5 Tips for Jumping Off Cliffs
by Alyssa Ramos I’ve jumped off several cliffs in my life, and I’ve felt extreme pain after some of those jumps, but the thrill of doing it again always wins over the potential pain I might feel afterwards. Actually, it’s only really painful if you do it wrong. How can one jump off a cliff wrong? You may inquire. Well, you can flail around like a fish out of water, you can lean too far back, you can flap your arms like a feather-less bird, and most dangerously, you can not be sure of what ‘s in the water you’re jumping into. I’ve had my fair share of bruised butts, unwanted enemas and nostril flushings, lost bikini tops, and underwater surprises (jumping into a nest of baby jellyfish, and another time hitting the rock bottom), and took them all into account before my little cliff jumping excursion last weekend in Santa Anita Canyon . It was the first time I didn’t come out of the water in pain, which made it all the more fun to do it again...