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Thrill Seekers Take The Plunge Into Extreme Sports
Nicholas Brown Staff Reporter
Issue date: 9/29/05 Section: Features
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College students have been using their spare time and money to experience extreme sports. Extreme sports and activities are a new craze among college age students. Activities range from base-jumping, skydiving, bungee jumping and many more. America has become enthralled with many of these activities.
There are actually a lot more extreme sports out there than one would believe. One that is particularly bizarre and obscure is spelunking. Spelunking is the process of exploring and particularly climbing caves. Almost like rock climbing, people scale the walls of caves using special rock climbing harnesses and equipment.
"If I were to try any extreme sport I would like to try spelunking because it's different, most people don't know what it is, and its in a cool place," said senior, John Melnikov, Bridgeport.
Another, more traditional extreme sport is rock climbing. Rock climbing is the grandfather of extreme sports. It has been around for a long time and has become a recreational activity for many people.
"I have a passion for rock climbing, I've actually been doing it since I was fourteen years old," said senior, Mike Johnson, Smithtown, N.Y.
Extreme sports take place on water as well as on dry land. There are almost as many sports for the surf as there are for turf. Wakeboarding is an extreme sport that started to catch on about six or seven years ago and has been a popular activity among beach goers. Wakeboarding is almost like waterskiing except you are on a special board like a snowboard and the commotion of the water creates waves in which you can catch air and perform stunts.
"Last summer I had the chance to go wakeboarding at Lake George and it was the most fun I have ever had on a vacation," said Andy Gould, Weymonth, Mass.
Another extreme sport is skydiving. It is said to be the ultimate rush when it comes to extreme sports. For the most part, this seems to be the activity most students want to try. The great part about this sport is that it doesn't require much athletic ability unless you get into stunt skydiving. In this area, the activity relies on tricks to make it more exciting. Virtually anyone can do this as long as they can handle free falling out of a plane.
Extreme sports seem to be very popular. Trying extreme sports can aide in fulfilling the adrenaline rush desired by most young men and women.
There are actually a lot more extreme sports out there than one would believe. One that is particularly bizarre and obscure is spelunking. Spelunking is the process of exploring and particularly climbing caves. Almost like rock climbing, people scale the walls of caves using special rock climbing harnesses and equipment.
"If I were to try any extreme sport I would like to try spelunking because it's different, most people don't know what it is, and its in a cool place," said senior, John Melnikov, Bridgeport.
Another, more traditional extreme sport is rock climbing. Rock climbing is the grandfather of extreme sports. It has been around for a long time and has become a recreational activity for many people.
"I have a passion for rock climbing, I've actually been doing it since I was fourteen years old," said senior, Mike Johnson, Smithtown, N.Y.
Extreme sports take place on water as well as on dry land. There are almost as many sports for the surf as there are for turf. Wakeboarding is an extreme sport that started to catch on about six or seven years ago and has been a popular activity among beach goers. Wakeboarding is almost like waterskiing except you are on a special board like a snowboard and the commotion of the water creates waves in which you can catch air and perform stunts.
"Last summer I had the chance to go wakeboarding at Lake George and it was the most fun I have ever had on a vacation," said Andy Gould, Weymonth, Mass.
Another extreme sport is skydiving. It is said to be the ultimate rush when it comes to extreme sports. For the most part, this seems to be the activity most students want to try. The great part about this sport is that it doesn't require much athletic ability unless you get into stunt skydiving. In this area, the activity relies on tricks to make it more exciting. Virtually anyone can do this as long as they can handle free falling out of a plane.
Extreme sports seem to be very popular. Trying extreme sports can aide in fulfilling the adrenaline rush desired by most young men and women.