History Of Extreme Sports


  • Why Are Extreme Sports Addictive
    Some are crazy about rock-climbing, bungee jumping or skydiving. Former Welsh Secretary resigned from his cabinet post last November. He was robbed at knifepoint when he met an ambiguous person on the Common. He held responsible his "moment of madness" on risk addiction. He is absolutely not alone who has this disease! Though, its status as an illness is in some doubt. Psychologists prefer to put it under the label of "personality category". Read More...
  • Taking Sport to its Limits
    Around the nineteen eighties a new term, extreme sports, evolved to embrace the growing development of sporting activities that involved an increased element of individualism coupled with an element of danger not associated with traditional sports. Eagerly taken up by the youth of the day as well as adults, activities such as bungee jumping, hang gliding, sky diving, rock climbing, mountaineering and scuba diving grew in popularity aided by the Read More...
  • Leaps Of Faith - Extreme Sports With Adventurous Appeal
    Extreme sports have traditionally been the preserve of only the maddest, baddest and most dangerous to know, and of course rebellious teenagers keen to worry their mums. However, as with any trend worth its salt, the history and variety of 'extreme' activities - also known as action, adventure or dangerous sports - are more interesting than many people realise, and there are well-established organisations which can help make delving into their ad Read More...
  • Mountain Bike - Is It an Extreme Sport?
    First let's get something straight: What's extreme to you might not be extreme to the next person. And what's extreme to that person might be tame to you. You see, "extreme" is relative. It means something different for everybody. One thing everyone can agree on, however, is that when it comes to extreme sports, mountain biking-riding through the mountains on trails and dirt roads-is definitely one of them. Mountain biking allows riders to chall Read More...
  • Cave Diving - The Extreme of the Extreme
    When you hear the word cave diving, what do you think of? Is it one of divers who go into dark gloomy caves trailing a rope or string so they can find there way back? Then one of that looks awesome how can I do it. You may even ask yourself what exactly is cave diving. Pushing to the outer limits, when you are told you can only go so far is a great draw to the daredevils of extreme sports. Part of being extreme is being told the limits and no Read More...