Extreme sports Extreme sports Adrenaline junkie is a colloquialism used to describe somebody who is presumably addicted to adrenaline and its effects on the body. The adrenaline in question comes from an endogenous source (i.e., the adrenal gland) and does not imply the use of exogenous adrenaline (e.g., injection). ...more on Wikipedia about "Adrenaline junkie"
Adventure racing is a combination of two or more disciplines, including orienteering and navigation, cross-country running, mountain biking, paddling and climbing and related rope skills. An expedition event can span ten days or more while sprints can be completed in a matter of hours. Typically there is no “dark period” during races, regardless of their length – the choice when (and if) to rest is left to the competitors. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adventure racing"
Aggressive skating is a stunt-based form of inline skating. Aggressive inline skating is performed on aggressive skates, as opposed to fitness or racing skates. Originally starting on half pipes and spines and moving on to city streets, aggressive skaters attempt tricks such as sliding ("grinding") on the edge of concrete ledges or handrails, jumping, spinning and flipping over stairs or other gaps. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aggressive skating"
Alain Robert (born April 7 1962 in Valence, Drôme, France as Robert Alain Philippe) is a rock and urban climber. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alain Robert"
BASE jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump from fixed objects. "BASE" is an acronym that stands for the four categories of objects from which one can jump; (B)uilding, (A)ntenna (an uninhabited tower such as an aerial mast), (S)pan (a bridge, arch or dome), and (E)arth (a cliff or other natural formation). BASE jumping is much more dangerous than skydiving from aircraft and is currently regarded as a fringe extreme sport. ...more on Wikipedia about "BASE jumping"
BMX (an abbreviation for bicycle motocross) is a form of cycling on specially designed bicycles which usually have 20-inch wheels (smaller than the 26-inch wheels found on mountain bikes and the 700C or 27-inch wheels found on more conventional road racing bicycles). The sport includes races on sandy and hilly tracks— BMX racing—as well as the performances of tricks on flat ground, wooden ramps or obstacles found on the streets— BMX freestyle. ...more on Wikipedia about "BMX"
(Bodyboarding) A bodyboard is an instrument of wave riding consisting of a small roughly rectangular piece of foam, shaped to a hydrodynamic form. The bodyboard is ridden predominantly lying down, (or 'prone'). It can also be ridden in a half-standing stance (known as 'dropknee') or can even be ridden standing up. The vast majority of bodyboarders usually wear swimfins on both feet to aid in paddling out and taking off. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bodyboarding"
Bungee cord is an elastic cord composed of one or more elastic strands forming a core, covered in a woven sheath usually of nylon or cotton. More recently, specialized bungee jumping cords are made entirely of elastic strands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bungee cord"
Bungee jumping (or Bungy jumping) is an activity in which a person jumps off from a high place (generally of several hundred feet/ meters) with one end of an elastic cord attached to his/her body or ankles and the other end tied to the jumping-off point. When the person jumps, the cord will stretch to take up the energy of the fall, then the jumper will fly upwards as the cord snaps back. The jumper oscillates up and down until the initial energy of the jump is dissipated. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bungee jumping"
Caving is the recreational sport of exploring caves. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caving"
Concrete Wave Country is a public concrete skatepark in Nashville, Tennessee that was constructed by Wally Holladay of California Skateparks in the spring and summer of 2004. Concrete Wave Country occupies approximately 20,000 square feet (2,000 m²) adjacent to Nashville's public wave pool, Wave Country. The skate park consists of three different areas of skate terrain that range in size from small street obstacles to a 10 foot (3 m) deep bowl (combi-pool) with pool coping, known as The General Jackson in honor of the General Jackson riverboat that is operated by nearby Opryland Hotel. The mid-sized flow bowl is known as The Wabash Cannonbowl in honor of the popular Wabash Cannonball rollercoaster ride at Nashville's Opryland USA theme park, which closed in 1997. The street area at the park is known as the Angle Inn, which references the angular nature of most street skating obstacles, along with a historical nod to the Angle Inn attraction at Opryland USA. ...more on Wikipedia about "Concrete Wave Country"
Cunning Communications (or simply Cunning) is an adventure / exploration / technical assistance firm that offers services including mountain climbing guides, extreme adventure guiding, and protest technical assistance, for example, engineering a BASE jump from Nelson's Column in London to draw attention to the plight of Tibet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cunning Communications"
The Dangerous Sports Club, a group of adventurers and extreme sports pioneers based in Oxford and London, were active from the late 1970s for about ten years, during which they invented bungee jumping and experimented with a variety of other innovative sporting activities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dangerous Sports Club"
Deep-water soloing is a form of solo rock climbing that relies solely upon the presence of water at the base of a climb to protect against injury. This type of climbing is typically practiced on sea cliffs at high tide, for example in the Calanques near Marseille, around the Southern Pembrokeshire coast and many other climbing areas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deep-water soloing"
