We’ve noticed a sick pleasure for dangerous sports in our reader’s preferences ( smiley face ), so here is something that we hope you guys will enjoy. For today we’ve gathered up 10 unusual ways to practice skydiving. It is a subjective countdown full of crazy and unbelievable actions performed by crazy and unbelievable...
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We found this beautiful “collection” of places where you can go bungee jumping across the world on Artsy Time. From dramatic mountain edges to bridges and tall urban buildings, these places will feed your need for adrenaline like no others when it comes to this particular sport. Check them out and be sure to...
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We ran across a video that got our hearts racing. It helped us, so we believe it will also help you cheer up. If you ever doubted Romania is a country where everything is possible, check this guy out! The video is about a fearless dude practicing urban skiing tied to a car in...
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Picture via The Zion Narrows is a fascinating canyon section situated in Zion National Park (near Springdale, Utah, USA), on the North Fork of the Virgin River. With its soaring walls, sandstone grottos, hanging gardens and natural springs, the Zion Narrows is one of the premier hikes on the Colorado Plateau. Having a 6...
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In october 2010, the volcanologist Geoff Mackley came up with the crazy idea of descending into the Marum volcano which was active at that time. He gathered a team and went to Ambryum Island, Vanuatu, in an extreme adventure to approach as much as they could of the boiling caldera. To document the furious...
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Photo by Eng Song Keat The Mountain Torq Via Ferrata is located at 3,776 meters above sea level and has been certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s highest “via ferrata” (Italian for “road with iron”). It is positioned near to the summit of Mount Kinabalu (4,095 m), the highest point on the...
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Photo by V. Saulino Fly by Wire is one of the most extreme sensations that one can experience in a lifetime. This unique installation was created in 1998 by Neil Harrap and is located outside Queenstown, New Zealand. The hybrid seems like a rocket ship and it is powered by a 60 hp aircraft...
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Photo by Maison Bisson Zorbing is a relatively new recreation sport that consists in rolling downhill in a zorb made of transparent flexible plastic. With about 3 meters in diameter, the zorb is double-sectioned (with one ball inside the other and an air layer between them) and lightweight to act like a shock absorber...
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Hang gliding can be pictured as a unique experience, maybe similar to the flight of an eagle in the skies. It is considered an air sport in which a pilot flies an unmotorized foot-launchable aircraft, very light, called a hang glider or Delta plane , as it is also known. In the early days...
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Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up or across natural rock formations, in order to reach a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route. It is important to say that this kind of sport is not for everyone, and those who are “meeting” a wall for the first time should...
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