116 foot salt river cliff jump 

Damn I was scared jumping out off the big hole everyone jumps out of. This dude just took it to another level

I have a lot of respect for people who want to live life to the fullest and this guy does it the best

A number of years ago in this exact spot I thought I was going to witness my first fatality. Very drunk guy, top of cliff showing off. Took off his shorts and while waving them around his head slipped and fell. Landed completely horizontal on his back. The only thing that saved him was that 2 guys in kayaks were there in just a few seconds and dove under and found him.Guy was out cold and would have drowned otherwise. He survived thanks to these 2 guys.

Skip to 3:11 for the jump

"Do not jump" -Ookie, you talked me out of it...

They blew this cliff apart many years ago. There used to be a tower and a jump that was right at 100 feet high. The tower was about 80 feet. The water there is amazingly deep from serious erosion. I jumped from both and really couldn't tell any difference. This was back in like 1969 or 1970. My youngest brother was about 12 and he even jumped. We all spotted him from below. It was a gas back then. Less people and no cops. No buses or parking lots or anything but the desert and the river. I miss Arizona from my youth. You were truly free. Does anyone remember the Flumes out near Lake Pleasant?

dude that was insane. With that landing I dont know how you lived. i didnt even see you come up.

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Taking the video into Sony Vegas Pro, I found that his air time was 2.33 seconds. Plugging that into the freefall equation, I get 87.28 feet. So yeah it is shorter than what he said, but that's still pretty good.

FYI I was the guy who first retrieved your unconscious body after it came to the surface. We then towed you, as I held onto you and a boat, to shore. It was foolish as hell to do, but glad your ok.

Hell yeah Salt River! The last time i cliff jumped I had my left shoulder ripped out of socket with the only way out of the water was to climb up the side of a mountain, followed by a 2 hour ride of agony to get to an ER to have it set back in place. I got much respect for anyone who dares to jump off of these insane cliffs.

that takes HUGE balls bro

He jumps at 3:10... just to save you all 3 minutes of your life.

how painful was that ? I done about a 60-80 foot jump and landed pretty perfectly and it was still painful

You are crazy! I've been at the river and never thought anyone would jump at that high!

Just to end the arguements over height: The simple kinematics equation is d=(1/2)(9.81)(t^2)=height in meters. 3.28 feet per meter. I got 2.35 seconds which gives 89 feet, but it is hard to tell exactly how long the fall was (put whatever you get in for "t"). This is all before air resistance which shouldn't take away more than a foot or two. I'm a undergrad physics student (though any high school physics student knows this simple equation)

So was he injured or what?? What happened.

anyone else notice that one guy in the corner of the cliff

How hard is it to hold a camera still?

Crushed legs and internal bleeding, is it worth it?

That is amazing. Major props man. Stupid or not you got to experience something crazy like that. Badass.

...holy shit. I've jumped from that hole in the cliff. Every time I go tubing here we always wonder if anyone would jump from way up, and damn dude you did it.

Holy shit. I jump from 80 ft in Pennsylvania and it's terrifying. I can't imagine adding 36 feet to that

did you get in trouble for doing it? or did the officer just tell you not to do it again?

Was MIchael J Fox filming?

Why did the video stop right there. If anything, you should have edit the first few minutes of wasted time.

props man, there's not many people in the world brave enough to do that.

Big jump...tx for sharing. How did you measure the cliff at 116 ft?

hahaha! this cracks me up, the cop taking the footage, is saying "don't jump" and intentionally has a camera out to record it and put it on RU-vid... huh, sounds like something our guys would do. Well glad you weren't hurt. Epic jump dude.

I fell asleep waiting, did I miss anything?

Just to set this straight, the world record for high dive is a 50 meter dive. Thats approx 150 feet, and that was with several reverse rotations. You can definitely survive 116 feet, but it will be extremely painful, and landing wrong will kill you.

I've jumped off the lower cliff at this same exact place and hit the bottom I don't know how you survived that.

where is it？这是哪里？

How did he get up there?

how could you get hurt by jumping into water ?

How do you know it was 116ft exactly?

Is this in az ?

i LOL so hard at people that hate and say "How did he get hurt jumping into water?" Because i can bet my life on it that if you stood at the top where he is, you would need to change your pants after backing out. Btw, you sir have balls of steel. Thats was crazy.

How high is that!!?? Did you damage yourself??!

Where is this?

so, I'm just wondering did this guy get in any trouble for jumping?

It took him about 1.80-2.00 seconds to fall, so that would be 16x (1.90)2= 51.84-60 feet. Dont belive everithing you see on the internet!

I've jumped off that little hole in the cliff side and I've jumped off maybe 30 foot jumps at Bartlett and Fossil Creek, but screw that!

isnt it really shallow right there

Did you break any bones?

sad that he didn't came up

Is this in arizona?

