away from this remarkable leap unhurt is enough to leave you, and the scientists you know, questioning the fundamental basics of physics all over again.

4) 12-Year-Old Boy Jumps At Lake Mohave

Some parents wrap their kids up in cotton wool, and refuse to let them go out and have fun on the off-chance that they’ll graze their knees or sniff up too much pollen into their face. “Their knees are sensitive”, they’ll tell you, “…they get really bad hayfever.”

Some parents are different. Some parents like to push the boundaries, and put Health and Safety Inspectors across the country into a permanent state of nervousness. These parents will send their kids up big rocks at Lake Mohave, and openly encourage them to jump off (even if their kid’s hesitancy suggests they’re reluctant to do so).

If you can’t bring yourself to watch this because you’re worried about seeing a 12-year-old boy hurt themselves, don’t worry. He eventually jumps and, much to the relief of everyone involved, absolutely nails it.

5) 105-Foot Double Backflip (“World Record”)

Question. How do you make a 105-foot jump into some water even more gnarly? Answer. By throwing, not one but, two whole backflips into the equation. Two! Two backflips. It boggles the mind just thinking about it.

Needless to say, the lads involved are absolutely stoked to bits when the stunt comes off. Whatever your name is, and whatever you’ve seen with your eyes, there can be no denying that this cliff-jumping effort is the perfect mixture of style, flair, skill, and courage. It also, according to the labelling on YouTube, claims to be a world record. Hats off to all involved. Standing ovation. Jolly good show.

Remember that next time you’re working on a spreadsheet and looking to spice things up a bit, throw a couple of “backies” into the mix and watch your street cred go through the roof.

7) Cliff Diving In Texas – Red Bull World Series 2015

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series has built up quite a reputation in recent years, and with good reason. The events are a spectacular demonstration of skill and courage, and the huge jumps that feature always take place in some truly astonishing surroundings.

The Texas edition of the 2015 World Series, as this highlight reel demonstrates, proved to be no exception to the form book. This particular event really did live up to the classic t-shirt slogan: “Everything’s bigger in Texas.”

8) Bungee Cliff Jumping In New Zealand

Whether you’re a massive nerd for Lord of the Rings or not, New Zealand is an essential destination for anyone who loves action sports and adventure. This epic, and seriously entertaining, video is precisely what happens when you bring together the adrenaline-filled worlds of cliff jumping and bungee jumping, and then throw in about 383 spoonfuls of childish tomfoolery for good measure.

DevinSuperTramp certainly has previous in the action sports and adventure department, of course. The viral videos regularly served up by his YouTube channel are consistently fun to watch. That being said, when you actually turn off the feel-good music and properly look at the stunts in this one…well, it’s enough to make your insides feel all queasy.

9) Cliff Jumping Hawaii

You know how it is. You go through a whole seven cliff-diving videos, with accompanying editorial, without any DevinSuperTramp to be seen and then BAM…two DevinSuperTramp cliff-diving videos come along at once.

This one is set in Hawaii. Unsurprisingly, because it’s Hawaii for goodness sake, the location turns every single cliff-jump featured (and there are some massive ones here) into the type of video content that immediately makes you want to pack your bags, charter the nearest rowing boat, and paddle all the way to paradise. Wanderlust? Yeah, just a bit.

10) Cliff Diving – Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cliff diving off a bridge, you say? Surely, if we’re being sensible about these things, that would make this a bridge diving video rather than a cliff diving video? Surely?! No. Look. Listen. It wouldn’t, ok. It just wouldn’t. This video is a highlight reel from a Red Bull Cliff Diving event in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. And, I mean, who are we to argue with Red Bull?

If you’ve already watched the video, you’ll have noticed that the bridge is seriously high up. Would we willingly jump off this bridge? Hmmmm. It’s a good question. Let me just pop outside for some air. We’ll answer that question when we get back.

*goes outside, hails taxi, and is never seen again*

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