Behind The Scenes Of A Special Dive In India With Orlando Duque And Rhiannan Iffland скачать в хорошем качестве

Behind The Scenes Of A Special Dive In India With Orlando Duque And Rhiannan Iffland

Rhiannan Iffland and Orlando Duque dive into historic Toorji Step Well in ‘Sun City’ of Jodhpur Never walk if you can dive – staying true to the cliff divers' motto, Duque and Iffland chose the acrobatic freefall from up to 20m down to the pool of water, which was originally a drinking source for the city when the step well was built in the 1740s. The duo used the layers of stairs winding around hand carved treasures only for the way back up into the warm Indian sun. With the first-ever professional cliff dives on this subcontinent, the sport's trailblazers rounded their unique years out in style just to herald a new cliff diving era. A much-traveled man, recently retired Colombian cliff diving legend Duque, has previously dived from headline grabbing locations such as an iceberg in Antarctica or in front of the Statue of Liberty in New York City; now he added the rose-red sandstone gem, the Toorji's step well, to his exclusive list. "It's my first time in India and I am really excited about the location. It combines everything: a little bit of history, a beautiful location, really tricky, too. It's a very small area for landing," explained Duque, the only person who dived from locations in all seven continents. "Amazing. One of the best locations I have seen so After more than 20 highly successful years in the competitive side of the sport, the 45-year-old shifted his priorities towards the adventurous aspect as well as continuing to push the sport to higher goals. With the end of the 2019 season, Duque handed over the reins to the next generation. The torch of success is nowhere in better hands than with the undefeated four-time overall champion Iffland from Australia. Only moments after Duque bid farewell during the final in Spain in September, the 28-year-old became the competition's first diver, man or woman, to win all stops in a season and remain unbeaten all year. For the most decorated female in the sport's history, the experience in India was the cherry on the cake of an incredible year. "I have not really experienced anything similar to India. It's got its own flavor and it's so busy but the people at the same time are so peaceful," described Iffland, "it was such an awesome experience to dive in there and after the first, second dive shook off the nerves and it was so much fun I was keen to go back and do it again." Located in the so-called 'Sun City' or 'Blue City' of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, the exceptional diving venue itself was built almost 300 years ago by Queen Maharaja Abhay Singh's Consort, who continued the age-old tradition of royal women letting build public water works. A recent restoration process uncovered over 200 feet of intricate carvings of dancing elephants, medieval lions and cow waterspouts, as well as niches housing deities long gone. Today the Step Well serves as Jodhpur's unofficial local swimming pool, frequented by children and some adults who enjoy having a dip and a dive into cool waters. #redbullcliffdiving #cliffdiving #redbull ___ Experience the world of Red Bull Cliff Diving like you have never seen it before: Subscribe to Red Bull Cliff Diving on Youtube:    / redbullcliffdiving   Get the FREE Red Bull TV apps for all your devices: http://onelink.to/yfbct7 Watch Red Bull TV: http://win.gs/WatchRBTV Check out https://redbullcliffdiving.com Red Bull Cliff Diving on Facebook:   / redbullcliffdiving