Orlando Duque (Colombian Cliff Diver)

PennilessBliss says on Mar 4, 2006, 01:22:

The worst by far... /:[ 2 cups of coffee, 5 cancer-sticks and an hour later I'm down to this unbecoming soliloquy...

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PennilessBliss says on Mar 4, 2006, 12:28:

Good Point Duque trains in Hawaii... I'll have to wait till I get there to figure that one out.

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PennilessBliss says on Mar 4, 2006, 12:45:

I couldn't pinpoint the location... as to the "Colombian training abroad" bit... according to a Colombian colleague, it's a lot more common than you'd expect. There's just not enough state funding or private sponsorship available.

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Lucia Rojas says on Mar 4, 2006, 19:16:

check out
www.9dives.com
thats him

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Lucia Rojas says on Mar 4, 2006, 19:18:

girls... He is really good looking!!!

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PennilessBliss says on Mar 4, 2006, 20:07:

But... ..he lives in Hawaii, and is happily married :-P

Great exponent of what Colombian talent coupled with perseverance can accomplish. This guy started out as an olympic diver and actually got a chance to compete for his country in the '92 Barcelona Olympics. The fact that financial difficulties prevented him from doing so didn't seem to hold him back, he just went on to higher, more difficult stunts. 6 times Cliff Diving World Champ... I think the term is "beraquero".

(really did my homework on this one :- )

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PennilessBliss says on Mar 4, 2006, 20:16:

Berraquera ok, I was close. It's berraquera... I just don't know what the exact meaning is...

Berraquera anyone?

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Lucia Rojas says on Mar 4, 2006, 20:32:

un berraco ese tipo.

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PennilessBliss says on Mar 4, 2006, 20:41:

GD That's exactly what I'm trying to figure out... there are two Colombians on my indoor soccer team who use the term constantly while playing... when I did try to obtain an explanation/translation they couldn't seem to reach a consensus... I would dare say it was close to spunk or grit. Any locals wanna give me a hand here?

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OrlandoD says on Mar 15, 2006, 13:03:

9 dives in Colombia Yes I'm Colombian and live and train in Hawaii. ther are a lot of cliffs in Colombia, however the training is done in pools (for safety reasons). The best, places in Colombia are around Parque Tayrona (near Santa Marta) Nuqui (Choco) there is also a nice rock near the Tolemaida military Base. Also lots of bridges near Buenaventura, but the best place of all is in Malpelo in the pacific ocean (long trip but worth it 40 hours in a boat).

In O'ahu (Hawaii) there are a few cliff, near Hawaii Kai, (east side) Waimea (North Shore) and Nuuanu (windward side) I won two wold championships in a competition on the island of Lanai (south shore Kaunolu) beautiful place

The 9dives (www.9dives.com) movie will premiere in Bogota on April 20 for the Eurocine film festival, after that it will travel to Barranquilla, Medellin, Cali and Pereira. During the summer will be playing in a few countries in Europe (Austria, Germany, Spain) also in Israel, South Africa Bosnia, Italy and a few others I cannot remember now.

Anyway just a bit of informacion,

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OrlandoD says on Mar 16, 2006, 02:32:

Hopefully......yes here in the US is a little bit difficult to get distribution for Independent films, the big companies don't want to risk their money. But we'll keep trying. For sure there will be a DVD for sale in the fall, available at www.9dives.com and www.amazon.com

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ActionAdam says on Apr 4, 2006, 20:07:

SpankD Has anyone heard of any water fights lately? Maybe water balloons hitting ice skaters in the head? A hose in the kitchen? Little Winters and I got the email with the site, and we will be returning to the PlaCe to be this summer along with Jim. Please keep us updated on when it'll be on DVD.

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