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An extreme sport (also known as an action sport) is a general, somewhat hazily-defined term for any of several newer sports involving adrenaline-inducing action. The following articles will give you information about sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.

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BASE Jumping Today London

Through the availability of specialised equipment and wider knowledge of techniques, it is safer today than in the early days, though the occasional fatalities and injuries do still occur. Some deaths are through ground impact in freefall or object strike , however, most incidents are due to hazardous landing sites or other problems which develop after the parachute has opened.

Bungee Jumping London

Despite the inherent danger of jumping from a great height, several million successful jumps have taken place since 1980. This is attributable to bungee operators rigorously conforming to standards and guidelines governing jumps, such as double checking calculations and fittings for every jump.

Adventure Racing: Race Types London

The vast majority of adventure races include trail running, mountain biking and (ideally) a paddling event. Navigation and rope work are also featured in all but the shortest races, but this is only the beginning. Part of the appeal of adventure racing is expecting the unexpected. Race directors pride themselves at challenging racers with unexpected or unusual tasks. Past races have also featured.

Adventure Racing Overview London

Longer races may also involve skill tests. For example, Primal Quest 2004 required that each team member swim 50 metres in 3 minutes; tread water for 5 minutes in 50 degree water; perform a Double T Rescue in less than 5 minutes; pass a single boat rescue; and ascend a vertical 8-10 metre cliff with 3 knot transfers in 10 minutes.

BASE Jumping Equipment & Techniques London

Many BASE jumpers use specially designed harnesses and parachute containers, with extra large pilot chutes, and jump with only one parachute - since, with a total freefall time of 6 seconds, there would be no time to use a reserve parachute.

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BASE Jumping: Legal Issues London

Covert BASE jumps are often made from tall buildings and antenna towers. BASE jumping itself is not illegal, but jumpers who are caught in the act may face charges of trespass or reckless endangerment.

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Climbing: Grading London

Usually the technical grade increases with the adjectival grade but a hard technical move very near the ground (that is, notionally safe) may not raise the standard of the adjectival grade very much.

Common Debates in Parkour London

A common argument in favour of any movement being included under the banner of parkour is that since parkour is about being free to move how one wants, anything can be classed as parkour. This can be and has been applied to everything from acrobatics to stopping dead in a run.

Extreme Sports London

Extreme sports are most often pursued by young adults who wish to push their own limits of fear and physical ability, and in doing so, also help to push the limits of their sport as a whole.

Parkour London

To many, parkour is an extreme sport, to others a discipline more comparable to martial arts, to others an art form akin to dance, a way to encapsulate human movement in its most beautiful form.

Parkour: Implementation London

For clearing gaps, a number of methods are generally used; each is dependent on the particular obstacle in question, of course, and as with the vaults a good improvisation technique aids free runners far more than a pre-learned collection of techniques.

Trick Skating London

All this from an object that was never designed to lock into grinds, flip in the air or do the tricks performed by today's skateboarders. Today's skateboarders not only differ greatly from those only 10 years ago in terms of tricks and consistency, but also style, which is a very important aspect in the way skateboarders are marketed by skateboarding companies.

Types of Climbing London

In traditional climbing (commonly referred to as "trad climbing"), the leader places all protection. The climbing system is used to protect the climber against the consequences of a fall.

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