Extreme sports

Parachuting and skydiving are methods of descending from altitude to the surface using the power of gravity, and a parachute.

Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or in a cocoon-like 'pod' suspended below a fabric wing. Wing shape is maintained by the suspension lines, the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing, and the aerodynamic forces of the air flowing over the outside.

sporting activity that involves climbing natural rock formations using physical strength, technique and balance, with hands and feet, and employing safety systems according to the type of climbing practised

Class of sports

activity where participants jump from fixed objects and use a parachute to break their fall

climbing up mountains and then skiing down them

type of climbing with ice tools

variant of skydiving activity involving a specially designed suit which offers control surfaces

air sport or recreational activity

jumping off a cliff into a body of water as a form of sport

type of rock climbing without protection

underwater diving in water-filled caves

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diving under ice

form of skiing on especially steep slopes

type of climbing practised in high mountains

Extreme sport