Finding Secret Swimming Holes and Cliff Jumping
Painted Quarry lies an hour West of Shenandoah National Park. Location found using the Big Swings App. Beautiful landscapes filled with mountain peaks, farmlands, and animal life surround the area. Lush Maple, Yellow Poplar, Ash, and Basswood hardwoods make up the expanse of hillsides and forests. Painted Quarry sits silently among the […]
An Instagram Message began it all… Adventurer and wild man Patrick Gianniccini reached out to the Big Swings team showing us his itinerary and general plans for a five day cliff jumping trip in Northeast America. Patrick had used the Big Swings App to find all the locations and was […]
In 2016, Big Swings Crew had the opportunity to visit The Furlongs in New York State. This gem hides under a bridge, lost in a one-road town in the Catskill Mountains. The Furlongs was the first stop on a week long adventure through North East America using the Big Swings […]
Nowhere close to the average Dominican Republic Vacation! Join us on this all out extreme-jumping and adventure vacation! The Big Swings Crew is headed back to visit Adventuresque […]
Known only to a few, Powder Hole is a 28-foot waterfall below a 19th century train trestle, deep amid the Pocono Mountains on the Wapwallopen Creek. The mill was constructed as the Dupont’s first Powder Mill. They harnessed the power of the river to make blasting powder, hence the name […]
Diers Quarry is a closed Quarry inside of French Creek State Park. This majestic plot of water and rock hides deep in the middle of a dense forest in Pennsylvania. The quarry itself is a spectacle; a 20-acre sparkling, blue-green field of water partially surrounded by cliffs standing hundreds of […]
Made famous by social media videos of the one hundred plus foot jumps by mad men, Rock Of Ages and The Grotto have become somewhat of a Mecca for Cliff Jumpers. Holding down a top spot on most jumpers’ bucket list, this stone playground stands above the rest. Interestingly enough, […]
Copper Mine – South Vermont, Mid-August We entered a barely paved road, cliffs of silver and red appeared as we passed into the thick, wooded mountainside towards the Copper Mine. The existing pavement quickly disappeared and turned into grass, red mud, and dirt as we climbed deeper. We found ourselves […]
The Rusty One Big Rusty stands soundly over the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Living up to it’s name, the colossal railroad trestle peeks out at sixty-five feet and is as rusty as they come. This location has been a swimming and jumping destination for decades. Sadly, the […]
Back to Back High Jump Victories! On August 8th, Genevieve Bradley defended her back to back win for Big Swings and the USA at the Czech Republic event, HIGHJUMP! This incredible High Diving event featured a BMX showcase, a splashdiving competition, a parkour exhibition, a Red Bull plane air-race, flyboarding, […]