Watch Queue Queue More than eight decades later, the tradition continues. After leaping from more than 13 stories, divers hit the water at 75 mph. Daily Dose Sports Publications © All rights reserved. 1991 Cliff Diving Championships. The tradition started in 1934, when two young local fishermen challenged each other to show their courage by throwing themselves into the sea from the tops of La Quebrada. They perform five shows daily, beginning at 1 pm. Today, that number has fallen to around ten. The depth of water in the "Gulch" can vary from 4.8 meters (16 ft) to 5.8 meters (19 ft) depending on the waves. The final show starts at 10:30 pm and includes torches, which are carried by the divers until they are extinguished upon entering the sea.
1961. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. The two events: the Penn Relays from Franklin Field in Philadelphia and the Drake Relays from Des Moines, Iowa. Timing is critical for the divers. Water depth in the Gulch can vary from six to 16 feet, with an average depth of 12, so divers must time their jump to coincide with the incoming waves.At seven, Raul Garcia began diving from the cliffs at La Quebrada to help rescue fishing spears and nets from the rocky bottom. The cliff divers are Acapulco’s most iconic attraction and are renowned worldwide. Most begin at five or six, and divers join the show at 15. After safely reaching the shore, Timex spokesman John Cameron Swayze states, “Timex: it takes a licking and keeps on ticking.” Garcia made his final dive from the La Quebrada Cliffs at 11:45 pm on New Year’s Eve 1999, at age 72.No one has ever been killed at La Quebrada – Spanish for “broken” — but many divers get injured. The divers [all of whom are men] are legacies. The 1963 Elvis Presley film, Ernst “Teddy” Stauffer was a Swiss big-band leader, playboy, club owner and hotelier. You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website. Every day, young men dive from the majestic cliffs jutting out over the Pacific into the thrashing waters below. Television commercials showed an Acapulco cliff diver leaping from 87 feet (26.5 meters) and crashing fist-first into the surf with a Timex watch in his hand [source: Timex]. After the show, which lasts less than 30 minutes, they pass through the crowd and solicit tips. The Acapulco legend was made famous in a 1962 Timex watch ad in which Garcia dove into the choppy sea with a Timex strapped to his wrist. The divers’ vision becomes worse over time, just like pelicans, which eventually go blind from plunging into the water at such a high rate of speed.
General admission for the observation deck is $ 3 and includes a beer, soft drink or water. The La Quebrada Cliff Divers are a group of professional high divers, based in Acapulco, Mexico.They perform daily shows for the public, which involve diving 30 meters (100 ft) or 41 meters (135 ft) from the cliffs of La Quebrada into the sea below. Growing crime has driven away tourists. In 1963, La Quebrada Cliff Divers received worldwide attention after being featured in Elvis Presley’s musical “Fun in Acapulco.” Between late 1960 through the 1970s, the divers were featured in ABC’s Wide World of Sports when even the USA High Diving Team competed with the La Quebrada Cliff Divers during the Acapulco Christmas Festival Situated in a deep, semicircular bay, it is a port of call for shipping and cruise lines running between Panama and San Francisco. Acapulco cliff diving was made popular by ABC’s Wide World of Sports, which first telecast cliff diving March 9, 1968. The sight of seemingly fearless divers leaping from dizzying heights while carrying torches is a sight to behold, and makes the 10:30 pm show their most popular. They dive six days a week – rain or shine – and average ten dives per day.
After the television show "Wide World of Sports" featured the International Cliff Diving Championship competition in Acapulco, Mexico, in its March 9, 1968 broadcast, cliff diving surged in popularity [source: ABC Sports]. April 29 Premier of ABC's Wide World of Sports, hosted by Jim McKay.
In the late 1940s, Stauffer, who became known as “Mister Acapulco,” managed Hotel Mirador and turned the boys who were diving at La Quebrada into stars.
No trip to Acapulco is complete without a visit to La Quebrada Cliffs, where divers leap from great heights into brilliant blue waters.Spanish for “gulch” or “ravine,” La Quebrada is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Acapulco.
1961. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. The two events: the Penn Relays from Franklin Field in Philadelphia and the Drake Relays from Des Moines, Iowa. Timing is critical for the divers. Water depth in the Gulch can vary from six to 16 feet, with an average depth of 12, so divers must time their jump to coincide with the incoming waves.At seven, Raul Garcia began diving from the cliffs at La Quebrada to help rescue fishing spears and nets from the rocky bottom. The cliff divers are Acapulco’s most iconic attraction and are renowned worldwide. Most begin at five or six, and divers join the show at 15. After safely reaching the shore, Timex spokesman John Cameron Swayze states, “Timex: it takes a licking and keeps on ticking.” Garcia made his final dive from the La Quebrada Cliffs at 11:45 pm on New Year’s Eve 1999, at age 72.No one has ever been killed at La Quebrada – Spanish for “broken” — but many divers get injured. The divers [all of whom are men] are legacies. The 1963 Elvis Presley film, Ernst “Teddy” Stauffer was a Swiss big-band leader, playboy, club owner and hotelier. You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website. Every day, young men dive from the majestic cliffs jutting out over the Pacific into the thrashing waters below. Television commercials showed an Acapulco cliff diver leaping from 87 feet (26.5 meters) and crashing fist-first into the surf with a Timex watch in his hand [source: Timex]. After the show, which lasts less than 30 minutes, they pass through the crowd and solicit tips. The Acapulco legend was made famous in a 1962 Timex watch ad in which Garcia dove into the choppy sea with a Timex strapped to his wrist. The divers’ vision becomes worse over time, just like pelicans, which eventually go blind from plunging into the water at such a high rate of speed.
General admission for the observation deck is $ 3 and includes a beer, soft drink or water. The La Quebrada Cliff Divers are a group of professional high divers, based in Acapulco, Mexico.They perform daily shows for the public, which involve diving 30 meters (100 ft) or 41 meters (135 ft) from the cliffs of La Quebrada into the sea below. Growing crime has driven away tourists. In 1963, La Quebrada Cliff Divers received worldwide attention after being featured in Elvis Presley’s musical “Fun in Acapulco.” Between late 1960 through the 1970s, the divers were featured in ABC’s Wide World of Sports when even the USA High Diving Team competed with the La Quebrada Cliff Divers during the Acapulco Christmas Festival Situated in a deep, semicircular bay, it is a port of call for shipping and cruise lines running between Panama and San Francisco. Acapulco cliff diving was made popular by ABC’s Wide World of Sports, which first telecast cliff diving March 9, 1968. The sight of seemingly fearless divers leaping from dizzying heights while carrying torches is a sight to behold, and makes the 10:30 pm show their most popular. They dive six days a week – rain or shine – and average ten dives per day.
After the television show "Wide World of Sports" featured the International Cliff Diving Championship competition in Acapulco, Mexico, in its March 9, 1968 broadcast, cliff diving surged in popularity [source: ABC Sports]. April 29 Premier of ABC's Wide World of Sports, hosted by Jim McKay.
In the late 1940s, Stauffer, who became known as “Mister Acapulco,” managed Hotel Mirador and turned the boys who were diving at La Quebrada into stars.
No trip to Acapulco is complete without a visit to La Quebrada Cliffs, where divers leap from great heights into brilliant blue waters.Spanish for “gulch” or “ravine,” La Quebrada is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Acapulco.