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The 5 Most Mindblowing BASE Jumps In History
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...The Crab Fishermen Of Alaska
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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...Highest Sports Match On Earth
Thursday, February 5, 2009
For those sports fans who reckon a game of American football at Denver’s Mile High Stadium was hard on the lungs, spare a thought for the group of intrepid cricketers heading to Everest to play a record-breaking high altitude cricket match – nearly 17,000 feet above sea level. The quintessentially English game may not look all that tough, but going to such heights to get put through its deceptively demanding paces isn't for those without a stiff upper lip.
Continue reading...10 Highest Lakes on Earth [PICS]
Monday, January 12, 2009
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When people talk about three quarters of the world’s surface being covered in water, you don’t generally think of it being 20,000 ft above sea level. Yet, some of the highest lakes in the world can be found hidden in the cracks and crevasses of mountain valleys, among some of the highest peaks in the world, making for spectacular imagery.
Continue reading...Man Buried Alive in Stampede Wakes Up in Morgue…
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Nineteen-year-old Mange Ram from India was knocked unconscious on a pilgrimage by stampeding devotees on the way to the Naina Devi shrine in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh. Panic set in when rumors of a landslide in the area started to circulate, thousands of people on the steep path scurried in fear resulting in a horrendous stampede, killing hundreds. The bodies...
Continue reading...India’s Tigers are Moving On Up
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Just like George and Weezie, India’s tigers are movin’ on up. India’s tiger population is being increasingly threatened by the loss of their native habitat. With their original forest homes
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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