With origins in urban exploration, elevator surfing is an activity (some would call it an extreme sport) involving moving around on top of elevators. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elevator surfing"
Extreme ironing (or EI) is an extreme sport and a performance art in which people take an ironing board to a remote location and iron a few items of clothing. According to the official website, extreme ironing is "the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt." Part of the attraction and interest the media has towards extreme ironing seems to center on the issue of whether it is really a sport or not. ...more on Wikipedia about "Extreme ironing"
Extreme sport (practically synonymous with the term action sport) is a general term for sports featuring speed, height, danger or spectacular stunts. A feature of such activities in the view of some is their alleged capacity to induce a so-called ‘‘ adrenaline rush’’ in participants (a misnomer, since often the rush or high obtained is a product of increased levels of dopamine endorphins and serotonin). ...more on Wikipedia about "Extreme sport"
Free-diving refers to various aquatic activities that share the practice of breath-hold diving. Examples include breathhold spearfishing, freedive photography, Apnea competitions and, to a degree, snorkeling. The activity that garners the public's attention is Competitive Apnea, considered an extreme sport, where divers attempt to reach great depths on a single breath and without direct assistance of breathing apparatus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Free-diving"
Freebords are a recent modification of the skateboard. They are designed to closely simulate the behavior of a snowboard on downhill rides. To this purpose, they have (when compared to a skateboard) two additional castor wheels, located along the longitudinal middle axis, and protruding slightly more than the border wheels. These wheels are able to turn freely in all directions, which allows the Freebord to glide as long as no other wheel touches the ground. By exerting some pressure on the border wheels, the freeborder is able to control the board. ...more on Wikipedia about "Freebord"
Freeride is a form of mountain biking involving riding free on a bike. Freeriding is a relatively new sport combining different aspects of mountain biking, such as downhill and dirtjumping. The sport has progressed extremely quickly in recent years now being recognised as one of the most extreme sports on the planet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Freeride"
Freestyle Skiing began in the 1930s, Norwegian skiers began using ski acrobatics in alpine and cross country training. While not considered a competitive sport, professional skiing exhibitions in the United States featured performances of what would later be called freestyle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Freestyle skiing"
Guilherme Tâmega is to bodyboard what Kelly Slater is to surf. Tâmega is a six-time world champion. His crown as the ultimate master of the sport is only threatened by Mike Stewart who is unanimously (even by Tâmega himself) praised as the king of the sport, due to his dominance on the bodyboarding scene in the earlier days of the sport, and also for his contributions in making bodyboarding what it is today. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guilherme Tâmega"
A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, freestyle BMX and inline skating. The structure is usually wood, although sometimes the surface is made of another material. Appearance wise, it resembles a cross section of a swimming-pool, and in its most basic form, it consists of two concave ramps (or quarterpipes), topped by copings and decks, facing each other across a transition. Originally half-pipes were simply half sections of a large pipe. Since the 1980's half-pipes have had extended flat ground (the flat bottom) between the quarterpipes and the original style half-pipes have become curiosities. The flat ground gives the athlete time to regain balance after landing and more time to prepare for the next trick. ...more on Wikipedia about "Half-pipe"
Ice climbing is the recreational activity of climbing ice formations such as icefalls, and frozen waterfalls. ( Dry-tooling is climbing rock using the tools for ice climbing.) Depending on the slope and texture of the ice, different equipment and techniques can be employed by the climber. For example, on flat ice, almost any good hiking or mountaineering boot will usually suffice. On short, low angled slopes, one can use an ice axe to chop steps. For longer and steeper slopes or glacier travel, crampons are pretty much mandatory for a safe climb. Vertical ice climbing is done with crampons and ice axes (generally called ice tools if they are specific to vertical ice); the climber kicks their legs to engage the front points of the crampons in the ice, and then swings the axe into the ice above their head. The strength of the ice is often surprising; even if the axe only goes in a centimeter or so it is enough to pull up on. If the climber is leading, they will need to place ice screws as protection on their way up. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ice climbing"
Ice swimming is swimming in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires cutting a hole in the ice, and attaching stairs to it. This may also be simulated by a pool of water at 0 °C. Because the water is at freezing temperature, it is at exactly 0 °C. Ice swimming is possible, because the freezing of water releases heat, so that the water does not refreeze instantly. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ice swimming"
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