Extreme Skydiving – My Next Adventure

Extreme Skydiving – My Next Adventure

Extreme Skydiving

Ever since high school, my group of friends and I have tried to find ways to outdo each other in any way that we could think of. Every summer since we graduated, we make plans to meet up and take part in a new adventure, which we plan during the winter months. After our rock climbing expedition in 2008, we thought that we could never out do ourselves again, but that was not the case at all. When our pal Jason suggested that we do extreme skydiving, we knew it was just …

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Diving Deep In Polar Waters

Diving Deep In Polar Waters

Although both the Arctic and the Antarctic conjure up visions of frozen desolation, below the ice and water surface lie regions of staggering abundance. Possibly the most challenging of all marine environments, the polar regions offer many surprises for the intrepid diver.

Frozen Environment

Polar waters are found in the regions around the Arctic and Antarctic, though the precise lines of demarcation are blurred. Where polar waters start and temperate waters end varies between the poles. For the Arctic it is the 50A�F (10A�C) above-water July temperature boundary, while for the Antarctic it is seen …

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10 Things To Do Before Your First Parachute Jump

10 Things To Do Before Your First Parachute Jump

Before you jump with a parachute write your will. Just kidding. Of course there are risks in skydiving but they are not higher than in other extreme sports. Leave wills to those who always worry. Focus on few things that really matter before your first jump. Here are they:

1. Find a drop zone. Of course you won’t travel days just to make a parachute jump. You need to find drop zone near you. If you are lucky to have several drop zones around you may be able to pick based …

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Learning Parkour – 3 Ways to Learn Parkour

Learning Parkour – 3 Ways to Learn Parkour

Learning parkour is becoming increasingly popular, but it isn’t the easiest thing to do especially if you try to learn it on your own. This article will discuss 3 ways to learn parkour that will get you on your way to learning this exciting and fascinating sport.

1. YouTube Videos: There are ample videos on YouTube that can show you many parkour techniques to get you started. Whether you are brand new to the sport or you want to learn some more advanced moves, online videos showing you examples can be a …

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Skydiving Safety Tips for Beginners

Skydiving Safety Tips for Beginners

Parachuting, also known as “skydiving” has become one of the most popular extreme sports in the World today. From its inception in 1797 when Andres-Jacque Garnerin made jumps out of hot air balloons, to the use of them in fighting wild fires and wars, and now as a recreational extreme sport, it has come a long way.

United States Parachuting Association has over 30,000 members, some of whom will take well over a thousand jumps this coming year, but it does not come without extreme risk to the skydiver. Though the risk is small, over …

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Getting the Essentials for Scuba Diving

Getting the Essentials for Scuba Diving

Scuba diving is a life long hobby for many. If you are interested in it as well, then purchasing your own gear will probably be a good long term investment. In the beginning, you will be overwhelmed with all the items you need to purchase, but stick with it and it will all become second nature to you. Before you go shopping, you need a list of all the essentials you are going to need.

Buoyancy compensators are one of the most important pieces of equipment you can get, so starting here is a …

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An Introduction to Scuba Diving

An Introduction to Scuba Diving

Ever since I have been very little I have always been in love with the sea. My family would often take us to the beach to swim, or sail our yacht out to the small islands just off the coast of Australia to go snorkeling within the beautiful coral reef that exists there. However, it wasn’t until I was fifteen that I went first scuba diving, and it has since been one of my greatest passions to go diving all around the world at the most amazing of locations. There’s nothing like feeling like you …

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Discover the Underwater World Through the Lens of a Dive Mask

Discover the Underwater World Through the Lens of a Dive Mask

Many diving institutions exist. To name a few – PADI, SSI, TDI, NAUI or BSAC. Whichever qualification you decide to gain, they are all just brands to help you take your very first step to explore the wonderful marine life. All diving institutions basically teach the same methods in scuba diving. One of the basic qualifications available is the Open Water Course. This qualification gives you your license to dive anywhere in the world, whether it be in the shallow waters at 5 meters such as where divers do …

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Myth’s About Skydiving

Myth’s About Skydiving

There are a lot of myths concerned with skydiving, why don’t we take a look at a few of these myths and see if we can discover whether they are true or false?

1. When you are skydiving you cannot breathe.

This is a total nonsense, if people could not breathe when they were skydiving how on Earth would they be able to open their parachutes and how would they be able to execute their safe landings, nobody would willingly jump out of an airplane if they knew that they would not be able to keep conscious …

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Let Your Heart Skip A Beat With Skydiving

Let Your Heart Skip A Beat With Skydiving

Skydiving is an extreme activity that will definitely give you an adrenaline rush. You need to know the basic essentials of skydiving. More and more people of all ages and of different professions have now ventured out into the world of sport parachuting. Some people say that it is an amazing experience and gives you a feel of euphoria. Oftentimes, you read testimonies on this extreme sport in a magazine placed in modern magazine racks.

This tremendous sport involves a high speed. It is an aerial sport that gets a participant to …

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