world record
In case you hadn’t heard, Garrett McNamara broke the world record for the largest wave ever surfed this week. A 90-footer, perhaps this puts into question the title of ‘scariest wave ever’?… Read the rest
“Why am I doing this? … Why not?”… Read the rest
These are the words of the acclaimed Swedish freestyle kayaker, Anton Immler, just before he successfully breaks the world record for highest waterfall descent by rubber dingy.
[Via: Fred Norquist on Vimeo]
The race between climbers Edurne Pasaban and Oh Eun-sun to become the first woman to conquer the 14 highest peaks in the world is nearing a close.
Spanish climber Pasaban, 36, summited the 8,091 meter Annapurna on Saturday, which means she only has one more peak to conquer. According to… Read the rest
Jordan Romero, a 13-year-old from California will attempt to climb Mount Everest in order to fulfill his goal of reaching the summits of the highest peaks on each continent.
When he was just 10, Romero became the youngest American to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, and has since summited Mount McKinley—which is… Read the rest
British bicycle racer Alan Bate, 45, will set out at midnight on March 31st on a mission to circle the globe in a mere 99 days. The current record is 165 days, held by fellow Brit Julian Sayarer, who’s half Bate’s age.
Bate’s ride will begin in Bangkok, Thailand and… Read the rest
Last Sunday, after precisely 70 days, five hours, and 22 minutes in the Atlantic, 22-year-old Katie Spotz finished her solo row across the ocean. Spotz, from Mentor, Ohio, who began in Dakar, Senegal on January 3, arrived in Georgetown, Guyana this Sunday, with the title of “Youngest Ever to Row… Read the rest
The Scottish certainly know how to celebrate in style. In honor of the best ski season in Scotland since 2001, over 200 skiers and snowboarders headed over to CairnGorm Mountain for a record-breaking run.
What, you might ask, made this run so memorable? All 235 intermediate-to-advanced skiers and snowboarders were… Read the rest
Freediving World Record – 88m without fins from william trubridge on Vimeo.
This video is a bit slower paced than the ones we normally post on Extreme Saturday, but it’s no less intense. Earlier this year William Trubridge broke the freediving world record of 88 meters (that’s 288 feet) —… Read the rest
Big props to Christie Glissmeyer who last month set the new women’s world waterfall record, by running the 82-foot Metlako Falls on Eagle Creek right here in Oregon.
Check out an interview with Christie over at Paddling Life.
Want to see just how crazy Metlako Falls is? Watch our friend… Read the rest
Looking for a reason to take shorter showers, turn off the tap when you’re brushing your teeth and drink tea instead of coffee?
Well, look no further, because this guy is still out there, climbing water towers, plotting against your local reservoir and ending summer water fights early . If… Read the rest
On Wednesday, paddler Pedro Oliva went over 127-foot waterfall Salto Belo in Brazil, to set the new world record for a kayak drop. According to the Adventure Blog, when he made the drop, Pedro reached speeds of roughly 70 miles per hour. Crazy!
The old record of 108 feet was… Read the rest
On Sunday, Appa Sherpa summited Mount Everest for the 18th time, breaking his own world record. It was also a good day for Min Bahadur Sherchan, who not only summited the world’s highest mountain but also became oldest person to do so. You think 76 is a ripe old age… Read the rest
