The crappies rigging of my life....not the rigging itself, but rigging it, well actually getting to where I needed to be to rig it. There was no way around it, 15 feet of thick, nasty green briar, and it really hurt, considering I was wearing swim shorts and no shirt! DOH! Tim Keenan "Water Boulder" at Whipperwill, Summersville Lake, WV.

Wallace deep water soloing on the Lake of Bays. There are two lines so far. The crack under the tree (5.7) and the small dihedral to the left of it (10+). Both started from the slab on the right.

So this is the best part of deep-water-soloing. Vegas took this shot- after I tried to follow Okinelli's path up to the top- I did not have the proper equipment to get to the top (ie: watermelon sized testicles), but still had a pretty good jump. And yes, I straightened out before landing. That time.

This was taken by the incomparable EvilMoose, at Summersville Lake, WV. I like how it looks like I'm super nutty, given that you're unable to see the deep water directly below me...this wasn't any route, just some fun traversing.

Deep water soloing weekend at the lake... nice landing, if you fall right. No 'lowering', though. This is the only way down. On the up side, the impact helps to flush the poo out of your trunks. Picture by Vegas.

Megan, an Australian climber who is doing graduate work in DC at the moment, deep water soloing at Summersville Lake. elementalphotos.com

Maybe you have seen this area, maybe not. Just outside of Austin is Pace Bend park. Several coves have overhanging cliffs into deep water. Nice way to beat the heat.

Boated around various areas, climbed in old shoes. Hands were wet at first by dried fast. Made sure we jumped in deep water. Fun as hell.

MR Hungus deep water solo pic at Lake Ouachita.

Jon Biddle on the steep finish of "Sliding Down the Banister", a very safe DWS at Stair Hole

This is a picture of one of my buddies deep water free soloing just outside of Honolulu. We hiked up a river for about a mile because we heard of some good cliffjumping. It turns out when we got there the cliff had this sweet 50 foot, 5.10+ overhanging crack, it was a little dirty but good fun none the less. We spent most of the day just climbing... good thing we brought our shoes!

An awesome finish to a great day of climbing. The morning at Bubba City, and the evening messing around on the overhanging cliffs of Summersville Lake.

Even with a clean drop into deep water, your mind instinctively tells you that you really don't want to fall. Diving back in once you get to the top is a different story. Photo by Mark (Canon S100)

No rope, no crash pad, and the only pro you need is sunscreen. Me on an unknown problem at Davis Cove. Photo by Mark (Canon S100).

Nothing beats a little swimming after a hot day of climbing. Rumour has it that directly bellow this cliff is a bag of full of ropes, harnesses and other climbing goodies. That gear belongs to a local rock climbing guide and it was accidental deep sixed when he was out with a group.

First trip triying deep water solo at La Peñita, Dominican Republic