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Extreme Sports
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It’s Friday – So Here’s A Wingsuit Jumper Landing On A Lake Without A Parachute [VIDEO]
11 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Welcome to Friday. Here’s a guy jumping off the top of a mountain, flying down the slopes with a wing suit, and gliding on to the service of a lake for his landing. The jump took place at Lake Garda in Italy on September 30th 2013. Raphael Dumont, the guy who nailed it, has over 600 flights under his belt.
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The Full Length Interview With Cape Town’s Downhill Skating Maniac That You’ve Been Waiting For [VIDEO]
06 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
“The bigger the hill the better.” At the tender age of 16, an impressionable Dec’io Lourenc’o saw a group of kids skating down Glen Road. The boys were the SPUs, a skateboarding crew from Sea Point, and like any teenager, Dec’io wanted a piece of the action. That’s when he got his first set of […]
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The World’s Most Extreme Rube Goldberg Machine [VIDEO]
13 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Red Bull’s marketing strategy seems to be, “I see what you did there. Hold on while we do something 1 000 times more awesome and post it on YouTube.” Well, they’ve nailed it again with the craziest Rube Golberg machine ever. Bigger and more intense than ‘ol Rube could ever have imagined.
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Man Survives 700m Helicopter Jump, Without Parachute [VIDEO]
24 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Yesterday, a British man made history by becoming the first person to jump from a helicopter at 2 400ft, without a parachute, and survive.
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Glacier Boarding, Because Snowboarding Is Too Mainstream [AMAZING PICS]
20 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Much like Jeb Corliss took BASE jumping to new heights, a group of adrenaline-thirsty snowboarders have taken their obsession to the next level. Who would’ve guessed that ditching snowy slopes for icy glaciers would make for such amazing pictures.
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Human Kite Pulled Through The Desert By A Mini JCW Countryman [VIDEO]
27 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ever since the first person flung themselves from a life-threatening height only to be saved by a stretchy cord or a makeshift parachute, thrillseekers have constantly sought to push the limits of extreme sports. A new promotional video for the Mini JCW Countryman takes things to the next level. Think car + human kite. Click through for the video.
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Incredible Canyon Rope-Swinging Footage [VIDEO]
17 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Even though I don’t have to say it, I will. GoPro has revolutionized the way we see the extreme sports world. Gone are long-shots filmed with super-zoom lenses. With GoPro you’re right in the action, making you wish you were there. Not convinced? Click through to watch the vid.
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