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crash · Joined: 22 May 2007 Location: Seoul

Was on a flight the other day and watched some sports show that showcased so called "extreme" sports. Saw some guy tearing down a goat path on a mountain on his mountain bike, another guy that was skiing with a friggin parachute attached to his back, and the regular rally car circuit.

Have to admit I was most impressed with the rally car guys. I don't follow the sport closely (and yes, I think it's a sport) but it's damn exciting to watch when I get the chance.

Was just wondering what other people might think is the most "extreme" sport. I also know this might turn into a discussion of what constitutes a sport but I'm interested in what other's opinions are in that regard. Horse racing? Nascar?

Rapacious Mr. Batstove · Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Location: Central Areola

Ro-sham-bo! Now that's an extreme sport.

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

Hang gliding over abandoned minefields with a bag of feral cats tied over your head.

Boy howdy! That's nutty.

lowpo · Joined: 01 Mar 2007

Satori · Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Location: Above it all

Competitive mixed martial arts

julian_w · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:49 am Post subject: Nuts

White-water kayaking - on flooded rivers, or first-ever decents of grade 5+.

I came very close to losing my life on what was normally a grade 1 (lowest level) river; it was flooded when we went down.

Less than a year later, the captain of our 'varsity canoe club died while paddling what was usually only a grade 2 river - but it was in flood.

But you've got to understand - on a good day, with the right experience on the right river in the right conditions - there's nothing better:
it's exciting,
it's like playing with nature (that doesn't involve doing strange things with animals),
it actually is both travelling on a adventure and also surfing, but you can get to know the river, and exactly when and where the waves are,
and there's relatively little cost in terms of either finance or environmental impact (only those costs involved with buying the gear, and whatever transport you use to get to the river and out again),
and, in Aotearoa-NZ and Korea anyway, it's wonderfully peaceful away from the cities.

oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

Tiddlywinks, anyone?

safeblad · Joined: 17 Jul 2006

In case you didnt see it yet, the trainsurfer video, a great, sad video. sorry about the soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZvm5H4F-aA