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Basic Mountain Climbing Techniques

staff — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:45:28 +0000

If you’re looking for a fun, enjoyable and exciting way to use up your free time, you can try mountain climbing. Studies show though that avid mountaineers are those who have no family, friends or loved ones. Why? Because this is a risky sport to engage in.

Essentials to Avoid Mountain Climbing Accidents

staff — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:45:18 +0000

Mountain climbing is considered by some to be an extreme sport because of the risks and hazards associated with it. Imagine climbing up the world’s tallest peak, where the summit offers very little oxygen to go along with the biting-cold weather. Mountain climbing can be considered a dangerous sport or hobby, yet there are still many people around the world who want to take the challenge and adventure of mountain climbing.

Defining the Rock Climbing Craze

staff — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:47:39 +0000

Rock climbing has become a nation and even worldwide craze. People are coming to the sport in droves because it offers exercise and excitement at the same time. Do you see the appeal? If not, perhaps you should take a look at exactly rock climbing actually involves. You never know, you may be lining up to be a part of the crowd in no time flat.

No Sleeping Allowed in the Sport of Wakeboarding

staff — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:37:59 +0000

What do you think of when you hear the word “wakeboarding?” Wakeboarding is a bit like snowboarding except for the fact that it is on the water. It is a bit like water skiing, though you do not use water skis you use a board. If you are confused keep reading, as this article will take a closer look at the sport and some of the terms that wakeboard enthusiasts frequently use.

The Ultimate in Water Sports: Cliff Diving

staff — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:24:51 +0000

Those extreme athletes who enjoy cliff diving will be the first ones to tell you to beware of the risks involved and to take this sport seriously. The risks are real and some can be life threatening in nature. Cliff diving is not a sport to enter into lightly and with each turn, the diver knows it could always be their last. Cliff divers exceed 60 miles per hour in less than three seconds. Regardless of the flips and turns they do before entering the water when it is time to plunge, they do so feet first hoping to avoid head and neck injury. When they are entering the water feet, first they are doing so with the bodies perfectly still and rigid. Anything else could cause life-threatening injuries if not death. To understand the seriousness of this, consider what would happen if the diver were to fall at the wrong time or judge incorrectly their landing. It would be equivalent to falling from a four-story building, head first; you are not going to recover from that type of fall.

Free Diving Not for the Faint of Heart

staff — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:10:44 +0000

If you love water and have a yearning for an extreme sport, then free diving may be for you. There are a number of different kinds of free diving, from the tranquil snorkeling, to free dive photography, to the competitive apnea dive. All of these activities have in common the idea of diving without the help of a breathing apparatus. Yet while snorkeling is a rather low stress activity, after all, you will be swimming very close to the surface of the water and are able to breathe through a short rubber tube, apnea diving is the extreme fringe of the sport. Essentially, in the extremes, the idea is to dive as deep or long as possible on one breath of air.

Tandem Sky Diving

staff — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:02:21 +0000

Have you always been interested in skydiving but not sure you want to take your first dive solo? You may want to consider tandem skydiving. This is a great way to experience the thrill of skydiving to determine whether this is a sport for you or possibly a wonderful gift idea for the sports enthusiast in your family. What exactly is tandem skydiving?

The Extremes on Mountain Biking

staff — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:55:50 +0000

You have enjoyed riding your bicycle as a child, and didn’t mind riding in the dirt, even though it took forever to get the chain cleaned up afterwards. Well, by now you have probably grown up and you still wonder what it would be like to ride your bike in the dirt instead of the sidewalk. Well, there is a sport for you and it is called mountain biking. In its purest form, mountain biking simply refers to riding your bicycle on any surface instead of paved roads. Thus it is not uncommon to see mountain bikers on beaches, mountain trials, and any other bit of dirt road that may be in your neighborhood.

Cave Diving: One of the Least Talked about Extreme Sports

staff — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:52:57 +0000

What image comes to mind when you think of cave diving? Do you think of the shows you watch on the educational channels where they go into dark, murky caves with a string so they can find their way out and come back with treasures? You may think, “Wow, that looks pretty cool”. What exactly is extreme cave diving?

Look Out Below – Bungee Jumper Heading Down!

staff — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:44:37 +0000

It may seem, to the casual observer, that bungee jumping is a relatively new sport, but it actually goes back to an ancient tradition of vine jumping, originated around 1500 years ago and still practiced (mostly as a tourist attraction) on the Pacific Ocean island of Pentecost (an island in the Vanuatus group, formerly New Hebrides). Originally performed as a coming of age ritual, the islanders would erect towers and then select the strongest vines to use as their equivalent of the modern bungee cord. There are no statistics related to the survival rate or the number of injuries, but apparently the Vanuatus still have a population.