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Mon 08 Aug 2010'You need the heart of a lion. I quickly learned never to look down'

Coasteering – a hybrid of rock climbing and cliff jumping – is not for the faint-hearted, writes FIONOLA MEREDITH

WHEN I FIRST heard about coasteering, I imagined it would be a slightly more demanding version of rock-pooling: clambering around inlets and coves, exploring parts of the shore you never normally get to see.