Well, we have an alternative suggestion for you lovers of more extreme and less snooty sports- Canoe Slalom. This sport features sportsmen and women with great upper body strength and technique battling against the oncoming tirades of water, pushing to beat the clock and their competitors. Keep an eye out for it this summer, it’s sure to be a great watch!

Tough Mudder and Spartan Race offer exactly this, an endurance test stretching miles, coupled along with some extreme obstacles such as navigating around barbed wire and crossing over water on zip lines. Both are coming to the UK this year so why not get involved?

Don’t forget though, these events aren’t for the faint of heart, so a real thorough insurance policy would be advised when taking part in these type of events. Ansell’s specialise in Extreme sports insurance so get in touch today!

The profile of extreme sports and the athletes that take part in these sports has become huge in the last couple of years, no doubt helped by the unstoppable surge of social media platforms and it’s users and of course, blogs such as ours!

But this increase in coverage seems to have coincided with the risks in this area become greater and greater. This week saw renowned base jumper, Jeb Corliss, broke both of his legs in South Africa, moments after jumping off the edge of a cliff. Only a day before that, another extreme athlete, ice climber John Roberts, died after a 60-foot fall in Colorado.

The investment in sponsors could also be a factor when it comes to the stakes becoming higher for this athletes, with more pressure on their shoulders to take more risks, to justify their sudden higher level status.

As much as we enjoy watching these jaw-dropping stunts being performed and records being broken, there does seem to be a underlying feeling of the athletes playing ‘Chicken’ with each other, daring one another to take it one level further, until ultimately, perhaps fatally, one comes up short.

I think that the general outcome will consist of getting some stronger rope!

Whilst this accident has become somewhat of a viral phenomenon, as the victim crashed into the Zambezi river, dodged crocodiles and swam to safety, the fact that the company could have killed somebody should not be overlooked.

Ansell’s cover many different adventure activities, including policies for adventure holiday companies. So get in touch today!

The anticipated return of one the Premiership’s greatest ever players, Thierry Henry, is apparently being held up due to an insurance issue between The New York Red Bulls and Arsenal. The london team seem to have an issue when it comes to finalising deals for players- maybe they need a new Insurance broker?

Feel free to give us a call Mr. Gazidis, maybe we could help push these deals through a little quicker!

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