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Winter X Games Twenty-Two

This January witnessed the 17th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Colorado.

From January 25th to January 28th participants from all over the world battled it out in 18 different individual events over 3 categories. The team from the United States took top spot in the leaderboard with a total of 24 medals, with Canada and Norway taking up second and third place consecutively.

Check out the highlights from Winter X Games Aspen ’18, it includes David Wise on the SuperPipe winning his 4th Winter X Games gold medal and Jamie Anderson taking top spot in the Women’s SlopeStyle.

You can also catch Cody Matechuk wining the BikeCross and Chloe Kim coming from behind to win SuperPipe gold with a best score of 93.3 which included back to back 1080s!

So if you fancy yourself as the next Chloe Kim or David Wise then why not get started with Snowboarding? Or if you are off on a snowboarding activity trip soon and need insurance, why not get in touch and see what we can offer!

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Skydiving world record

When you ask people to think about skydiving, it’s either fear or ecstasy that often comes to mind.

However you could be forgiven for using the word beautiful when you see the breathtaking formations made when 217 skydivers took to the air to break the 3 point sequential FAI World Record.

If you want to experience a skydive then signing up for a charity tandem skydive is a perfect place to start, why not contact your local charities and see what’s available in your area?

It’s also a great fundraising idea that you can undertake with your friends or work colleagues, we’ve insured many individuals and groups who take part in these type of events every year. Contact us now to see if we can help you.

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Extreme slacklining

Highlining barefoot over a railway line – is that extreme enough for you?

Highlining is a form of slacklining, some say the most extreme version and the sister of tightrope walking, it’s different because the line moves with you. Yes you read that correctly, the line moves!

Caio Salomão, a highliner from Brazil, decided to take his sport to another level by walking barefoot across the 1″ narrow strip of webbing 82ft over an active railway line.

He said: “This idea came after I saw a photo of the place taken by someone passing through on the train.

“I decided to search a little more and I was able to locate this place on the map, which to my surprise was only 90Km away from the city where I live.

Check him out on instagram – https://www.instagram.com/caioafeto2/

Thinking about doing smoothing extreme like Caio? If so let us know and we might be able to offer you some insurance.

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