Definition Of Adventure Sports

Definition Of Adventure Sports

DefinitionAs explained by the Living Dangerously website, the phrases "adventure sport" or "extreme sport" are used to classify certain activities that feature a high level of danger. In fact, the website goes on to explain that "these activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion, and high specialized gear or spectacular stunts." These adventure sports can be competitive or noncompetitive and often involve individual participants, rather than teams. The high danger associated with the activities places the participants at high risk for injury and/or death in the case of an accident or mistake.

Water SportsWhen surfing or bodyboarding, a participant tackles tantalizing ocean waves using only his body and a board. Surfers use an extremely long board, while bodyboarders use a much smaller board. If you want to ditch the board for a boat, opt for extreme canoeing or white water rafting. With both sports, participants use a boat and paddles to tackle the dangerous whitewater rapids. With extreme canoeing, the boat is typically narrow and wooden, while white water rafting involves a large inflatable raft. Other adventure water sports include cliff diving, barefoot water skiing, windsurfing and scuba diving.

Winter SportsIf water is a bit too tame for your interests, take on its frigid, freezing sister. During the winter, adventure sports enthusiasts take on snow and ice in a variety of extreme winter sports. Similar to rock climbing, ice climbing involves scaling the side of a frozen waterfall or solid ice glacier. On the other hand, ice boating involves racing a boat fitted with skis over frozen waters. Although snowboarding is considered an adventure sport, some participants take it to the extreme by jumping out of a helicopter onto the snowy slopes. Other adventure winter sports include extreme skiing and snowmobiling.

Air SportsIf you prefer the feel of wind, rather than water or earth, try your hand at an extreme air sport. Generally, these sports involve throwing your body into the air at an extremely high elevation. BASE jumping or skydiving involves jumping from a building, antennae, bridge, cliff or airplane, and using a parachute to sail safely to the ground. Although bungee jumping also involves jumping into the air from a significant elevation, participants are connected to a large elastic cord, which prevents them from hitting the ground. Various other adventure air sports include hang gliding, sky surfing and high wire (tight rope) walking. It should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. LIVESTRONG is a registered trademark of the LIVESTRONG Foundation. Moreover, we do not select every advertiser or advertisement that appears on the web sitemany of the advertisements are served by third party advertising companies.