Land Diving for 2012 is Complete Today is the last day of the Land Diving tradition on Pentecost Island. I only thought it would be appropriate to post one of my favorite photos from that unforgettable day from earlier this June. Be in the Moment I think this photos really sums it up for me. [...]
Take a Breather! An old man takes a break after marching back and forth and chanting with the other land divers. He later climbed half way up the land diving tower and spoke to in his native tongue.
Pentecost Island Land Divers Land Divers and HDR Photography strutting their stuff. If you enjoyed these photos would you please Click to Tweet?
Nanggol Land Diving (Nanggol, Nagol or N’gol) is performed annually on South Pentecost Island in the South Pacific Island Country of Vanuatu. The Land Divers jump every Saturday from April to June. The Land Diving tradition has gone on for many centuries, so long in fact that nobody knows exactly for how long for. In [...]
First Jump The first land diver for the day is a young boy that jumps from the lowest platform of the tower, which is around 20 feet. Though not that high it is high enough to cause injury or to break something. Before the land diver jumps from the platform, sap filled vines are tied [...]
Welcome to South Penetecost Island Home of Nanggol or what is more commonly known as Land Diving. Pentecost Island is located in the small South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. Pentecost Island is one is one of the 83 islands that make op Vanuatu. Land Diving Land Diving is a growing traveller and tourist attraction [...]