As much as I would not advise this kind of jump, I must admit...that was foolish brave....but inspiring. Well done.

did he survive ?

That thing is so insane in person, congrats I would never ever have the balls

man I wish the cameraman actually filmed the part where you landed :P That shits crazy nonetheless!

This looks way higher than 116 feet, this looks like 150 atleast.

did he die?

DAMN right before you jumped the radio said "Have a medical helicopter stand by please"

your nuts man the highest iv ever jumped from was 35 feet best of luck to ya

GREAT JUMP. But why the hell do u make us watch 3+min of u standing there?????

This has to be higher than 116 ft when you are there that mountain looks endless

hahaha I love the lady on the radio says "ohh he's not gonna jump" *jumps* Man - "aaand he jumped" wooooo!

Grade A filming camera man.

LOL Did u hear the pd traffic. Put a medical helicopter on standby damn shit just got serious!

"put a medical helicopter on standby please" xD

Give or take about 18 of him stacked up is the height of this cliff which would make him like 6 foot 5, which is possible..

what happened to him!?

Actually, weight is a factor in determining an object's terminal velocity. Terminal velocity is reached when the net force on a falling object is zero (dv/dt = 0), which occurs when the force of drag on the object from the fluid is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the object's weight. Pick up a book on fluid mechanics, or if the math is too difficult for you, then read the Wikipedia article on terminal velocity.

so this is in Az right by mesa

There is a lot of sharp rocks under the water, too high of jump, and too dangerous!

He died bc if u jump off of a cliff that is 100 feet or higher and land in water it is like landing on concrete

... They didn't even catch him landing in the water. Way to go, camera man.

Dose anyone know if he's alive

robot voice: do not jump do not jump. lol

I cliff jump also and I respect people that do but this guy was not ready for that you can tell and also he landed so shitty he couldve broke his back, cliff jumping is awesome and I love it but you gotta be safe.

Ivtimed it came out on 2.69sec if you do the math you come out on exatly 116feet

Were you good tho?

Isnt that way higher than what would kill you? insane stuff man

thank you

You crazy-ass-son-of-a-fookin- great job . That took Cojones.

That mountain is more like over 300 ft to the top.

was he ok? :D

Ok wow. that’s intense

That is true indeed, you do only live once. So try to preserve it. for example; 'Today i double checked my aspirin bottle to make sure it wasn't chlorine tablets, YOLO.', Or; 'I exercise regularly and don't smoke, to avoid the risk of heart disease, YOLO!'.

you sir, you are the man

no. that cliff is way taller than 50 feet, compare the size of his body to size of cliff...

what were you thinking when you uploaded a video like this and didn't cut out the 3 minutes of doing absolutely nothing? I mean, it's an awesome video, but you need to learn your audience. We don't have 3 minute attention spans when watching random youtube videos.

dude.. u're awesome.. people have to cross all the lines they can. and u have to eliminate the words "limit and give up "from u dictionary... i use to skydive and base juping , people say this is crazy and at the same time i've seem people dying walkin on streets.. so live u life..

I watched a guy slip and fall while approaching this same jump spot. He brought down a ton of rocks with him into the water and on the people below.

there is a cross in memorial of the jumper on top of cliff.

I guess once your on the edge and you have a lot of drunk people cheering you on there is no turning back.

salt river, aka rio salado. think this is the river that goes thru phx, arizona

Yep Mesa, AZ its near phoenix

yes! you are ready for base now my friend!

Damn where can I buy these courage pills!!!

Man thats gotta feel like concrete from that high.

+Brandon HDC just so you know there is only 60 seconds in a minute so it couldn't have taken him 1 minute and 80 seconds.Like bruh seriously

Highly doubt he reached terminal velocity at that height.

Actually, doing a little physics can give you the ACTUAL HEIGHT of the jump.

Well gravity makes you accelerate at 9.81m/s. Assuming he takes about 2.5 seconds to hit the water this means he jumped from a height of about 24.5m which comes out at 80.4 feet. He does mention in the description he has to jump AWAY from the edge which means he puts forward force and probably a little bit of upward force as you can see by the way he jumps off. So actually sorry youre wrong. Him pushing off doesnt increase his speed. Dont call people retarded when youre not totally right either.

That jump is not a hundred feet. I go to a place in Missouri called The Off-sets. They have a jump the same height, and its not taller then 42 feet. That's at the end of summer. That cliff is maybe 55 feet. Ive climbed a 125 foot wind turbine tower. Way fucking taller then that. Just saying.... still a good jump though.

terrible camera work

very clear from your body position you have no idea what you're doing... not something i'd repeat

were is this, i want it to be my next highest jump hahaha im at 100ft right now