Kayaking through intense rapids is intimidating. How about plunging down a 40 foot waterfall first? For this guy, it’s a no brainer. Taking his passion to the most extreme level is the only way to go, besides down.
Reaching speeds of up to 80 mph, Volcano Boarding is the newest craze among extreme sports junkies.
Gumball 3000 is a cross country, international road-rally that takes place every year on public roads, highways, and interstates. It involves an army of some of the sickest, most lavish supercars and a host of millionaires and celebrities to go along with it.
You will never be able to truly fathom the sheer size and power of a salt water crocodile until you enter the Cage of Death. Located in Australia, this deathly enclosure lowers you and another brave soul into a tank full of vicious crocs.
Freediving is basically diving without scuba gear or any other breathing device. It relies on a diver’s ability to hold his or her breath until resurfacing. People who regularly compete as freedivers attempt to attain great depths, times, or distances on a single breath. The current free diving record is 4 minutes and 9 seconds during a 380 foot plunge into Dean’s Blue Hole, in the Bahamas. Wow, just wow.
For those of you who have been skydiving before, I’m sure you can relate to this picture and what these guys were probably feeling at that particular moment — pure, unfiltered adrenaline.
You can clearly see the excitement in this pilot’s eyes as he soars through the clouds above New York City, thousands of feet above civilization.