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Extreme Sports

Ironwood, Michigan

Copper Peak Ski Jump

The largest ski jump in the Western Hemisphere hasn't hosted skiers in decades.

Verzasca, Switzerland

Ponte dei Salti

This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.

Jackson, New Hampshire

Lizzie Bourne Memorial

Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.

Gordola, Switzerland

Verzasca Dam

If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?

Meet the Man Who Wants to Make Sitting an Extreme Sport

A day at your desk will not prepare you for this grueling competition.

Laura Kiniry April 12, 2022

Berlin, Germany

Käthe Paulus Memorial

A plaque marks the former home of Käthe Paulus, an aerial acrobat who invented the modern folding parachute.

Klitmøller, Denmark

Klitmøller Beach

On a stretch of Danish coast known as "Cold Hawaii," this fishing village has become a surfing town.

No Huskies, No Problem: These Unexpected Sled Dogs Have Serious Pull

Almost any dog can learn to pull a sled, say the mushers racing border collies, retrievers, and even Great Danes.

Elisa Shoenberger March 12, 2021

Stelvio Pass

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel

This Welsh hotel is the spiritual home of the British 1953 Everest expedition, the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.

What Is the Hardest Unicycle Trick?

We asked a master unicyclist about the most difficult moves on one wheel.

Eric Grundhauser April 4, 2018

How Geologists Are Minding Preikestolen's Gap

The stunning ancient cliff has a crack through it, and it might be getting bigger.

Cara Giaimo July 27, 2017

Dolomites, Italy

Via Ferrata Pisciadù

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

Inside the High-Flying World of Estonian Extreme Swinging

Kiiking turns Estonia's cultural obsession with swings into an X-Games contender.

Eric Grundhauser February 9, 2017

America's Least Likely Ultramarathoner Is Also One Of Its Best

Over her 23-year career, Suprabha Beckjord raced enough miles to circle the globe twice.

Cara Giaimo October 3, 2016

Soweto, South Africa

Orlando Towers

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

Qianxi County, China

Submerged Great Wall of China

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

Majlis al Jinn Cave Chamber

This giant underground cave chamber can only be accessed through a small opening at the top.