Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2013 – Event Clip – UK, Wales

By a margin of just 1.65 points, Gary Hunt, the 29-year-old overall leader of the current season was declared the winner of the sixth round of the World Series in a competition that was not decided until the very last dive. Second place went to Russia’s Artem Silchenko and Orlando Duque, from Colombia, made it to the podium. © Red Bull Media House

With his victory at the US leg of the World Series, reigning champion Gary Hunt is more than ready to perform in front of his home crowd at the sixth stop on the 2012 calendar. The 14-strong field of the world’s best cliff divers will exclusively focus on their performances off the 27m platform into the 15°C fresh Celtic Sea at the ‘Blue Lagoon’, the innocently and idyllically looking location for the UK debut. © Red Bull Media House

The “Blue Lagoon” provides a Colosseum-like atmosphere in the middle of idyllic farmland and sheep fields for 14 of the world’s best cliff divers when they plunge from the 27.5m platform into the 15-Celsius fresh Celtic Sea on September 14. In the World Series’ fifth year more divers than ever push for the top with four different winners in five stops, namely David Colturi, Gary Hunt, Artem Silchenko and Orlando Duque. Who will be the favorite in Wales? © Red Bull Media House

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? © Red Bull Media House

With every dive from 27 metres the athletes have to overcome their fears anew. How do they cope with this vital feeling? Crashes and bad landings don’t keep the high divers from pushing their sport’s limits. Where does this urge to leave an eight-storey building without any protection come from? © Red Bull Media House

How fit is a cliff diver? How important is physical fitness for dives from 27 metres? What’s the best recipe to become and stay high diving fit? Are the divers’ work outs useful for ordinary people as well? © 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!

‘Brilliant Brit’ takes second consecutive win in France 70,000 spectators, winds up to 60kph and 12 athletes competitive to the core – La Rochelle added a few more superlatives to its collection during the 4th stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, while Gary Hunt (GBR) lead the dozen of high divers who defied the harsh conditions in the early evening hours on Saturday, June 18. Friday prevented take-off from the 27.5m platform and thus the competition was decided in three rounds....