High seas beset by towering waves, swell churning up hazardous freezing waters, and heavy machinery tied to treacherous equipment. Reasons enough why Alaskan crab fishing ranks as the deadliest job in the America – if not the world. Even such descriptions do little justice to the extremity of the conditions confronted by the fishermen out on the storm-ridden Bering Sea during the cruel Arctic winter.
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 19, 2008
For most of us snowboarding is pretty exciting, riding down mountains strapped to a board is something many of us either love or would love to try. However, some have been left wanting more and these riders have been at the forefront of the scene known as extreme snowboarding. To do this it means that you need to be an accomplished rider in good physical shape and with a great knowledge of the slopes and their dangers.
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 1, 2008
For real. This is not another April Fool. Seventy-Two Australians strapped on SCUBA gear, jumped in the water with ironing boards, and proceeded to do their household duties while under the surface of the sea. From gillespinault on Flickr
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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