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BASE jumping
bungee jumping
cliff jumping
extreme racing
extreme
snow sports
horse surfing
inline boarding / dirtsurfing
/ mountainboarding
sphereing
/ zorbing
BASE
jumping
Bridge Day
based: West Virginia, USA
website: bridgeday.info
Bridge Day is the largest gathering of BASE jumpers in the world, the event is held each October in Fayetteville, West Virginia. It is the ideal location for experienced skydivers to obtain their basic or advanced BASE jumping training and various courses are on offer dependent on experience level.
| BASE jumping | USA |
Apex Base
based: California, USA
website: apexbase.com
3-day BASE jumping course in Twin Falls, Idaho. Also a 2-day ABAT course for additional training. Courses over pack jobs, chute sizes and delays, conditions and many other subjects you'll need to know to become a safe BASE jumper.
| BASE jumping | USA |
BASEeuphoria
website: baseeuphoria.com
BASE jumping school offering a 'Base Packing and Equipment' course and a full 'Basejump Course' covering every aspect of the sport.
| BASE jumping | Europe |
South African Base Association
based: South Africa
website: basejumping.co.za/base-training-and-services
First jump training with Donavon Crerar, you'll need a minimum of 250 skydives under your belt; your own BASE gear and about 2 -3 weeks.
| BASE jumping | South Africa |
Bungy, bungee
jumping holidays
Extreme South
based: New Zealand
website: extremesouth.co.nz
Guided bungy jumping and extreme sports holidays in New Zealand. Custom built adventures from a luxury, chauffeur driven, 4x4 camper.
| bungee jumping | New Zealand |
Rupert Hirner Bungy Jumper
based: Styria, Austria
website: rupert-hirner.at
Jumping experiences in Austria and Malta, using the KoelnbreinSperre dam in Malta, or a crane located on the Maltatal dam in Austria. Jumps run at weekend during the summer months.
| bungee jumping | Malta | Austria |
Taupo Bungy
based: New Zealand
website: taupobungy.co.nz
Standard bungy jumps, the highest water touch bungy jump in New Zealand, and the Taupo Cliffhanger experience, all from a spectacular venue and a picturesque location upstream of the Huka Falls.
| bungee jumping | New Zealand |
Haka Tours Ltd
based: Manchester, UK & Auckland, New Zealand
website: hakatours.com
Low cost, high impact adventure tours in New Zealand, for budget conscious travellers.
| gap year | extreme snow sports | bungee jumping | sphereing/zorbing | New Zealand |
Highland Fling Bungee
based: Perthshire, Scotland
website: bungeejumpscotland.co.uk
Jumps from a specially constructed platform below the Garry Bridge over the River Garry near Pitlochry.
| bungee jumping | Scotland |
Julia & IAS Nika Travels
based: Croatia
website: iasnikatravel.com/bungee-jumping-croatia
Bungee and bridge jumping in Croatia, at insured and government approved sites.
| bungee jumping | cliff/bridge jumping | Croatia |
Treks 'n Rapids
based: India
website: treksnrapids.com
Providing wacky adventure sports like cliff jumping, swimming with
sharks, kite surfing ...
| cliff jumping | parachuting/skydiving/parascending | bungee jumping | water skiing | kite surfing | swimming
with sharks | worldwide |
Cliff
jumping, bridge jumping & tombstoning
Julia & IAS Nika Travels
based: Croatia
website: iasnikatravel.com/bungee-jumping-croatia
Bungee and bridge jumping in Croatia, at insured and government approved sites.
| bungee jumping | cliff/bridge jumping | Croatia |
Treks 'n Rapids
based: India
website: treksnrapids.com
Providing wacky adventure sports like cliff jumping, swimming with
sharks, kite surfing ...
| cliff/bridge jumping | parachuting/skydiving/parascending | bungee jumping | water skiing | kite surfing | swimming
with sharks | worldwide |
Extreme
racing
Defined as marathons, triathlons, iron man events and other extreme races in difficult environments.
