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Misty monster
Surrounded by a tube of clinical blue. Claustrophobia creeps closer as you race to the light. Through the damp mist, green-peaks, bathed in sunshine and flanked by the big blue, sparkle at the end of the tunnel. Focusing on the eye-of-the-needle exit, the roar of the wild slowly stills. Particles floating carelessly in the chasm between air and water coalesce all around like quicksand. And for a…
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Top-down The rise of action sports video cameras has been meteoric. In their various iterations they have brought an immediacy and a sense of personal connection to sport that we had previously only dreamed of.
The door slams We all know the scene...on a sweltering summer day, when the beads of perspiration chart their course along the lines of your skin, you battle the creaks and the stiffness of rusty hinges to spread those old windows wide open.
A lifelong playground The desire to play is a raw and unavoidable facet of human nature. As we become older, we may swap the building blocks and the swings for other pursuits, but the ultimate goal remains the same: enjoyment.
Energy in the expanse We all learn about forces in high school physics. Drop a stone in a pool of still, calm water and the ripples of energy that emanate from it fascinate and confound in equal measure.
Paradise found? Fiji – a name as inviting and easy-to-pronounce as you're ever likely to find. For those lucky enough to graduate from rolling those two sweetly simple syllables around their tongue and actually head to the South Pacific archipelago, a veritable paradise awaits.
The Power of Place For an international athlete, home can sometimes be little more than a memory for most of the year.
Falling into Mavericks
When Peter Mel looks at the ocean his wife must feel a pang of jealously. For over 20 years the big wave surfer has fostered a love-hate relationship with one of the world’s cruelest and most spectacular breaks: Mavericks.
Mel’s love for the wave reminds me of war: battle after battle great deeds are juxtaposed against humiliating defeats; fear is cushioned by untethered excitement and…
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Ice-boarding Wrapped in a neoprene wetsuit that creeps along almost all of the body's extremities like poison ivy, British pro surfer Ian Battrick braves the icy depths.
Life is all about the questions we ask, according to Canadian adventurer Bruce Kirkby. More precisely, it's the implicit assumptions we make that frame our lives: cliffs above 20 metres count are "extreme", subjecting yourself to the physical torture of summiting a mountain is "crazy". But human nature is the quest for the impossible.
In his short film, the Canadian explorer navigates the Georgia Strait, from Vancouver to Victoria on a stand-up paddleboard. Why? Because, as Kirkby succinctly puts it "adventure is curiosity, the willingness to embrace uncertainty, to wonder about the possibility of doing just one thing differently than before".
Olympic gold medallist, Ted Ligety, breaks down his game-changing giant slalom technique in this elegant video feature from the New York Times. The American's flawless arcs and ability to slingshot from impossible angle to impossible angle are beautifully captured from a variety of angles, including the mouth-watering UAV view.
For an even more immersive experience, you can graduate from the YouTube video, to the slick NY Times webpage that hosts the video.
Strange concrete shapes, a military base, and some huge, one-time-only waves.
Sochi – where snow and sea converge. Unsurprisingly the Olympic manages to reunite snowsports and surfing: closely related members of the action sports family, all too often separated by the vicissitudes of nature. Add into the mix a multiple Olympic ski champion with a passion for the frothier side of life and you have a winning combination.
An incredibly lucky escape at Mavericks.
In exactly 18 days potentially one of the most fundamental events in the short history of the Russian Federation will unfold: the Sochi Winter Olympics.
These winter Games have polarised opinion at home and abroad. Russia is resurgent and at her helm is a man who continues to defy all expectations and all predictions. Under his watch the steel vertebrae of lift pylons have sprouted infectiously and with astounding rapidity. An empty expanse has become a winter sports playground and the curtain is about to be drawn back on the mystery of modern Russia.
But there is a long history to this place and it's one that's all too easy to forget, especially against the backdrop of the once-in-a-lifetime sporting fanfare that is gathering pace like a wrecking ball on its final swing; or a champagne bottle about to christen the birth of a new ship, depending on your perspective.
Exactly one year before the action was due to commence a small team of skiers, filmakers, writers, and photographers headed to Sochi in search of the truth, wherever it may be buried, be it under thick layers of alpine permafrost or at the bottom of a pile of construction site rubble.
Keeping ahead of the curve
It's been a week for storm-chasers. As Europe battened down the hatches, from the normally sun-drenched southern coasts of Portugal and Spain to the fierce headlands of Scotland, steely-eyed bands of big wave surfers struck out into the eye of the storm. Some call them daredevils; others marvel at the sheer artistry of their craft. One thing is certain: as winter storm Hercules bore down on Europe it inspired adventures that would make the son of Zeus himself proud.
The water curls from above like an eager embrace. Frothing at the mouth as it lunges with gargantuan grace. How peaceful it is in that moment, that place. But all moments pass and give way to the race...to keep ahead of the curve.
The growth cycle
Both sport and life embody and exemplify change; the change of progressive improvement and advancement. Whether it is counted in days, weeks and years or in first ascents and grades, we are in constant evolution.
I started to think about where I hadn't been before...
This short clip from National Geographic contrasts experience with the fresh enthusiasm of youth. Veteran explorer and climber Mark Synnott journeys to Oman together with upcoming stars Alex Honnold and Hazel Findlay to tap the treasures of the country's majestic coastline.
The water turns into rock when you go high enough.
The trio put their skills to the test and push their own boundaries, free soloing above the endless blue abyss.