Use a stick to get off the cliff #shorts

This is the brinco canario or shepherd's leap. It is a traditional activity of the Canary Islands that involves the use of a long wooden stick with a pointed end, known as a "garote" or "lanza", which the shepherds use to navigate steep and rugged terrain. The use of this practical technique allows the shepherds to jump over large gaps, descend steep slopes and move quickly along difficult paths.

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[DavidCastillaGil]

Canary islander here. Thank you so much for bringing this to the world's attention. If anyone has further questions or interests, you can ask and I will try to explain. I had the pleasure of meeting one of the very few young people that still fabricates these and teaches how to use them. It's a great heritage, and super practical given our volcanic geography.

[jdog]

That fear of splinter will never let me try that

[djdavesnow]

I haven't even been born yet, and I've never seen anything like this. Amazing.

[barryb]

I'm 57 years old and never seen anything like it. Amazing tool for navigating hills. Wow.

[alexp]

One wrong move and he'll become a Brinco Kebabo

[fransantos]

Se llama salto del garrote y esta echo con pino canario y no tiene astillas, , el palo lleva un tratamiento para que dure incluso generaciones, , saludos desde Gran Canaria

[dalferis]

Some years ago, I practiced this activity. It's amazing. You can use the garrote also for climbing

[AraceaeFanatics]

They make it look so easy, so smooth with it.

[redbishop]

I feel a burning sensation on my palms.

[zeeceefourovksk]

For those keep saying 'splinters', if this tool has been provenly used before effectively and safely by rural and remote people, im pretty sure they have the technique to smoothen the surface to remove any splinter incidents while in use. so don't be negative on something that looks primal.

[PraiseChristAlmighty]

I got splinters and blisters just watching 😮

[JCBordafdez]

I'm from Canary Islands. If anyone is wondering, it's true, it's tradition as a game or even sport. And the name of the stick can change from island to island, but all names basically mean something like pole if you translate them to English. And 'garrote' has two 'r', just to correct the video XD

[verabonillagonzalez]

En Costa Rica los campesinos acostumbramos hacer eso en ocasiones, mi padre nos lo mostró cuando vivíamos en el campo.

[ZoeyZee]

People are so friggin facisnating bro. All these different cultures, religions, survival methods, languages.... I love it all. This is what im here for. Super cool.

[CraigNiel]

I'm 50 years old (from UK) and I've just seen this for the first time and it's freakin awesome!

[stanleygarcia]

I'm 1000 years old and I've never heard of this. Thanks for sharing.

[LegitBrow]

That last jump looked scary, nice skill 👍🏼

[rohankumardas]

I never thought about it. Something new I learnt today from YouTube. Thank you 🙏🏻

[BigStone]

Amazing! This is also one of the things I still love best about the internet: education on other cultures.

[TheRealThomasPaine]

I'm almost 700 years old and to be honest, I haven't seen one of these in well over 500 years!