You’re about to meet a group of the most badass athletes in the world. Professional cliff divers hurl themselves off of 80 foot cliffs, do a few tricks on the way down and land with little to no splash. That’s if the dive goes right. Unlike the Olympics where a belly flop might knock the wind out of you there is no margin for error in professional cliff diving. One slipup and your is big big trouble. Just take a look at this girl who failed, and that was only like 50 feet. Below you’ll see 22 high quality photos from the Red Bull Cliff Diving Championships that is taking place September 7-8 in one of my favorite places in the world, Pembrokeshire, South Wales just outside of a really interesting town named St. David. Word to the wise, do not try this at home.
Blake Aldridge of Great Britain dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the second training session of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
Blake Aldridge of Great Britain dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
Cyrille Oumedjkane of France dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
Anatoliy Shabotenko of the Ukraine prepares to dive from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
Cyrille Oumedjkane of France dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
Michal Navratil of the Czech Republic dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
Orlando Duque of Colombia dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
David Colturi of the USA dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
David Colturi of the USA dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
Spectators watching the dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
Gary Hunt of Great Britain dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
Orlando Duque of Colombia dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
The Red Bull Matadors at the Blue Lagoon before of the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
Todor Spasov of Bulgaria dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
Todor Spasov of Bulgaria dives from the 27.5 metre platform at the Blue Lagoon during the first round of the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 7th 2012.
Kent De Mond of the USA poses for a photo at a garage in Llanrhian during the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 6th 2012.
Alain Kohl of Luxembourg poses for a photo in a workshop in Llanrhian during the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on September 6th 2012.
