Where do people think up this stuff? We’ve seen guys jumping out of planes in kayaks, people waterskiing behind great white sharks. And now, in perhaps the best-looking video ever, a skier makes an absolutely sick cliff jump during an avalanche.

Truthfully, I think somebody was sitting at home one night, took acid and thought this one up. But I’m glad they did because this video is absolutely freakin’ gorgeous, shot in glorious HD!! A bit of a corporate plug, I admit, but will blow your mind none the less. Matthias Giraud is this week’s hero.

Oh my God, this just makes me wish it was summer time again. Mike Wilson and those evil peeps at Shreddy Times give us more ridiculous, bone-jarring rope jumping eye candy once again with this video of Mike doing a quadruple backflip into Lake Tahoe from 99 feet. So evil, and yet, so bloody fun to watch!

Name your fix.  Some people drink.  Some buy shoes, others eat chocolate.  Heck, some people watch self-help videos to feel alive.  Then there are those, such as this guy who feel alive when jumping off a cliff – and God bless’em for it.  This is one sick video.  To be honest, I can’t believe people have the cojones to pull stunts like this, but it sure is fun to watch!  If only his friend would get his foot out of the way…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUTFj90zsN4

Yet another reason why you should always have a rope with you. I love this guy’s innovation. Awesome spot for cliff jumping but no rope? No problem! Just throw that bad boy over a branch, tie a few knots and jump away. This is a ridiculous jump. You won’t catch me doing this anytime soon…but it makes for some killer video! The guy’s name is Mike Wilson.

Ah, the joys of summer.  Beers, barbecues, maybe some fishing, and/or a wee bit’ o diving off the cliff at your local swimming hole.  Every year countless individuals (including yours truly) somehow find themselves standing at a rather uncomfortable altitude over a local body of water, which of course opens us to chiding, ribbing and cajoling until the said individual takes the plunge.  Of course, buddy’s often partaken in some liquid courage before making the jump (thank you Lucky Lager), and each year many “buddies” end up tombstoning, aka finding an early demise if done improperly.  You mean to say there’s a right way and a wrong way to jump off a cliff?  Yup.  Read on, this is Environmental Graffiti’s segment on how to jump off a cliff and live to reminisce about it years later, and a nice compilation of pretty pictures compiled at the top ten tombstoning destinations worldwide.  PS, thanks Evan.