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EXTREME SPORTS VIDEOS    [ 10 found ]

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  Wheels Up (5m 38.5s)

  The Able Pilot program in Ketchum, Idaho, puts paraplegics formerly in the military in the air with paragliders....
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  Soccer Sensation (4m 11.7s)

  Indi Cowie performs her trick freestyle moves....
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  No Room For Hesitation (4m 12.2s)

  In Indianapolis, drivers try to outpace each other and survive during three hours of Figure 8 racing....
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  Downhill Longboarding Grows Up (5m 59.7s)

  The sport of downhill longboarding is the fastest growing segment of skateboarding. The best riders in the world compete at the Maryhill Festival o......
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  The Women of Parkour (2m 45.6s)

  In the sport of parkour, people leap off railings, jump over walls, and generally use the urban environment as their playing field. Most practitio......
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  Czech Tower Jumping (5m 6.3s)

  Professional climber Cedar Wright tries out the dangerous sport of tower jumping in the Czech Republic....
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  Women's Skateboarding Comes of Age (3m 51.1s)

  Elissa Steamer's gold medal at the 2008 X Games cements her position at the top of her sport. But recognition still lags her male counterparts....
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  Mountain Unicycling (2m 42.2s)

  The so-called "muni riders" are putting an extreme twist on the most whimsical of devices. ...
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  A Walk in the Clouds (4m 58.3s)

  Walking between canyon walls along a taut rope with only a parachute for protection, climber Dean Potter is pioneering the new extreme sport of bas......
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  Executive Pursuits: River Runner (7m 3.9s)

  Executive Pursuits columnist Harry Hurt III learns to run whitewater in a kayak. ...