Salto del pastor canario -The sport that defies gravity | Unsung heroes of the canary islands EP.3

Salto del Pastor canario, or shepherd's leap in English, is a technique used since before colonial times to travel fast and safe across rugged and difficult terrain. Salto del Pastor is a very useful way of transportation in terrains like the one in La Gomera, with steep cliffs and deep valleys.
Salto del Pastor was used by the shepherds to walk across these ravines with their animals and it was passed from generation to generation.
Nowadays the shepherds don't need to follow their animals around anymore so one might wonder if the shepherd's leap is still practiced nowadays. I met with one teacher of Salto del pastor in La Gomera to learn about the history of this tradition and if it survived modern times and how.

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00:00 New episode of the heroes of the Canary Islands
01:40 Meeting Juan, Salto del Pastor expert
02:12 The history of Salto del Pastor
03:04 How does Salto del Pastor work?
04:34 Trying Salto del Pastor
05:14 Back to the theory
06:21 Salto del Pastor - a unique sport
08:30 Different techniques
09:57 Salto del Pastor demonstration from the experts
10:57 Thank you so much for watching

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