Extreme Articles

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Brue Baker @ Monday, 10th March 2008 @ 12:56 AM

Wakeboarding has become a very popular extreme water sport that has thousands of people soaring high above the wake of their boat every summer. The tricks of wakeboarding have evolved right along with the sport and if you have ever seen a professional wakeboarding event they are truly amazing to watch. The only hazard with wakeboarding, opposed to its counterpart waterskiing, is the vast amount of injuries that can result, the most serious of these being neck injuries. The most important... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Brue Baker @ Thursday, 6th March 2008 @ 5:35 AM

With the surging popularity of wakeboarding more and more people are going out behind their boat and giving it a try. Unless you have skateboarded, kite boarded, surfed, snowboarded, wind surfed or water skied before you may find it quite difficult. There is more to learning how to wakeboard than just watching it on television and dragging yourself behind a boat. You may have a lot of guts and may even yearn endlessly to learn how to wakeboard, but if you want to avoid the painful trial a... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Brue Baker @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 12:12 PM

With wakeboarding becoming so popular as a summer water sport, there are many people who are trying to learn how to build their own mobile obstacles for the water. We know that there are thousands of people out there who all want to know how to build a mobile wakeboard slider. Well, I am happy we are finally able to bring you the information you need. These mobile sliders will make it much easier for you to test your skills, while being on safe equipment at the same time. The Easy... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Gregg Hall @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 12:42 PM

Skiing is a sport where you strap skis on your feet that are either made out of wood or fiberglass and you just strap them on your feet and then you start skiing even though I know nothing of skiing you still strap the skis on your feet and you have these stick things that push you forwards to help you guide yourself a little better. There were many different people that developed many different ways of skiing but that isn't important at the moment what is important is how skiing wor... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Gregg Hall @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 7:23 AM

Surfing is the kind of sport where the person sits out past the break and is waiting for a wave to come so they can paddle and try to catch it before it breaks so that they can ride it and get a good ride. You just get out past the break and you sit on your board until you see a wave coming and then when you start to see waves coming you just get ready to start paddling and then you try and throw yourself into the wave and try to stand up. People in Hawaii made huge wood boards and would... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Gregg Hall @ Thursday, 28th February 2008 @ 2:51 AM

Bungee jumping is quite a dangerous sport and quite the adrenaline rush as well. You can jump from all kinds of places you just need to learn how to jump before you make your move. To make your jumps even more insane you can jump from moving bases like a helicopter, hot air balloon or something like that. There are no limits really when it comes to bungee jumping. The word bungee came around in the 1930s but the first bungee jump didn't happen until 1979. They used some kind of vine... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Corbin Newlyn @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 3:04 PM

When it comes to the subject of ATVs, its pretty much a fact that they are expensive. Regardless of your location or your purpose in using an ATV, it is very likely that you are going to discover that you may need to invest a little extra money if you want to locate one that you like. Nevertheless, if your looking to purchase one and hope to keep the cost down as well, a used ATV may be a good alternative for you. Options There are quite a few options for you if you in the market f... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Gregg Hall @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 11:44 PM

Skateboarding is one of those sports where you need to learn and be able to do a lot of tricks or you just are not going to make it very far in the skateboarding industry. You need to be able to land all the tricks that you can do as well as execute them. Aerials are the types of tricks you do on a half pip or a quarter pipe or maybe even a little kicker ramp so get high up in the air. You will want to get a lot of speed so you can hit a good transition and get off the wood and into the a... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Gregg Hall @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 11:25 PM

Skateboarding is one of the most popular sports of today; most of younger skateboarders are all under the age of 18 and over 12 million people world wide skateboard. With todays up and coming younger generation we have a lot of younger and good people that are trying to get into the sport of skateboarding. If you are a person that would like to start trying to skateboard then you should read the next few lines to see if it is a sport that you would like to try out. Before you start... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Gregg Hall @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 11:22 PM

There are so many skateboarders today it is crazy recent study shows that there are over 12 million people world wide that skateboard and a third of those people are under the age of 18. That is one good sport and a lot of people must love something about the sport of skateboarding. Skateboarding is just a sport to some but to the people that actually love the sport it is a lifestyle. It was first made and rode in the 1950s and was just a piece of wood with wheels. Now the modern skateboa... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Gregg Hall @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 11:16 PM

