Life beyond your comfort zone; cliff diving off Ibiza

Once a diver has overcome the fear and beaten their primary survival instincts by propelling themselves over a cliff, they soar through the heights before plunging into the Mediterranean Sea beneath. Professional cliff divers are extreme sports athletes who have perfected their acrobatic skills, helping them avoid injury from their activities. When a diver jumps from a cliff they go into free fall and gravity is the only force acting on the body. Its power pulls the diver ever faster toward the water. As time is a factor in this formula, the longer the fall through space, the faster the diver goes and the harder the sea hits back.

Cliff diving from any height can't be called safe – it’s one of the most dangerous extreme sports, putting tremendous stresses on the body. Jumping from 20ft (6m) above the water, a diver hits the water at 25mph (40kph). Because of the high potential for injury, the World High Diving Federation recommends that no one dive from 20m (65.5ft) or higher unless there are professional rescue scuba divers stationed in the water.