1. Great White Shark Cage Diving Port Lincoln
Head out to Port Lincoln in south Australia for this incredible adventure. An amazing experience awaits as you descend beneath the waves for an encounter with this magnificent apex predator. A good underwater camera is a must on this adventure, just don’t put your hands outside the cage.This is definitely one for the bucket list.
2. Cave Diving Mexico
Cave Diving one is of the quintessential extreme sports. For some of the best cave diving in the world, head to Mexico. The Yucatan Peninsular is home to the Cenotes, naturally formed wells in the limestone rock. Beneath these wells runs an enormous river system of tunnels, caves and caverns. Divers from across the world are drawn to the Cenotes, keen to experience the spectacle and awe of an incredible naturally formed underwater world. They say once you’ve seen it, you’re never the same, drawn back time and aging to see and explore more of this otherworldly realm.
3. Free Diving Maldives
Free diving can definitely be considered an extreme sport, in the sense that you are diving without any surface supplied air or scuba tank, relying purely on your ability to hold your breathe. The juxtaposition to this is that some people find it quite relaxing and peaceful when underwater, so this could be the best extreme sport achieving the perfect balance of intensity and calmness. To experience this unique sport take a journey to the Maldives, a chain of small islands in the Indian Ocean and more specifically Hanifaru Bay, located in Baa Atoll, where you can freedive with giant Manta Rays, drawn to the Atoll by the rich abundance of plankton carried on the currents. A freediving experience that will be difficult to beat.
4. Free Solo Climbing Yosemite
Although often confused with free climbing, there are significant differences between the two. Free climbing is ascending a rock face unaided, but does allow the use of protective gear, such as rope, harnesses etc to protect the climber in case of a fall. Free solo climbing, is climbing without any aid or protection, it is just the climber, a good grip and the rock wall! It’s as extreme as it gets! Think Alex Honnold in the documentary Free Solo, where he made his ascent of the iconic monolith El Capitan in Yosemite valley! The perfect place to undertake this supreme sport, the ultimate form of climbing.
5. Base Jumping Kjerag
Start making a list of extreme sports and Base Jumping will inevitably come to mind, because it’s one of the greats. For one of the best experiences of the sport, head to Norway. In a particularly picturesque and remote region of the country, on the shores of the Lysefjorden stands Kjerag mountain, rising to 1,084 metres, it dominates the skyline, towering above the surrounding peaks, it is one of the premier base jumping locations on the globe. The way up may be difficult and slow, but the trek will be worth the effort, the views from atop the mountain are spectacular! And the way down will be much quicker.