Pogo sticks always amused the hell out of me. Up. Down. Up. Down. Repeat. These guys, however, take pogo sticks to the next level, it’s more like: Up. Down. Spin. Jump over a woman in a wheelchair. Grind the railing. Up. Down. Go crazy.
I’m not one of those people who gets a rush out of partaking in extreme sports – a rush of ANXIETY, maybe! – but I must say that this 3D clip of a fellow bombing a hill looks not altogether unpleasant!
Watch this gentleman, who seems to be under the influence of drugs of some sort, flee a police officer by jumping off California’s Bixby Bridge. I think the only thing more satisfying would be escape by jetpack.
Go Pro cameras are our go-to choice for filming extreme sports of any kind, but we weren’t nearly as creative as this duo who attached their Go Pro to a broom handle and threw it, and caution, to the wind.
Base jumping, one of the world’s most dangerous sports, is very cool. The Burj Khalifa AKA the Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building, is also very cool. The two together? Well that’s just goddamn crazy.
Don’t think for a second that our portly appearance and lazy demeanor means that we’re not hardcore. When we do stumble outside, it’s with one of these Oregon Scientific ATC5K rugged helmet cams attached to our heads, now that they’re available in Australia, and if that doesn’t make us hardcore, we don’t know what does…
Rope jumping makes bungee jumping look completely sane and kinda cute. There’s no flex: The whole “not dying” part is determined entirely by where you anchor the rope—and where you jump.