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Originally Posted by Steve_God
Tombstoning can be as safe or dangerous/risky as you want to make it depending on how high you dive, not assessing the water that your diving into first, etc.
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+1.
The tombstoners we hear about are just like the weekend warriors who ride sportsbikes down country lanes at 160+ where 100 would be pushing your luck, if you knew what you were doing. They're the most d***ish, have the most accidents and constantly get in the headlines.
I know lifeguards (who have had to rescue people who've been injured as a a result of it) who themselves tombstone regularly and have never come a cropper. I've done it in places where I know it to be safe and do not believe it's anywhere near as dangerous as people make out. It's like motorcycling isn't actually the oft-quoted 16 times more dangerous than riding a car,
provided you don't ride like a t***, but stats have a very hard time reflecting whether or not you're a t***.