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What this video covers

Jorman, who lives aboard a sailboat at Porto Santo, travels by car to a remote northern cliff-face spearfishing spot on the island because sea conditions rule out sailing there.1:23 A local friend who has fished Porto Santo his entire life guides the approach.1:38 Reaching the entry point requires a dangerous scramble along exposed cliff edges carrying full spearfishing gear — pole spear, wetsuit, and fins — with sheer drops to rocks below.6:15 Jorman nearly slips during the descent and notes that a single misstep would mean a fatal fall.9:12 He carries a camera throughout the climb, making the traverse harder.6:51 The spot itself sits at the base of dramatic cliffs on Porto Santo's north coast, which Jorman describes as one of the best spearfishing locations on the island.7:15 The video covers gear selection — he favors one of three pole spears he owns — the cliff approach, and the entry point, but the underwater hunting sequence is not captured in this video.0:46 The core lesson: accessing top spearfishing spots on Porto Santo's north coast demands technical cliff scrambling, not just freediving ability.

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