Tag Archives: extreme sports

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Skydiver Achieves World’s Highest Skydive – From the Edge of Space to Earth in 5.5 Minutes

SUCCESS! I am not a huge fan of doing any extreme sporting that would result in death if one mistake or accident was to happen…in this case, one tiny error could result in boiling blood and an exploding brain. That little white spec freefalling from space you may have watched live today, is Austrian skydiver

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Crazy Russian Skywalkers

Remember those crazy Russian ‘Skywalkers’ that posed for dizzying photos on top of towering landmarks across Russia…well a couple of them are back with another heart attack inducing video. NO strings attached. I wonder what these guys would do for a Klondike Bar?

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Chuck Norris Riding a Bike on a Mountain Top

There is something about this insane video of ‘someone’ riding a dirt bike on a mountain peak, that doesn’t seem right. A video of the mystery rider has clocked up more than half a million hits on YouTube as he appears to ride over the top of a narrow, snow-covered mountain range before stopping at

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Surfing the Scariest Waves Ever

Not just another day at the beach surfing…these are the waves your mother warned you about. This jaw-dropping footage was shot on August 27th, 2011 by cinematographer Chris Bryan at Teahupo’o, a small village off the coast of Tahiti. After watching the video (bellow), you get a better idea as to why the French Navy

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Extreme Sports meets an Excavator

A Liebherr excavator climbing a tower in Vienna, Austria… Now get down smart ass. [Cheers reddit]

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Flyboard turns you into a Human Dolphin

Dear Santa, give me give me give me… Built by French water sports fan Franky Zapata, a new water-powered jetpack that straps to the wearers feet is being used turn a human into a dolphin. This vital skill separates the Flyboard, as it is known, form Jetlev which was revealed earlier in the year. It’s

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Good Frickin Point

This is why I would never go bungee jumping.

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Extreme Hot Tubbin’ – All the Rage

Forget extreme speed walking, extreme hot tubbin’ is all rage with todays youngens. Back in 2001, two Swiss brothers kludged together a homemade hot tub with a tarp, pallets, rope and a homemade water heater and hung out in it on the side of a mountain. After years of tinkering and perfecting their design, they