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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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May 12, 2010 - 11:46pm PT
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bump.
or maybe I mean *splat*!
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Ricardo Cabeza
climber
All Over.
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May 13, 2010 - 02:06pm PT
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Pyramid Lake. Somehow, I managed to break both my tailbone and sternum on impact.
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Reeotch
Trad climber
Kayenta, AZ
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May 13, 2010 - 03:45pm PT
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No way is that 100'. My guess is about 60.
I wonder if he previewed the landing?
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rock grrl
Trad climber
CA
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May 13, 2010 - 05:43pm PT
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I was in Havasu in 2008 (before the flood) I'd judge the distance to be about 100 feet.
I just read up on the changes to the falls, guess the pics I took then have a historical angle to them now.
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enjoimx
Big Wall climber
SLO Cal
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May 13, 2010 - 08:04pm PT
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By now there was a crowd of at least 15 people,
including some cute local girls. Recipe for disaster.
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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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May 13, 2010 - 08:12pm PT
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Pyramid Lake. Somehow, I managed to break both my tailbone and sternum on impact.
Ouch! At least you got an amazing picture out of it!
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Ricardo Cabeza
climber
All Over.
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May 13, 2010 - 08:24pm PT
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Absolutely my worst 'crash' ever.
I never knew that the force of the water on the back of my head could send my chin through my sternum.
There were other injuries, the sternum still pops when I breathe hard though. Five years later.
Sorry for the thread drift, it was a spectacular jump however.
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jstan
climber
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May 13, 2010 - 10:48pm PT
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A trial calculation.
Assume 100 feet.
The velocity at impact will be given by V= sqrt(2gh) where g=32 ft/sec^2.
That is 80 ft/sec or 55 mph.
Now assume during submersion( the first five feet) your mass has doubled, ie you have displaced
your own mass in water. By conservation of momentum your velocity has dropped to 40 f/s in
the time it took to travel five feet, ie .0625 sec, -roughly.
Your acceleration will be roughly 40/,0625 ft/s/s, or 640 ft/s^2. That is 20 g's. Using pneumatic
flight suits the USAF enables pilots to perform normally under 9g's. A 100 foot fall gives acceleration twice that.
Getting close to the edge there guys.
I would be surprised if 30g's would not be enough to begin causing internal damage.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 13, 2010 - 11:59pm PT
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hey there ricardo, say, never worry about a thread drift, they can all work for good... especialy in learning to take cautions, as to jumps, dive, or whatever in these such lovely places...
such as this:
thank god that was all, and you are well and fine now, i was just remembering MICAH RETZ, and the wonderful dive that he had done, it was sadly his last... :( as his friend/family had shared here, due to the lowness of the water, and he had known that...
my prayes, still, for him, his kids and his loved ones, as he seeks to overcome in life, in new ways now...
think there is still the:
http://www.micah-retz.com ... for more info... i will check and let you know...
http://www.micah-retz.com/index.php?page=status
god bless,
:)
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dindolino32
climber
san francisco
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Jul 23, 2017 - 10:13pm PT
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This was me back in the day. I see a lot of exaggeration about the actual height in videos. This was 26 meters, with a measuring tape. It was the first quint-half in cliff diving. Now the pro cliff diving guys have stepped it up a lot and done some really crazy stuff, but this was still an achievement that I am proud of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9aVGd_zRR8
Enjoy
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Jul 24, 2017 - 06:46am PT
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Dindo - impressive, but it looks like you get out of control at the end?
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dindolino32
climber
san francisco
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Jul 24, 2017 - 08:01am PT
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Yeah, it was the first time anyone has done it. I wasn't sure how much time I would have at the end. I finished higher than I imagined, so you throw your arms up to stop rotation. I did it at another competition that was better, but this was my final year of cliff diving so I never perfected it.
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