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The tradition of land diving is still going strong on the island of Pentecost, Vanuatu. A tower is built from timber and vines, and divers hurl themselves off the platform towards the solid ground below. They are saved only by the vines tied to their ankles. Image: TIM CLAYTON/AFP/Getty Images