jumping beachy head

[weirdog]

im considering this ctb method in beachy head uk ,i think its 130m high whats are your thoughts on this and when can i do it to avoid water.

 

[lixt]

It looks like a great place to CTB. If you can land with your head on some hard rocks or in some sand you may be able to die rapidly. 130m is high enough ig

 

[The Schizoid]

It doesn't look 420ft (130m) from here. I'll assume it looks like a bigger drop in real life.

 

[Macc_Lad_71]

how you land will be out of your hands! a young actor took his life their in 1988 , deffo high enough.......there are patrols though !

 

[The Schizoid]

It doesn't like that high of a drop when you look at it on video

 

[weirdog]

ive seen a previous post showing coordinates 50°44'08.0"N 0°14'31.0"E claiming its 136m high,what do you think?

 

[strangelife]

im considering this ctb method in beachy head uk ,i think its 130m high whats are your thoughts on this and when can i do it to avoid water.
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Nice place, but jumping is so scary, and the body will look terrible. If this is ok for you, then it seems to be the best spot

 

[TimetoGo!]

Highest point is 530ft…….only 2 or 3 people out of about 500 jumpers have survived. One guy drove his car off it but didn't die. Another jumped but landed on a ledge half way down and was paralysed (but he said he was happy he didn't die)

 

[bunny_brownie9]

my #2 choice, but hitting the ground at 120mph sounds awful

 

[Captive_Mind515]

I've actually thought of paragliding off a cliff, so you could reach a great height… then just eject yourself from the glider. This could be a clever way of bypassing any patrols too, as they won't be looking at you as a potential ctb.

 

[TimetoGo!]

I've actually thought of paragliding off a cliff, so you could reach a great height… then just eject yourself from the glider. This could be a clever way of bypassing any patrols too, as they won't be looking at you as a potential ctb.

There is a video of a guy who attempts paragliding off it, but he makes a mistake a crashed to the ground. Didn't die but was in serious trouble physically.

Not sure what happened to him though……I think the video is on here somewhere

 

[UKscotty]

It's a long way down, I have been there and looked over at the rocks below.. it looks a lot more than 130m when you are on top trust me.

The body will be a complete mess but there is no way anyone could survive that.

Yes I think a couple of people messed up and jumped where there were ledges. A straight clean fall, impossible to survive. Not even a tank would be in one piece at the bottom.

 

[InAgony]

I've been mulling this over all day (whether to jump at beachy head) so this post is very relevant to me. The thing I worry about is drowning...I'd hate not to die and then drown, one of my worst nightmares. Also, if you hit a ledge on the way down you don't die - there's a disabled man who did that and I've heard of others too.

 

[lita-lassi]

that looks like such a very lovely last view to take in. id adore focusing on the relaxing sounds of the waves and just relaxing near the water for a while beforehand

 

[ConfusedClouds]

It doesn't like that high of a drop when you look at it on video

The video is from Birling Gap which is 2 miles away from Beachy head. Is more like 60-80m high.

that looks like such a very lovely last view to take in. id adore focusing on the relaxing sounds of the waves and just relaxing near the water for a while beforehand

Its beautiful - can get crazy busy with tourism in summer and at weekends

 

[The Schizoid]

The video is from Birling Gap which is 2 miles away from Beachy head. Is more like 60-80m high.

60-80m? or feet?

It doesn't look that high. Can you show me a pic that shows a very convincing large drop?

 

[ConfusedClouds]

60-80m? or feet?

It doesn't look that high. Can you show me a pic that shows a very convincing large drop?

Metres high at the area the guy is walking in the video. Just wanted to point out that the video is not the exact same location as where people talk about the jumps as there was confusion about it not looking as high as ~130m. The cliffs along the seven sisters/Eastbourne coast vary in height, the highest point being Beachy Head.

 

[The Schizoid]

Metres high at the area the guy is walking in the video. Just wanted to point out that the video is not the exact same location as where people talk about the jumps as there was confusion about it not looking as high as ~130m. The cliffs along the seven sisters/Eastbourne coast vary in height, the highest point being Beachy Head.

