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Cliffjumper was released under a number of names in different countries (Carrera in Mexico, Cliff in Japan, Matamore in Canada, Grillo in Italy, Sziklaugró in Hungary, etc) and was available in a variety of additional colors including blue, green, orange, white, gold, and silver. [13] Generation 1 Mini-Car Yellow Cliffjumper (1984)
A person jumping off a cliff in Arizona. Cliff diving is the leaping off a cliff edge, usually into a body of water, as a form of sport. It may be done as part of the sport of coastal exploration [ 1] or as a standalone activity. Particular variations on cliff jumping may specify the angle of entry into the water or the inclusion or exclusion ...
Jumping from a dangerous location, such as from a high window, balcony, or roof, or from a cliff, dam, or bridge, is a common suicide method. The 2023 ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for jumping from a high place is X80*, and this method of suicide is also known clinically as autokabalesis. [ 1] Many countries have noted suicide bridges such as the ...
BASE jump in Oman, 2013. BASE jumping from Sapphire Tower, Istanbul. BASE jumping ( / beɪs /) is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend to the ground. BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings, antennas (referring to radio masts ), spans ...
Jamie Pierre. Matthew Jamison "Jamie" Pierre (February 22, 1973 – November 13, 2011) was a professional free skier. Pierre set a world-record cliff jump of 255 feet (78 m) at the Grand Targhee Resort in Wyoming. [ 1] He skied away with a bleeding cut lip from being hit by a shovel when his partners dug him out of his 12-foot bomb hole.
Madison Buffalo Jump State Park is a Montana state park in Gallatin County, Montana in the United States. The park is 638 acres (258 ha) and sits at an elevation of 4,554 feet (1,388 m). [ 9] The park is named for a canyon cliff used by Native Americans as a buffalo jump, where herds of bison were stampeded over the cliff as a means of mass ...
Known for. "Rope jumping" and other stunts. Daniel Eugene Osman (February 11, 1963 – November 23, 1998) [ 2] was an American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sport of free-soloing, rock climbing without ropes or other safety gear. He participated in rope jumping, falling several hundred feet from a cliff then being caught ...
The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, established in 2009 and created by Red Bull, is an annual international series of cliff diving events in which a limited number of competitors determine the Cliff Diving World Series winner. Divers jump from a platform at a height ranging from 26 to 28 m (85–92 ft). Competitions are held in a limited ...