Category Archives: Air Sports

Why Ski Resorts are Perfect for Summer Thrill Seekers

Most people only ever see the inside of a ski resort in deep mid-winter, when the ground is covered in a few feet of snow, the cold air is enough to give you frost-bite, and the sun barely reaches above … Click to read the full article

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Blind Daredevil is Addicted to Extreme Sports

If ever there was a person who proved that living with a disability does not mean that you have to miss out on anything it is Dean Dunbar.  Dean aged 43 has been bitten by the extreme sports bug and … Click to read the full article

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Top 5 Attractions For Thrill Seekers In The Algarve

The Algarve is known for its exotic coastline and beautiful beaches, but the region is less renowned for its adventure sports. With 69 blue flag beaches and as a meeting point of the Atlantic Sea and Mediterranean Ocean, Portugal’s most … Click to read the full article

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Skydiving Weight Restrictions – Is it Safe to Dive?

Practically anyone can enjoy a skydive as it is one sport that has very few restrictions and limitations. However a certain level of fitness is required and there is a height/weight ratio that needs to be adhered to in order … Click to read the full article

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A Brief History of Hang Gliding

Although often considered to be one of the newest extreme sports around today, hang gliding can actually be traced back to the late 1800’s.  Before the airplane was even invented people were taking part in a form of hang gliding … Click to read the full article

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The History of Skydiving

We tend to associate skydiving with jumping out of a plane, but that’s not how it started.  Long before the invention of the modern parachute, skydiving was being practiced in ancient China.  Using naturally high land formations these brave or … Click to read the full article

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Victoria Falls Bungee Jumping

It has been described as the most exhilarating experience on earth, stepping off a bridge into a vast expanse of nothingness; whether it feels as exhilarating as you stand there waiting to jump is another question.  However, thrill seekers continue … Click to read the full article

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Is Skydiving Safe?

Skydiving is not stamp collecting this much we know.  However, in the class of extreme sports professionals consider it, to be one of the safest.  For many, it seems inconceivable that the word safe and skydive could even be used in the … Click to read the full article

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