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Vernier, Switzerland

Geneva Skateboard Musuem

One of the world's largest skateboard collections is on display inside a historical mansion.
Taghazout, Morocco

Taghazout Community Skatepark

A home for skateboarders with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean in Morocco.
Valley Falls, Oregon

Abert Rim

This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.
A Bridge Day base jumper.
national parks

Podcast: Embracing Adventure in Fayetteville

We visit a tiny town in West Virginia where, once a year, people jump off a bridge.
Copper Peak Ski Jump
Ironwood, Michigan

Copper Peak Ski Jump

The largest ski jump in the Western Hemisphere hasn't hosted skiers in decades.
Ponte dei Salti
Verzasca, Switzerland

Ponte dei Salti

This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.
The memorial with the modern-day summit area in the background
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.
Verzasca Dam
Gordola, Switzerland

Verzasca Dam

If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?
Robert "Robby" Silk—the first and, for now, only competitive chair-sitter—tests his stamina on Antarctica's Cuverville Island.
deserts

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
Käthe Paulus, circa 1890
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 Hawaiʻi," this fishing village has become a surfing town.
Doug Stoakley's racing Labrador retrievers needed a husky to show them how to pull, but then quickly took to the sport.
animals

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
The top quarter of the Stelvio Pass.
Stelvio, Italy

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
Caernarfon, Wales

Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel

This Welsh hotel is the spiritual home of the British 1953 Everest expedition, the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.
Eli Brill pulls off a 1080 unispin.
extreme sports

What Is the Hardest Unicycle Trick?

We asked a master unicyclist about the most difficult moves on one wheel.
Eric Grundhauser April 4, 2018
Preikestolen is a tourist hotspot.
cliffs

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
Via Ferrata PisciadĂ¹
Dolomites, Italy

Via Ferrata PisciadĂ¹

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

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