Mt. Everest at 29,028 feet is also known as Sagarmatha or Quomolungma by the people who live at it's foothills. Throughout the world, climbers have tried to set different records on this mountain. However, many have died trying to climb it....
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This ride, called the Slingshot, is similar to bungee jumping, but the gondola where riders sit is flung into the air, rather than being dropped off a bridge attached to a giant rubber band.
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British polar adventurer Lewis Gordon Pugh is out to break his own record and draw attention to the perils of global warming. Sporting just a cap, trunks and goggles, Lewis Gordon Pugh will swim 1 km (0.6 miles) in water at a temperature of minus...
What are the dangers that you face when you go big wave surfing? From icy cold waters, hypothermia, broken bones, dislocated shoulders, drowning to shark attacks but the thrill of conquering the wave beats the dangers down.
Big Wave surfing EXTREME...
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Well it's that time of the year when the adventurers can think about heading to Tuckerman Ravine for some thrills and spills up on the wall. The ski season at Tuckerman Ravine begins at this time of the year and continues until at...
Eighteen-year-old US climber Samantha Larson became the youngest foreign woman to scale Everest. With this, she completed the world record as the youngest person to have completed the Seven Summits challenge, breaking a record set last year by then...
Outside of Europe, South Australia has begun to lobby to have its Tour Down Under become the first ProTour race. UCI ProTour events involve the top 20 cycling teams in the world. The South Australian Government will lodge its bid by the end of...
If you are looking for real adventure then the Zip Rider is for you! Highest Zip-Line has opened in Alaska. This is boasted as America's longest and highest zip-line. It is located in Icy Strait Point which is 50 miles west of Juneau.
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While surfing the net I came across this u tube and had to post it in this blog.It has been shot by shot by Emmy Award winning cinematographer Peter Fuszard.
Fuszard's film footage was often shot from a helicopter that cruised along no more than 10...
Nepali mountaineer Apa Sherpa has broken his own world record scaling the 8,850-metre summit of Mt. Everest for the 17th time. 47-years-old Apa reached the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) summit of Mount Everest by the South Col route.
Apa was...
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Climbing Mt. Everest is a dream of every adventurer. Over 1,500 people have reached the summit since 1953 and about 170 have lost their lives. Many have made it to the top of it. It is even more surprising that the people who are disabled...
Pohnpei, Micronesia has some of the best waves in the world. Here, you can expect warm, crystal clear water with perfect powerful waves. Waves break far from the beach just like Tahiti or Fiji. To check the surf from the shore is not possible so the...
A 32-year-old adventurer, Bear Grylls has succeeded in becoming the first person to fly a parajet higher than Mt Everest. He reached the amazing height of 29,500 feet. His achievement is 10,000ft higher than the previous powered paraglide record....
The 2007 Adventure Racing World Championship will take place in Fort William and Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands from May 26 until June 2 2007. It is the culmination of the Adventure Racing World Series, the most extreme series of sporting...
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Deep-cave diving is as extreme as it gets. Total darkness surrounds you beyond the glow of your light in an eerie calm, which makes you feel as if you are in a distant, unknown place. Water currents push...
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