Extreme Sports
Can you learn BMX stunts from a pro in one afternoon?

Can you learn BMX stunts from a pro in one afternoon?

Surely they can’t be as hard as they look? Erm, about that… Most of us have seen bike tricks completed completed by pro BMX riders or stunt performers and thought to ourselves, ‘Wow, that looks really quite hard’. But are they as hard as they actually look? Well, as it turns out, yes they most […]

6 years ago

VIDEO: Man attempts world’s highest rope swing, succeeds

VIDEO: Man attempts world’s highest rope swing, succeeds

The world’s highest rope swing record has officially been smashed. Matthew Karsten (Matt to his mates) is a full-time adventurer, travel blogger, and photographer who has been exploring the world for the past five years. Yeah, yeah, we know, we didn’t think it was still a real job either. A self-titled “vagabond”, Matt believes that travel […]

10 years ago

PIC: Shard base jumper surprises onlookers

PIC: Shard base jumper surprises onlookers

For most people, Saturday morning is spent catching up on a bit of sleep after a tough working week. The idea of jumping off one of the world’s largest buildings probably isn’t the way most people would like to kick off their weekend. However, some Londoners that were up and about early enough this Saturday […]

10 years ago

Five obscure extreme sports we need on our TVs right now

Five obscure extreme sports we need on our TVs right now

Now that UFC is so mainstream even your nan watches it, you’re going to need a new niche-interest bloodsport. Maybe it was Conor McGregor, maybe it was phenomenal success of the Joe Rogan podcasts. Whatever the reason, UFC has now firmly cemented itself as a staple of popular sporting culture. When half of Hollywood hit […]

10 years ago

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