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Alternately, the official livestream will broadcast on on the second weekend of September. But viewer discretion is advised: The 719 does not forgive. And it never forgets. In Summary: The 719 Diving Contest is more than a competition. It is a brutal, beautiful love letter to the edge of human performance. Whether you see it as madness or mastery, one thing is certain – when those divers step off the Razor’s Edge, they are doing something only a handful of humans have ever dared to do. And for 71.9 feet, they are gods.
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Today, the attracts a dozen of the world's most fearless athletes. “It’s not about who can do the most twists,” says three-time champion Mira Saito. “At 719, physics rewrites the rulebook. You are not diving. You are impacting.” The Physics of Fear: Why 71.9 Feet is the "Red Line" Why 71.9? Sports physiologists have identified this height as the "consciousness threshold." At 70 feet, a diver hits the water at roughly 45 mph. At 71.9 feet , that velocity increases to over 52 mph—fast enough to rupture an eardrum, dislocate a shoulder, or cause a concussion upon entry if the angle is off by a single degree. Alternately, the official livestream will broadcast on on
The is an annual invitational held in a remote natural fjord in Norway (though copycat events have sprung up in Switzerland and British Columbia). Contestants leap from a narrow, windswept ledge called "The Razor’s Edge" into a gorge of glacial meltwater so clear you can see the boulders 50 feet below the surface. The Origin of the Madness The legend of the 719 began in 2012, when extreme cliff diver Lars Finnen attempted to measure the highest survivable dive from a local geological survey marker numbered "719." After a near-fatal back-slap incident in 2014, Finnen established strict protocols. By 2018, the first official invitational was held, with only five divers. In Summary: The 719 Diving Contest is more
"I think it represents the final frontier of human controlled falling," says contest founder Lars Finnen. "We’ve climbed Everest, we’ve broken the sound barrier. The 719 is a reminder that there are still heights that make your soul leave your body before your feet do." If you wish to witness the next 719 Diving Contest in person, note that spectator access is limited to 200 people who hike four miles through a Norwegian national park. No grandstands. No replays. Just the sound of wind, a heartbeat, and the thunderous crack of a body meeting water at terminal velocity.