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Day 1 Recap from Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro

Pulling into the parking lot above Lowers a shroud of fog hung over the water and the surf looked pathetically small. I seriously debated whether or not to drop $15 on parking. Thankfully I went down to the beach anyway. The fog was ling [...]

Posted On : May, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Motocross champ Pastrana co-hosts Most Wanted

Normally, law enforcement officers on extreme sports star Travis Pastrana's property in Davidsonville would be bad news - an injury, a break-in or vroom … a noise complaint.But it was all fun and games . OK, a little [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Skiing Boulders - New Extreme Sport?

"The people who can ski on the stones, can ski in any kind of snow." This is the wisdom bestowed unto the world by professional skier Sylvain Saudan. A weathered winter warrior known as "Le Skieur de l'Impossible&q [...]

Posted On : Apr, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

The Biker Who Took ‘Big Air’ to the Big Time

If you associate “Jackass” with outrageous, over-the-top feats, know that the guys behind that hit MTV stunt show appreciate athleticism, too. In his new documentary “The Birth of Big Air,” Jeff Tremaine, the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

BIKING How Stinky gets its groove

A mud puddle explodes in my face halfway down Haircut Rabbit, in a depression at the bottom of a steep drop bounded by a berm. My back wheel slips in the soup, gravity pulling me down. Ahead of me, Mark Venier is already gone. Venier [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Extreme sports killing the elderly

Normally the preserve of teenagers and 20 somethings, dangerous sports are attracting an influx of pensioners. Nearly a fifth of all injury claims resulting from sports such as diving, mountaineering and skiing, were made last year by Br [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Cyclists see the light

Bill Kaloudis reckons he has spent up to $10,000 building the lightest of his five bicycles, a 7.5-kilogram mountain bike. "Weight is evil," he says. "It works against you. It's like loading up a hot-air balloon, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Norfolk extreme sports festival launched

Norfolk's top extreme sports festival is riding a wave to Hunstanton this summer. Lifestyles blows into the resort over the weekend of July 9 - 11, bringing top kite and windsurfers to compete off the Prom. And one or two Norfolk [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

BMX a Sport Trying to Get on Fast Track

Sweat runs freely down his tattooed arms as Dominik Nekolny powerfully pulls the handlebars upwards, resulting in his BMX bike dancing on its back wheel. After twice turning around his own axis, the man in the white Tank Top shirt casual [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Extreme Sports

Sports such as sky diving, bungee jumping, paragliding, in-line skating, snow boarding, rock climbing, mountain biking, kite surfing and the like, commonly known as extreme sports, are passionately followed by young adults. The eleme [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Xperience Festival extreme sports experts wow crowds

junkies wowed the crowds at the coast this weekend during a festival of extreme sports and live music. ain and wind failed to put a dampener on people’s spirits at the Xperience Festival 2009, held at Tynemouth, where young and old go [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Going bungee jumping? Insure yourself!

So there you are dreaming about bungee jumping. Even in your dreams you feel the air rush past you, the adrenaline surging through your veins, the feeling of flying and then suddenly...SNAP! The bungee cord breaks and you are in an unco [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

From street luge to slamball: the six silliest sports on TV

1) Slamball Fans of indoor windsurfing and dog Frisbee may beg to differ, but slamball is by some distance the daftest sport ever televised. Essentially, it is a game of full-contact basketball with trampolines. That’s right: tramp [...]