Why not try an accessible extreme sport?
Kite surfing as an extreme sport
Kite surfing is a relatively new extreme sport whereby you use a small surfboard with foot straps and bindings which are attached to a large power kite. This controllable kite propels you across the water — and at times over it — while you control both the kite and the board at the same time.
Read more…Mountaineering as an extreme sport
Mountaineering — as its name suggests — is the sport of walking, hiking and climbing up mountains. The degree of difficulty with mountaineering depends on the terrain, with the more daring mountaineers venturing up high, craggy, and often snow-covered peaks.
Read more…Caving as an extreme sport
Caving is the sport of exploring caves — which is sometimes referred to as ‘spelunking’. It often requires climbing or crawling through narrow gaps and the use of ropes to negotiate drops. Exploring vertical caves is often referred to as ‘potholing’.
Read more…Skydiving as an extreme sport
Skydiving involves throwing yourself out of an aircraft or other airborne craft at a typical height of around 12,000ft (approximately 3,658m) and then free-falling for a period of time before activating a parachute and steering it safely towards a landing site. Some people take skydiving to further extremes by doing things such as sky surfing.
Read more…Surfing as an extreme sport
Well we all know what surfing is, but probably don’t realize how difficult it can be to actually surf. Surfing requires a combination of strength, stamina, balance, agility and of course bravery! But you don’t have to tackle the big surf from the off, of course; just getting up on the surfboard can be a major achievement in itself.
Read more…White water rafting as an extreme sport
It’s not called ‘white water rafting’ without good reason (it refers to the color of the water when it is particularly turbulent) — and your knuckles will probably be white too as you a make your way with your team (usually up to eight people) along the raging rapids with nothing more than an inflatable craft between you and a cold dip!
Read more…Scuba diving as an extreme sport
Scuba diving is a hugely popular sport which sees you exploring the underwater depths in order to see the interesting marine life, reefs, shipwrecks and whatever else takes your fancy. It will take you a few scuba diving sessions to get used to wearing the cylinder and breathing apparatus, but after that a whole new world will open up to you!
Read more…Wakeboarding as an extreme sport
Simply put, wakeboarding is like water skiing, but on one plank rather than two. A powerboat creates a tail in the water, and the idea is that you use this as a ramp to perform airborne tricks. Initially, though, you’ll probably settle for being able to stand up when starting out in wakeboarding!
Read more…Mountainboarding as an extreme sport
Mountainboarding — or all-terrain-boarding — is a new extreme sport derived from snowboarding. It can be done on any surface, including grass, tracks, dirt and rocks, and involves riding on a large board with mounted wheels — which is very much like an over-sized skateboard.
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