Tag Archives: extreme sports
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Shocking POV Video: BASE Jumper Falls 1000-Feet Following Parachute Failure
BASE jumping may seem like a fun idea to some, but not to me. Sure, it must be exhilarating to feel the wind blow against your face as you glide freely through the air before safely landing with the aid of a parachute, but what happens when that parachute fails? Suddenly, BASE jumping doesn’t seem like much [...]
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Ice Climber Takes a Scary Fall Down the Side of a Mountain: POV Video
I can think of lots of reasons why I don’t want to go ice climbing, starting with the fact that it’s cold and difficult. However, probably the number one reason I have no interest in this extreme activity would have to be the constant risk of a horrible, brutal death. And if you’re like me, [...]
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BASE Jumper Wearing a Wingsuit Flies Through Tiny Opening in the Side of a Mountain at 155 MPH (Video)
You know why people like daredevils? Because they provide a release from the modern world’s obsession with avoiding death. One study tells us that pretty much everything we touch gives us cancer, another tells us that every man, woman and child in the world is morbidly obese, and then there is Dr. Oz on TV [...]
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Woman Breaks Up with Boyfriend After He Pushes Her Off a Canyon Cliff (Video)
Some couples break up because they just can’t get along. Others break up because one of them was unfaithful. And then there are those who split because they simply do not have the same goals in life. However, one poor woman recently discovered a brand new reason for breaking up with her boyfriend: he pushed [...]
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French Daredevil Guerlain Chicherit Nails the World’s First Car Backflip (Video)
Doing a backflip while standing, running, biking, or riding a skatebaord can be very dangerous. You can very easily wind up with broken bones and a concussed brain. However, in all but the most extreme cases, the penalty for failure in these endeavors is rarely death. That is not the case when one tries to [...]
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Snowmobiler Caleb Moore, Injured at Winter X-Games, Dies at the Age of 25
Caleb Moore, the snowmobile rider who was seriously injured performing a stunt at the Winter X-Games last Thursday, has died. The 25-year-old former X-Games bronze medalist succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in Grand Juntion, Colorado, Thursday morning. Moore was attempting a backflip in the freestyle event last week, but the skis on his [...]
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11 Notable Injuries from the Last Two Winter X-Games
Does it seem to you like the injuries at the Winter X-Games are getting a little out of control? Well, there might be a very good reason for that. You see, these are athletes who thrive on adrenaline, and the bigger the risk the greater the rush. But there’s no rush in doing the same [...]
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The 11 Greatest Daredevils Ever
Over the past several months, we’ve seen two different daredevils performs highly publicized stunts. First, back in June, we had Nik Wallenda walk across Niagara Falls on a tight rope. That was broadcast live on ABC. Then, just Sunday, we had Felix Baumgartner set a new world record for highest skydive and fastest speed of [...]
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Check Out What Happens When A 68-Foot Canyon Jump Doesn’t Work Out As Planned (Video)
This afternoon, those of us who like to live vicariously through the dangerous exploits of others were disappointed to hear that Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner and the folks on his Red Bull Stratos team had to postpone his attempt at breaking the record for highest skydive for another day. The culprit? Excessively windy conditions. Now [...]
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Austrian Skydiver Set To Break Skydiving World Record On October 8 (Video)
On August 16, 1960, a man named Joseph Kittinger set the current world record for highest parachute jump and fastest human free-fall through the atmosphere when he jumped from the basket of a helium balloon at 102,800 feet and reached a speed of 614 mph. His excuse? He was a Captain in the United States [...]
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PROMO: DC Develops Unilite Trainer with Insight from Action Sports Athletes
We are all aware that skaters, BMXers, snowboarders, and motocross riders are some of the most intense athletes in the world, and everyone knows DC as a premiere shoe brand representing those athletes. The DC Unilite Trainer is the first training shoe created with the insight of action sports athletes, and was designed and developed [...]
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Hundreds Took Part in Illegal Cheese Rolling Competition in England on Sunday (Video)
You probably didn’t hear about it, or if you did you don’t remember, but the world famous and centuries-old Gloucester Cheese Rolling Competition—England’s version of Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls—was officially banned in 2010. Government officials shut the thing down because they said it was a threat to the public’s health and safety. And in [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Skydiving Pug Has More Exciting Life Than You
If you ask me, taking your dog along with you when you go skydiving is just asking for trouble. And I’m not talking about danger, here. You’re not putting old fido in any more danger than you’re putting yourself. No, what I’m talking about are the dog’s expectations out of life. You see, my dog [...]
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So Close… (GIF)
Wow! This is impressive. Although it is probably one of the few times that being so successful will actually cause someone so much pain. After all, had he not been good enough to make it all the way down that tremendously long railing, he never would have had to deal with that “Do Not Enter” [...]
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Cute Girl Faceplants Off Bike And Into Creek (Video)
When I was growing up, I used to take my Schwinn over hundreds of makeshift ramps, hills, and bridges. It was absolutely exhilarating to finish any of the said runs successfully, but I’ve certainly had my fair share of bumps and bruises along the way. Unfortunately, I don’t think I ever tried to go over [...]
