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Bitchin' Parkour Tape
An amazing and inspiring parkour montage from France. (I think)
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X Games coming to AT&T and Verizon Wireless subscribers
For the upcoming X Games 14, July 31 through August 3, ESPN and MediaFlo USA have teamed up to bring coverage of the games to AT&T and Verizon Wireless subscribers. For the upcoming X Games 14, July 31 through August 3, ESPN and MediaFlo USA have teamed up to bring coverage of the games to AT&T... more
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Dangerous Sports Club
A flashback to the first extreme sports fanatics--crazy enough to go bungee jumpin' off the Golden Gate Bridge in a top hat and tails.
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Volcano surfing: Lava waves in Hawaii
Even for the hardened adventurer, surfing in boiling waters just 20 feet from the flowing lava of an active volcano is pushing the boundaries of extreme sport.
But for professional surfer CJ Kanuha the thrill of a challenge was too good to pass up.
Hovering above in a helicopter, a photographer captured the moment he edged as close as possible to the molten lava of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island.
Kirk Lee Aeder, who took the shots, said: "It was one of the most thrilling photo shoots I have ever had in my life.
"One day I was talking to my pro-surfing friend, CJ and we began discussing the idea of him surfing, or should I say, stand up paddle surfing close to where the lava enters the ocean and that I would shoot it from a helicopter."
"We both knew it would make for an amazing shot if we could pull it off," the 49-year-old added. Before attempting the stunt, the surfer left an offering for the mythical Hawaiian goddess of fire known as 'Pele' on a nearby beach.
"Not leaving an offering could have resulted in bad luck, a value that most native Hawaiians strongly believe in," Mr Aeder said.
Mr Kanuha, 24, was helped into position by canoeist and a jet ski, before paddling as close as he could.
He said "I was tentative to get too close at first, and for good reason, the boiling water there is well over 200 hundred degrees in some spots, super hot, and it quickly melted the wax on the surfboard."
The surfer, who suffered peeling skin on his legs from the boiling water, added: "It was an amazing feeling to get so close to the power of the lava from the volcano." Even for the hardened adventurer, surfing in boiling waters just 20 feet from the flowing lava of an active volcano is pushing the bou... more -
Xtreme Heart Painter
Jao is an "artist-athlete" who combines extreme sports and painting.
Wearing a helmet and knee pads, she paints a 8x12 foot canvas in
three minutes and twenty seconds with gigantic sponges. She also
wears a heart monitor, because she believes that she enters a special
altered state at a certain heart rate. Jao is an "artist-athlete" who combines extreme sports and painting. ... more -
Extreme ironing: starched, pressed, and dangerous
A new sport that "that combines the danger and excitement of an ‘extreme’ sport with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt." Guess bungee jumping, sky diving, sky surfing and the rest got a little too boring.
Click on the link for a link to the galleries. A new sport that "that combines the danger and excitement of an ‘extreme’ sport with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt." Guess... more -
Chris Anthony - Warren Miller Skier - Gets Interviewed By FAX News
Chris Anthony has been in over 18 Warren Miller movies. FAX news comes to get the story. From Afghanastan to Colorado, from getting a make over to falling off a large cliff and recovering back to his feet, Chris Anthony can do it all. With original music from Ryezen and interviews from Jennifer Honan "Dr Pill", let's get the FAX! Travel around with the Warren Miler film team and Chris Anthony to find out what it is like to be an extreme skier. Chris Anthony has been in over 18 Warren Miller movies. FAX news comes to get the story. From Afghanastan to Colorado, from getting ... more
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Skydiving in Cabo San Lucas, Baja Mexico
Go with Almost Live TV to jump out of a plane above Cabo San Lucas, Baja Mexico. The Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean and the view from 13,000 feet is unbelievable. You might not be live, but you are ALMOST LIVE! Greg Honan, Jennifer Honan Go with Almost Live TV to jump out of a plane above Cabo San Lucas, Baja Mexico. The Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean and the vi... more
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Copycat? Second climber scales New York Times building
A second person is scaling the New York Times building, just a day after rogue climber Alain Robert climbed it.
The building's lattice exterior makes it relatively easy to scale. This guy doesn't look as experienced as Alain though! A second person is scaling the New York Times building, just a day after rogue climber Alain Robert climbed it. ... more -
French Spider-Man Arrested for Scaling NYT Building
Alain Robert, a French stuntman known for climbing tall buildings, scaled the north face of the New York Times building on Thursday, ascending 52 stories to the roof and clutching a bright green banner, before police officers arrested him around 12:22 p.m.
Police and security officials cordoned off the sidewalk below, on West 41st Street, as a crowd assembled. The words on the banner were illegible from the sidewalk, but from office windows inside the tower the slogan on the banner could be clearly read: “Global warming kills more people than 9/11 every week.”
The man later confirmed, moments after being arrested on the roof of the tower, that he was Alain Robert, a 46-year-old stuntman famous for scaling structures like the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, the Sydney Opera House in Australia and the Eiffel Tower and Montparnasse Tower in Paris. He wore a T-shirt with his name and the address of a Web site (thesolutionissimple.org), exercise pants and climbing shoes. He had long blond hair. He used no rope, harness or parachute.
Police officers blocked off the sidewalk at the base of the building and asked members of the crowd to move along. Construction workers on a building directly across West 41st Street, facing the northern face of the building, looked on with expressions of astonishment and amusement. A crowd gathered on the sidewalk, pointing, gawking and capturing pictures and images with cellphones, digital cameras and video cameras.
“This is a publicity stunt, it looks like,” Janet L. Robinson, the chief executive of The New York Times Company, said as she entered the building. “There is definitely going to be an arrest.”
Wearing a backpack slung over one shoulder, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., the chairman of The Times Company and publisher of The Times, who is himself an avid climber, ducked under the police tape and examined the spectacle. He declined to comment.
Alain Robert, a French stuntman known for climbing tall buildings, scaled the north face of the New York Times building on Thursday, a... more -
Why We Roll
it just something that i like and others might also like
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B.unique : Checkmate Mixtape 3 New Trailer!
this is just something to show other who don't know that people still roll
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Rocket Winged Human
Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's Fusion Man! The former military pilot previously known as Yves Rossy is the first man to successfully fly with nothing but a fuel powered wing on his back. Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's Fusion Man! The former military pilot previously known as Yves Rossy is the first ma... more
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Downhill Skeleton // Comment Picked for TV
Thanks to stevethno for his upload on "Downhill Skeleton" -- a pod about the extreme sport of Skeleton racing which includes flying head first downhill on ice at 80 mph. http://current.com/items/88903747_downhill_skeleton Thanks to stevethno for his upload on "Downhill Skeleton" -- a pod about the extreme sport of Skeleton racing which includes flying he... more
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Snowboarder triggers avalanche ... and survives!
Queenstown, New Zealand. This insane snowboarder sets off a sweet avalanche then rides it...
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Ricky Carmichael: GOAT
With 150 Motocross wins under his belt, superstar Motocross legend Ricky Carmichael switches professions to one of the hardest sports on the planet, NASCAR .
Produced By: Evan B. Stone & Crystal Fambrini With 150 Motocross wins under his belt, superstar Motocross legend Ricky Carmichael switches professions to one of the hardest sports ... more
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