From diving into volcanoes to bungee jumping into crocodile-infested waters, we look at the most extreme sports ever imagined.
The World’s Most Extreme Sports: Volcano Boarding
While most sane individuals would run away from an active volcano, a few thrill-seeking adventurers run toward and then down volcanoes. The relatively obscure extreme sport known as volcano boarding attracts thousands of sport enthusiasts who travel to Nicaragua’s Cerro Negro Mountain to get their adrenaline fix.
Participants gear up in protective suits, hop on a board constructed of plywood and Formica, and descend the volcano’s slope at speeds up to 50 miles per hour.
Train Surfing
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Train surfing is common way to ride trains in Indonesia and South Africa, however the dangerous activity gained popularity as an extreme sport in Germany in 2005. A gang leader from Frankfurt is credited with its athletic resurgence after he surfed the fastest train in Germany, the Intercity Express, and lived to tell the tale.
As the name suggests, people climb out to the side or top of a moving train car or subway train and “surf.” Unsurprisingly, the sport is illegal in many countries and has been the cause of several deaths as well.
The World’s Most Extreme Sports: Crocodile Bungee Jumping
This bungee jumping is not for the faint of heart. As the name suggests, it involves jumping headfirst into crocodile infested waters and is supposedly popular in Australia.
Earlier this year, a viral video featured a young Australian woman falling into the crocodile infested waters of Zambezi River while attempting a jump. Fortunately, she survived:
Limbo Skating
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Wildly popular in India, limbo skating is the extreme sport defined by roller-skating underneath cars. Needless to say, the sport requires a lot of flexibility.
The Guinness World Record for the longest limbo skating distance currently sets at 126 feet 11 inches, and was achieved by Rohan Ajit Kokane last February.
The Most Extreme Sports: Volcano Diving
Not only did daredevil Russian Valery Rozov complete the terrifying task of skydiving, he dived into a volcano.
Yes, Rozoy wing-suited out of a helicopter and into the mouth of Mutnovsk, an active volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The trickiest part? Pulling Rozoy out of the crater as soon as he landed.
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