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This is Molokini Crater. From the air, it’s a perfect crescent of volcanic rock, rising just a few miles off the coast of Maui. To the thousands of tourists who visit every year, the inside of the crescent is a sanctuary—clear, shallow water filled with colorful reef fish and grazing sea turtles. But if you travel just a few hundred yards to the other side of the crater, the world changes.
Local legend says Molokini is the tail of a giant lizard, cut in half by the goddess Pele in a fit of rage. And when you look at the Back Wall, it’s easy to believe in something ancient and violent. Here, the rock doesn't slope; it’s a vertical, jagged cliff that drops 350 feet straight into the dark blue of the open Pacific. It is considered one of the most elite—and dangerous—dive sites in the world. Because at the Back Wall, you aren't just diving a reef; you are hanging off the edge of a mountain in the middle of a vast, unpredictable ocean.......