Freediving: Take a Deep Breath
If you’re interested in a sport that drops your heart rate, shrinks your blood vessels and directs your blood away from your limbs and extremities, then freediving is the one for you. Diving as far as you can on a …
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Mountaineering: The Women of Everest
In the predominately male dominated world of mountaineering in the 1970’s one woman set the trail ablaze for female climbers. On 16 May 1975, Japanese climber, Junko Tabei, became the first woman to summit Mount Everest. At the age of …
Ice Swimming: Beyond the Extreme
As usual with any event that verges on the extreme there is always an individual or group who want to push the boundaries to the limit. In the world of Ice Swimming those who participate in the Ice Mile are …
Free Solo: A National Geographic Film
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 Flight: The World’s Longest Zipline
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. …
Crevasse Extraction: UIAA Alpine Skills Guide
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 …