Don't look down! 'Extreme' campers are spotted pitching their tent on the side of a massive 300ft cliff in Cornwall
- A tent was spotted halfway down a 91m edifice Cligga Head near Perranporth
- Heart-stopping pictures showed the tent pitched on the side of the 300ft cliff
- The group of daredevil tourists are believed to be 'extreme' or 'wild' campers
- The Cornish cliffs have suffered a number of serious landslides in recent years
Heart-stopping photographs show daredevil 'extreme campers' pitching their tent on the side of a massive 300ft cliff.
The tent was barely visible as it remained well-camouflaged halfway down the edifice Cligga Head near Perranporth, Cornwall.
Cligga Head also features 'The Prison', a well-recognised perilous collapsed cave only accessible by sea.
The tourists camping on the 300ft cliff are believed to be 'extreme' or 'wild' campers - daredevil adventurers who like to stay in dangerous locations.
Pictures (above) show a tent barely visible as it remained well-camouflaged halfway down the 91m edifice Cligga Head near Perranporth, Cornwall
Jamie Turnbull of 'Perrans Above' photo gallery took the incredible drone photographs of the green tent, which was remarkably hard to see against the rockface.
He said: 'Extreme camping. Cornwall is busy and camping spots are at a premium, but this is extreme. Can you spot the tent?'
Cornish cliffs have suffered a number of serious landslides in recent years with areas of the coast able to fall at any minute.
Earlier this week, two 'idiotic' tourists were spotted dicing with death as they peered over the edge of a 120ft cliff in Dorset.
The two men were spotted teetering on the edge of the chalk cliffs at Old Harry Rocks near Swanage, after straying off the coastal path to walk out to the narrow ledges.
The scenes came months after a 28-year-old man narrowly avoided death after he slipped and plunged 120ft off the cliff after reportedly getting too close to the edge while taking a selfie.
The tourists who pitched their tent down the 300ft cliff (pictured) are believed to be 'extreme' or 'wild' campers - daredevil adventurers who like to stay in dangerous locations
He was saved by landing in four feet of water, with rescuers saying it was a 'miracle' he survived.
In recent months, coastguards have warned about the dangers of tourists getting too close to the cliff edges.
Speaking about the latest photos taken at Old Harry Rocks, a Swanage coastguard spokesman said: 'It is really disappointing that someone has done this despite all the signs and warnings about the dangers there.
'The rocks here are very loose and crumbly - we have a real problem with erosion there because of footfall, so it is concerning seeing people get so close to the edge.
'If this behaviour continues we are going to see a serious injury or a death.
'I just don't understand why people are putting themselves at risk. These cliffs are very loose and it only takes a small slip for you to go over the edge. It just isn't worth the risk.
'On average there are one or two incidents of people falling at that exact location every year. A man almost died at there in May.
'The cliffs may look beautiful but they are very dangerous. 'People need to keep a distance from them, both at the top and at the bottom because of rock falls.'
Their green tent (pictured), which is remarkably hard to see, was spotted by Jamie Turnbull of 'Perrans Above' photo gallery, who took the photo on his drone
Earlier this month, large rocks and piles of debris were left strewn across the beach in Seatown, Dorset, after huge chunk of Britain's Jurassic Coast came crumbling down.
The landslip occurred on the coast at Seatown on Saturday after recent heavy rain made the porous sandstone that makes up the 180 million-year-old cliff substantially weaker.
Hundreds of tons of mud and earth fell on to a remote area of the beach which luckily does not attract many visitors.
On April 13, a 4,000-ton rockfall, described as the biggest in 60 years, gave way from the sandstone cliff causing boulders the size of cars to plummet near Seatown.
Last summer, a huge chunk of rock fell away from the edge of a cliff in Tregudda Gorge, between Trevone Bay and Padstow in Cornwall.
Two walkers, who were just metres away, had a lucky escape as the cliff crumbles into the sea ahead of them.
Last year, the coastguard warned a wild camper at nearby Portreath about the dangers of cliff falls in the area.
No comments: