Incredible pictures show death-defying cliff divers leaping 100ft off a jagged rock face

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By Daily Mail Reporter

Published: 13:22 EST, 21 October 2012 | Updated: 08:17 EST, 22 October 2012

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Not for the faint-hearted, these are the images of death-defying cliff divers leaping off a jagged rock face.

The 'La Quebrada Cliff Divers' jump 100ft off the cliffs in Acapulco, Mexico, around five times a day.

Wearing nothing more than Speedos, they plunge into the pool below them which fluctuates between six and 16 feet deep depending on the surging surf.

Long way down: These are the incredible images of death-defying cliff divers leaping off a jagged cliff face

Long way down: These are the incredible images of death-defying cliff divers leaping off a jagged cliff face

They have been icons since their inception in 1934 when the owner of a cliff-side hotel blasted out a section of the rocky coastline to create a man-made trench for the divers to leap into - as a show for tourists.

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The photographs were snapped by American photographer Eric Mohl, 47.

He took them from the Mirador Hotel in September 2010.

Don't look down: The La Quebrada Cliff Divers are pictured waiting for their turn to dive off rock faces in Acapulco, Mexico

Don't look down: The La Quebrada Cliff Divers are pictured waiting for their turn to dive off rock faces in Acapulco, Mexico

Somersault: Wearing nothing more than Speedos they plunge from 100 feet into the water around five times a day

Somersault: Wearing nothing more than Speedos they plunge from 100 feet into the water around five times a day

He said: 'We were staying at the hotel to watch the cliff divers as part of our ongoing Trans-Americas Journey.

'I shot a series of images of single dives and manually layered them together.

'The divers are icons of Acapulco and I recall seeing them on television when I was a kid. Shooting them was one of the priorities I wanted to cover while in Acapulco.

'It is an amazing The divers 'perform' a few times a day and I was staying at that location for two days so I was planning on shooting as much as I could.

'However, when we arrived there was a big TV production there shooting a commercial for GE in the US. This cancelled a few of the dives the first day. The second day the weather was not ideal, but I was able to shoot enough to put together some good shots.'

Diving in the dark: The pool below them fluctuates between six and 16 feet deep depending on the surging surf

Diving in the dark: The pool below them fluctuates between six and 16 feet deep depending on the surging surf


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