Extreme Sports - What Are They?

They burst on the scene in the 1990s - brash, risky new sports and older activities done with a high-octane twist. Sports like rock climbing, skydiving, scuba diving, surfing, snow skiing, water skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, mountaineering, storm chasing, hang gliding, bungee jumping and similar pursuits became infused with a counterculture credo of making up rules and pushing the limits.

Involvement in dangerous sports and related activities carries a significant risk of damage to property, personal injury or death. Participate at your own risk!

Extreme Sports - What Are They?

An extreme sport is any activity/hobby/sport that requires at least three Hail Mary's before attempting for the first time, and must utilize at least 2/3 of the body's available adrenaline.

What is an Extreme Sport?

Extreme Sports - What Are They?

Year after year the sports appear to become more daring, adventurous challenging and extreme. It is all about adrenaline, the natural high and appears more so to be directed to the younger generation and sports which appeal to them. Sports like skateboarding, snowboarding, FMX and BMX to name a few.

It will be very exciting to see how this sport evolves, but one of the craziest new extreme sports to enter the division has to be base jumping with wind suits. If you have not seen it yet, these aerial enthusiasts are moving about 100 mph and are literally scraping rock walls in what appears to be a controlled free fall. This is truly extreme and what would definitely be classed as an extreme sport. Take the time you check out a Base Jumping Video.

Extreme Sports: Faster, Riskier, more Outrageous