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Top 10 Extreme Sports

Counting down the top ten extreme sports in the world..  Do you think you could hack these extreme sporting activities.

10.  Kite Skiing – some extreme sportsmen have invented kite skiing. It entails the use of a traction kite and a harness to pull a skier across the snow and into the air. While this is ideal in wide-open fields or frozen lakes, there are some who have taken the sport even further and have kite skied downhill along snow-covered mountainsides.

9.  Highlining- In highlining, the wire is located high up in the air. There are no balancing pole, no net to catch you in case you fall, and the wire is not stabilized and taut. Crossing a slack wire is infinitely more difficult than a tightly wound one, and combining that with the thought of the absence of a safety net, the danger level is increased exponentially.

8. Cave Diving- It entails diving into underwater caves. And that is where the danger lies. In case your equipment fails, the cave makes it hard to make a quick ascent to the surface. Currents in underwater caves are also notoriously unpredictable. Visibility is also a problem because any wrong move will stir up sediments and cloud the view.

7. Volcano Surfing- This sport entails climbing up a volcano, then surfing down its side by sliding using plywood boards. The boards are reinforced by steel, metal or Formica. You can do it while sitting down, though veterans of the sport can do it upright. It sounds easy enough, until you start hitting sharp volcano rocks.

6. Ice Climbing-  It involves scaling formations of vertical ice, like frozen waterfalls and cliffs covered with ice. The old method used for the sport is step cutting, which entails chipping out ice with an icepick to create your own foothold.

5. Wingsuit flying- Wingsuit flying entails jumping off a perch and gliding down to the ground while wearing wings. These suits have an estimated glide ratio of 2.5 meters for every meter of descent. Only those with at least 200 skydives are allowed to try this sport.

4. Free soloing- Rock climbing in itself is already a difficult sport. Imagine removing all the safety ropes, harnesses and other equipment that can aid you in case you slip up. That is what free soloing is all about. They need to be able to support their entire weight using just their fingertips and toe tips.

3. Tow In Surfing– Surfers love to drop off from the highest of waves, some of which are as tall as skyscrapers. The problem is how to get and latch onto the waves in time, as the waves move so quickly that it is extremely difficult to paddle into them.

2. BASE Jumping- This is the most dangerous recreational sport in the world, with one death recorded for every 2,317 jumps. Jumpers throw themselves off one of the BASE structures, meaning from a building, antenna, span or bridge, and earth or cliffs. Parachutes are then deployed for a safe landing. It is sort of similar to skydiving, only you will have a much shorter time of reacting in case a parachute fails. If the parachute does fail, death is almost a certainty.

1. Creeking- This is whitewater kayaking taken to the limit. In the 1980s, as more durable kayaks were built, extreme kayakers thought of using their ride to plunge off high waterfalls. The adrenalin rush brought about by the plunge is further increased by the thought of hitting into jagged rocks or being sucked down below the water.

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Ahmed Gabr breaks record for deepest scuba dive at more than 1,000 feet!

Many World Records titles are based on going up – soaring higher and higher for a freefall parachute jump; speeding faster and faster for a land speed car drive; building taller and taller for the tallest manmade structure.

But, just as iconic is breaking a record for going down. Ahmed, a 41-year-old Egyptian, has broken the record for the deepest SCUBA dive, plunging an astonishing 332.35 m (1,090 ft 4.5 in) in the Red Sea off the coast of Dahab, Egypt.

In order to make the record dive, numerous precautions and preparations needed to be taken to ensure Ahmed’s safety and success. The special forces officer in the Egyptian Army has spent 17 years as a diving instructor and used the last four training for the attempt. When the day finally came, Ahmed needed approximately 12 minutes to reach his record depth, which was measured with a specially tagged rope that accompaniedhim. But, to ensure safe passage back to the surface, it required nearly 15 hours to have Ahmed return back for air after breaking the record, due to the various risks of the water pressure at such depths.

After diving further underwater than any person ever, and resurfacing with a smile on his face, Ahmed proved that not only can someone survive – they can earn a spot in history sure to never be forgotten.

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BMX Freestyling

BMX is an extreme sport which involves stunt riding on BMX bikes.

BMX dates back to the 1970’s when kids started riding bikes in concrete Escondido reservoir channels in San Diego, California. In the early 1990’s BMX freestyle suffered a decline in its commercial property, but now since the 2000’s BMXing has improved greatly with kids and adults all over the world going crazy for it. Skater boy magazine published photos of kids on bikes riding in empty swimming pools in 1975.

There is a lot of skill and a wide variety of tricks involved with BMXing, tricks include… air tricks, a 360, tuck no, full cab, crank flip and then flatland tricks, wheelie, bunny hop and steam roller, all tricks are very skilled and challenging.

If you’re interested in competing in BMXing then  get in touch with the experts on 020 7251 6821 or email [email protected]

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