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Sep 21, 2016 · It turns out that extreme birdwatching—birders who will got to any length to spot a species—is very much a thing. And, reports Karin Brulliard for The Washington Post, this could be the...
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People who practice this sport practice base jumping. They stand on the edge of a cliff or some mountain peak, wearing a suit that makes them look like a bat. It allows participants to reach high and dangerous speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour while providing an adrenaline shock to their bodies. The duration of the jump is approximately 2 min...
The history of wingsuit flying originated in 1930, however, the active practice of this type of sport began to show frequently in the mid-nineties. At first, the clothing was not very safe and was made from canvas, wood, silk and metal. Between 1912 and 1961, most of the athletes who tried to wear these suits died. In 1990, the famous parachutist P...
The necessary equipment to practice wingsuit flying consists of a suit that has three wings or membranes, two of these membranes are in charge of joining the arms with the legs or with the waist and the other one has the role of joining the legs, usually at the height of the ankles, simulating in this way the tail of a bird. The suit also includes ...
Wingsuit flying is one of the most extreme and dangerous sports nowadays. The main debate among sports experts is safety. The main reason for risk is because the height to perform the jump is very low, fails to give the athlete time to open a second parachute in case of an emergency or if the wings provided by the suit do not work. The slightest er...
Jun 6, 2019 · Paragliding is the closest to flying like a bird that any human can be, since paragliders are ultralight and flexible, and uses the wind as its sole propellant, without the need for an engine or...
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May 9, 2017 · Extreme athletes don’t get off on taking risks or that rush of adrenaline, he says. From interviews with dozens of athletes, Brymer and his co-author Robert Schweitzer discovered that, instead ...
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Jul 11, 2017 · But wingsuit flying’s dangerous reputation, even by the standards of “extreme” sports, peaked last year when a record 38 people fell to their deaths, including 15 in August alone. In May ...
Mar 24, 2017 · Pexels. Adrenaline zen: what ‘normal people’ can learn from extreme sports. Published: March 24, 2017 12:28pm EDT. BASE jumping, wingsuit flying, big wave surfing, extreme skiing and solo...
