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Horse Surfing FTW!!! [PICS]
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A mounted thoroughbred gallops through the shallows, while a bloke on a board getting dragged behind skids across the water’s surface, landing jumps and flips over the incoming breakers. Spectacular certainly, but as extreme action goes it all seems rather British. This is horse surfing. Just the name of this new spin on board sports is enough to raise a few eyebrows – neigh, even elicit a few WTFs – but as with anything, don’t pooh-pooh it before you’ve given it a pop.
Continue reading...Skiing off Cliffs with Nothing but a Parachute
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The skis bite the fresh powder as they touch down on its surface. The cliff-edge approaches fast. Then the alpine vista opens up as thermals and gravity vie for control. Riding these forces is the nature of the game. Adrenaline addicts and adventuring aficionados take note. There’s a new extreme sport in town. It goes by the name of speed flying – and it’s coming to a mountainside near you.
Continue reading...The Ice Climbers
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Climbing any vertical or overhanging cliff demands nerve of steel as well as a natural head for heights, but turn a rock face into an ice formation and you're entering a world where only the coolest cats will survive. Whether scaling frozen waterfalls or ascending alpine ice like icefalls to summit a mountain, ice climbing rewards those who attempt it with an whole host of natural highs.
Continue reading...Surfing on the Slopes of a Volcano
Friday, May 15, 2009
Picture the scene. Perched on the crater's edge of a super-active volcano, 728 metres (2,388 ft) above sea level. On all sides of the smoking black cinder cone and lava field, a verdant landscape stretches towards the horizon. Then, it's off, skidding and sliding over loose volcanic rock and ash, the wind and dust in your face as you accelerate down the mountainside, steadying yourself for speeds of over 50 miles (80 kilometres) per hour.
Continue reading...The 5 Most Mindblowing BASE Jumps In History
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Being wannabe daredevil types, we've got a bit of a penchant for the rush of extreme sports; and when trying to gauge the most radical of these fear-fuelled activities – the ones where the natural high really puts your stomach in your mouth – we'd have to say BASE jumping is right up there. Here we've compiled a selection of some of the wildest BASE jumps completed to date.
Continue reading...Look Out…Giant Balls!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
At a moment like this, you wonder at the oddball ingenuity of an extreme sport while also feeling like the idea might have been rolling around inside your head all this time. Sphereing, also known as zorbing or globe-riding, involves little more than climbing inside a glorified hamster ball and being sent careering down hills for the sheer heck of it. Rock and roll, we hear you cry sarcastically? Don't knock it before you've tried it.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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