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Extreme sports is a sub-category of sports that are described as any kind of sport "of a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinary or average". [27] These kinds of sports often carry out the potential risk of serious and permanent physical injury and even death. [ 28 ]
The Frenchmen Patrick Vallençant, Jean-Marc Boivin and Anselme Baud and the Italians Stefano De Benedetti and Toni Valeruz were among those who further developed the art and brought notoriety to the sport in the 1970s and 1980s. [5] Tuckerman's Ravine, found on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, is a popular location for extreme skiing in ...
Boardsports are active outdoor sports that are played with any sort of board as the primary equipment. These sports take place on a variety of terrains, from paved flat-ground and snow-covered hills to water and air. Most boardsports are considered action sports or extreme sports, and thus often appeal to youth. Some board sports were ...
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In the history of rock climbing, the first ascent of Napes Needle by W. P. Haskett Smith in June 1886 – an act that is widely considered to be the start of the sport of rock climbing – was effectively a free solo. [8] Early leaders of free climbing such as Paul Preuss, were also strongly interested in free solo climbing as being ethically ...
Xtreme triathlon (or extreme triathlon) is a type of triathlon competition on extreme courses, which include night or cold swims, and important elevation gain and high altitude during both the cycling and running sections. Athletes also deal with extreme weather conditions due to the remote locations and altitude changes.
Diving – Sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Globe of death – Circus and carnival stunt where stunt riders ride motorcycles inside a mesh sphere ball. Figure skating – Sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice.
Defunct. For extreme sport games Winter Gravity Games: 2000: 2000: International: Defunct. For extreme sport games Gravity Games H2O [85] 2005: 2005: International: Hapoel Games: 1928: 1995: Regional: Highland Games: 1836: 2023: 1 Scotland, Somewhere: National: Hold in Scotland and other countries with a large Scottish diaspora Hong Kong Games ...