The heights of professional cliff diving

CBS Sunday Morning
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Published 2024-07-07
Professional cliff divers plunge from platforms as high as nine stories tall, all while being judged for their artistry as they twist and flip at 65 miles per hour. They compete on a six-country tour as part of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Correspondent Seth Doane watches a competition in the Italian coastal town of Polignano a Mare, and speaks with athletes Molly Carlson, Aidan Heslop and Ellie Smart about what it takes to compete in this jaw-dropping sport. (Originally broadcast January 14, 2024.)

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All Comments (21)
  • @marysheehy4733
    Have been following Molly on YouTube. She is amazing and so real
  • @MRLONG758
    Is this a re-upload? I feel like I've seen this before
  • @suzannadannaTARDIS
    YouTube suggested a Molly video when she was competing in Bosnia last November. I've been hooked on her channel ever since. She's such a positive person, while being so real about that anxiety, her body image, her worries. It's very refreshing to watch her videos. And those dives? Wow. I'm terrified of the 3 meter boards, to do 20 would never happen for me.
  • @MoniqueOsby-t5o
    Bravo to the men and women who champion this sport. As for me, I get a thrill by just watching😮
  • @weRarmy_weRBL
    my stomach churns just watching this on a pc... kuddos to these guys ...wow!
  • @ladonnatomana9110
    These people are unbelievable 👍 I can't imagine the rush they feel when doing their dive 🥰🌅☮️
  • @janettepolt2815
    I'm 70 years old. YOU follow your dream=don't let anything stop you. God bless.
  • @architectgilbertperez6664
    I've enjoyed diving from dams, cliffs & pool boards during my teen age, not fully aware of dangers, competition rules and the science of impact. Diving enthusiasts and aspirants to be a high diving athlete must be healthy, trained by sports and safety professionals.
  • @Suz2syd
    Same feeling as skydiving. Anxiety flying up to altitude. Anxiety gone once exiting the plane. Whoohoo!
  • @scpatl4now
    I get that pit in my stomach just watching this and looking down from the top
  • @philipthecow
    These people would ace the navy drills where they practice abandoning ship from an aircraft carrier deck.
  • @johnanderson8096
    I have Always Wondered... What became of AnnE Shirley Cuthbert????? Super Stoked for her.... guess she Dumped Gilbert Though!!!!!
  • @pikiwiki
    wonder how they know to time their moves
  • @headreallyhurts
    pete and repeat jumped of a diving cliff, pete stopped to ask for directions who was left?
  • @paldri
    Why different heights for men and women? Isnt there no difference between them?
  • @MyName-nx1jj
    It's ironic 2:27 how Red Bull makes name sponsoring sporting events while peddling one of the least healthy things you can put in your body.
  • @marchelton5446
    Why don’t the women have to jump same height as the men