From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin comes National Geographic’s Documentary Film: Free Solo. According to American reviewers, Rotten Tomatoes, the five-star rated documentary is a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the …
Jebel Jais, the highest mountain in the United Arab Emirates, is home to the world’s longest zipline. Measuring 2.83 kilometres, the six-tonne suspended steel cable starts at a height of 1,680 metres above sea level in the rugged Hajar Mountains. …
Success in boxing is dependent on the ability to continually improve performance. To achieve this, coaches must be able to analyse the boxer’s actions and understand what they have done to produce either a successful or unsuccessful performance. Traditionally coaches …
The Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA) — the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, was founded in 1932 and promotes the growth and protection of mountaineering and climbing worldwide by: preserving their spirit and traditions; advancing safe and ethical mountain …
High-altitude military parachuting enables elite airborne units and special forces teams to jump undetected, before travelling considerable distances to the landing site. Jumping from an altitude of 30,000ft or higher, the parachutist freefalls until deploying the chute at around 2000ft. …
The 2018 International Triathlon Union’s (ITU) season will include eight World Triathlon Series events; eighteen ITU World Cups; three ITU Para-triathlon World Series and six ITU Para-triathlon World Cups spread across twenty-two countries. “I am thrilled with the new calendar, …
