The Leap

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To reach the dive site, follow the main park road past the turn-off to the Discovery Centre and the car-park for Steps (on your left). 200 metres or so past the Steps car park there is a make-shift car park on your right... There’s a path that leads through the bush onto a broad expanse of bedrock. Near the cliffs edge there’s a number of boulders that descend from left to right.

Follow these down and the path resumes, forming a zig-zag that leads down the cliff face. There are a few sections with steps; take care through these, as they can be slippery. The final steps are hewn into the bedrock itself and the rock below is covered in a black moss that is extremely slippery at all times. A small rock pool can be found here, perfect for rinsing your mask. At the edge of the ledge there is a small pile of concrete – it’s fairly conspicuous and is the perfect place with which to execute your giant stride entry. Just to the right of the entry, the ledge drops away, with another ledge much closer to water level. This can be used as an exit, but only if the swell is nil.

    

Things to be careful of.

• The path down the cliff can be treacherous in wet weather
• Because of the profile of this sight it must be dived using a dive computer
• When reaching the bottom avoid the black moss – even when dry it is extremely slippery
• Maximum depths at this site exceed the limit for Open Water divers; don’t dive beyond your limitations
• It’s recommended that if diving Leap for the first time, go with a diver with site specific experience