Even so, 60-80m is still very high, and that cliff in that video doesn't really look more than 80ft.

 

[UKscotty]

It's like 500 ft, baring some miracle, no human can survive that.

 

[Anon1337]

The few seconds falling would be terrifying. If I were to choose this method I'd probably drink lots of alcohol beforehand.

 

[Fuji]

I live near there. Pretty much no one survives it. There are volunteer suicide chaplains who basically stake out beachy head every day because its a well known suicide spot in the area. Its highest point is 530 feet which is about 162 metres, so if you jump from that point you won't survive, no one does.

 

[weirdog]

I live near there. Pretty much no one survives it. There are volunteer suicide chaplains who basically stake out beachy head every day because its a well known suicide spot in the area. Its highest point is 530 feet which is about 162 metres, so if you jump from that point you won't survive, no one does.

do they ever bother you the chaplains?

 

[lament.]

do they ever bother you the chaplains?

I've seen a few people on here say they have been bothered by the chaplains before. Beachy Head gets brought up relatively often on here, definitley a beautiful place to die imo.

 

[Linda]

If you choose a time of low tide you probably won't land on water. Judging from photos I have seen, not all the cliffs there are vertical, and if you choose a spot that isn't you might hit a ledge or something that could break your fall. However, other points are vertical (or as near vertical as makes no difference), and there would be little chance of survival if you were to jump there.

You should be aware that because Beachy Head is a well-known suicide spot, there is a small army of people patrolling the top to persuade suicidal people not to jump. They mean well, and they probably do help some people, so please treat them politely if you encounter them, but if you are determined to ctb they would be an annoyance. They have no authority to restrain you if you are determined to jump.

There are plenty of other tall sea cliffs in the British Isles, and plenty of tall cliffs in the mountains there too. Some of them are higher than Beachy Head. None of them is likely to be patrolled by people wishing to keep you in this world. I don't want to give details, especially for the mountains, as the mountain rescue teams have enough work already, so you will have to do your own research.

 

[Adamsnolife]

If you choose a time of low tide you probably won't land on water. Judging from photos I have seen, not all the cliffs there are vertical, and if you choose a spot that isn't you might hit a ledge or something that could break your fall. However, other points are vertical (or as near vertical as makes no difference), and there would be little chance of survival if you were to jump there.

You should be aware that because Beachy Head is a well-known suicide spot, there is a small army of people patrolling the top to persuade suicidal people not to jump. They mean well, and they probably do help some people, so please treat them politely if you encounter them, but if you are determined to ctb they would be an annoyance. They have no authority to restrain you if you are determined to jump.

There are plenty of other tall sea cliffs in the British Isles, and plenty of tall cliffs in the mountains there too. Some of them are higher than Beachy Head. None of them is likely to be patrolled by people wishing to keep you in this world. I don't want to give details, especially for the mountains, as the mountain rescue teams have enough work already, so you will have to do your own research.

Well the highest point is the point near the beach head lighthouse and it's all but vertical down.

 

[thepiecessatup]

do they ever bother you the chaplains?

Yes, they do.

 

[Freedomatlast24]

The problem with the 'straight drops' is the formation of the rock is always eroding & thus changing. New ledges will appear & pictures do no confirm how the cliffs actually look in the present moment.

 

[Freedomatlast24]

Highest point is 530ft…….only 2 or 3 people out of about 500 jumpers have survived. One guy drove his car off it but didn't die. Another jumped but landed on a ledge half way down and was paralysed (but he said he was happy he didn't die)

The people that survive just aren't reported much. As aren't the people that die either unless it makes headlines.

Well the highest point is the point near the beach head lighthouse and it's all but vertical down.

Meant to reply to this, with this...

The problem with the 'straight drops' is the formation of the rock is always eroding & thus changing. New ledges will appear & pictures do no confirm how the cliffs actually look in the present moment.