Skateboarding is something different then what it was back in the day it's not just a sport that kids do anymore it's a lifestyle that many people have chosen to live. Most skaters are under the age of 18 and there are over 12 million people that participate in the sport today. It has reached the younger kids as well and they have taken it up quickly as some of the best skateboarders today are just in their teens. The skateboarding industry of today is booming kids are ge... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Jonathon Hardcastle @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 6:06 PM

Buying the right mountaineering equipment for your trip is one of the most crucial factors in ensuring your safety where you're on a climb. Once you're up the side of that mountain, there's no emergency store where you can pick up an extra hat or scarf if the weather turns nasty. You're going to be very much on your own, so it's always best to plan well in advance to make sure you have everything you could possibly need. The first thing you should think about be... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Jonathon Hardcastle @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 6:06 PM

As a kid, most of us will have dreamed about scoring a touchdown, or landing that crucial dunk. We'll have imagined hitting the home run to win the game, or thought about scoring the penalty to win the league. We'll also probably have thought about the vast amounts of money, supermodel girlfriends and massive houses, right? These things all go together with being a top flight sportsman in modern times. It sounds like the dream job, and to an extent it's easy to see why... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Gregg Hall @ Tuesday, 5th February 2008 @ 1:42 AM

Here below are just a few simple tricks for you to try if you are done with the beginner tricks and you are wanting to learn something that you can show your friends at home when you are skateboarding with them. The bomb drop is probably one of the oldest tricks in the book of skateboarding. All you do is get up on a high platform and with a good flat or ramp like landing you drop off the platform with the board in your hand and try to land on the flat or ramp to make the bomb drop. It is... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Nerode Abraham @ Tuesday, 29th January 2008 @ 2:02 AM

Airsoft is easily defined as a contemporary combat sport (or hobby) where people get together and eliminate each other by means of shooting plastic bbs that are launched from airsoft guns at each other. This is no monkey in the middle kind of game though; Airsofting is a complex and detailed game that involves strategy and often simulation of military tactics to accomplish a goal. Those who play airsoft tend to take the game very seriously and their airsoft guns are airsoft replicas of actual ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Kris Koonar @ Sunday, 20th January 2008 @ 2:35 AM

In this real world and in real time, it is just not possible to sidetrack rock climbing, every time you have the urge. Rock climbing is not only fun, but also a good way to keep fit. But, the time taken in packing all your stuff and reaching your favorite mountain could take sometime. The preparation time could far exceed the actual time you spend climbing. The simple answer now to satisfy your climbing urges is to get a portable rock climbing wall. There are various types of portable roc... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Kris Koonar @ Sunday, 20th January 2008 @ 2:03 AM

A rock climbing wall is a manufactured wall that can be found in gyms and amusement/theme parks. This wall provides a safe alternative to beginners interested in climbing. Instead of starting to learn the tricks and intricacies of rock climbing on a natural mountain, that can be extremely dangerous, the learner can hone his skills under the guidance of experienced trainers and gradually progress towards climbing natural cliffs and rock faces. Even non-serious climbers can have fun climbing these... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Kris Koonar @ Sunday, 20th January 2008 @ 1:49 AM

Wall climbing is gaining in popularity and both the versions such as indoor and outdoor wall climbing have become popular because of this. Wall climbing is both fun and challenging, testing your body's strength and endurance. It is often referred as the perfect mix of gymnastics and ballet dancing. Wall climbing is also preferred by rock climbers to train during winter and the monsoon months. Wall climbing essentially mimics the thrill, fun, excitement and the physical effort requi... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Kris Koonar @ Friday, 18th January 2008 @ 2:23 PM

So, you have finished construction of your climbing wall. Once the woodwork is complete, it is very important to go on to the final phase of your climbing wall, i.e. painting and final finishing. Your wall should look like a mountain face and should be safe to practice on. You can sand the surface, which you want to be painted. Remove any sharp edges in your ply joints and also around your drill holes by sanding them with a sanding machine or manually. Then apply a coat of primer to the w... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Extreme | By Kris Koonar @ Friday, 18th January 2008 @ 2:23 PM

While outdoor rock climbing is an excellent sport, it is also fraught with risks. You could lose a foothold or you could get caught up in a blizzard or a snowstorm and get frostbitten. Rock climbing also requires proper time and planning. The time spent on planning and reaching your mountain could be more than the time you actually spend on rock climbing. Enter indoor wall rock climbing. This type of rock climbing where you can climb a wall fitted with footholds and even finger holds can ... more...