Adventure Racing
based: Somerset, UK
website: adventure-racing.org
Marathons run in difficult environments to push runners that little bit further.
| extreme racing | running/athletics | Africa | Spain | Iceland | Costa Rica | USA | UK |
Mallorcaman
based: Mallorca, Spain
website: mallorcaman.co.uk
Ironman and triathlon training and cycle coaching in Puerto Pollensa, Mallorca, for athletes of all abilities.
| triathlon | extreme racing | Spain |
Extreme
snow sports
Whitetracks Activities
based: Bristol, UK
website: whitetracks.co.uk
Extreme winter activities and snow sports in Meribel and Courchevel, including ice driving, bobsleigh experiences, mono bob (luge), ice diving, ski joering, ice karting, paragliding, skydiving and helicopter flights.
| extreme snow sports | skijoring | helicopter | parachuting/skydiving/parascending | France |
Niseko Xtreme Tours
based: Japan
website: nisekoxtremetours.com
Extreme backcountry skiing to the craters of iconic volcanoes on Northern Island of Hokkaido in Japan, including Mt Youtei (1898 m), the highest volcano in the Niseko area. Tours ar led by a fully certified, experienced professional mountain guide.
| extreme snow sports | Japan |
Haka Tours Ltd
based: Manchester, UK & Auckland, New Zealand
website: hakatours.com
Low cost, high impact adventure tours in New Zealand, for budget conscious travellers.
| gap year | extreme snow sports | bungee jumping | sphereing/zorbing | New Zealand |
Horse surfing/boarding & extreme horseriding
Horse surfing is defined as the activity in which a surfer on a board (surfboard, wakeboard, kiteboard) is towed through the surf by a horse and rider and where, as skill levels increase, either surfer or rider can perform tricks.
Horse boarding is the dry-land version of horse surfing, using a skateboard or mountain board, an exhilarating sport offering explosive acceleration that can reach over 55 kph!
Blazing Saddles Stunt Team
based: Hertfordshire, UK
website: blazingsaddlesstuntteam.co.uk
Weekend trick riding clinics and 3-day boot camps catering for all standards.
| horse surfing/extreme horseriding | England |
Centre of Horseback Combat (The)
based: East Sussex, UK
website: horsebackcombat.co.uk
Tuition courses in horseback archery, jousting, trick riding and Roman riding under the guidance of professional stunt riders.
| horse surfing/extreme horseriding | England |
Extreme Horse Riding
based: Staffordshire, UK
website: extremehorseriding.co.uk
Courses include: stunt/trick riding, jousting, western riding and horse surfing and boarding.
| horse surfing/extreme horseriding | western riding | England |
Independent Horse (The)
based: Cornwall, UK
website: independenthorse.com/horsesurf.html
Week-long courses in which a complete beginner can learn the skill of horse surfing.
| horse surfing/extreme horseriding | England |
Inline
boarding, dirtsurfing & mountainboarding
Edge
(The)
based: Shropshire, UK
website: theedgeadventure.co.uk
Adventure activities with accommodation, including mountainboarding and quad bike trekking.
| ATV/quad biking | inline boarding/dirtsurfing/mountain boarding
| falconry | UK |
Interactivites
based: Powys, Wales, UK
website: interactivities-uk.com
Grass and dirt track mountainboarding and downhill boarding instruction in the hills around Hay-on-Wye.
| inline boarding/dirtsurfing/mountainboarding
| Wales |
Ivyleaf Mountainboarding Centre
based: Cornwall, UK
website: ivyleafmountainboarding.co.uk
Mountainboarding centre offering frirst class instructors and courses catering for all abilities, as well as instructor training.
| inline boarding/dirtsurfing/mountainboarding
| England |
Sphereing, zorbing & globe riding
ZORB® – Globe Riding
based: Auckland, New Zealand
website: zorb.com
Come and roll down a hill in an inflatable globe! ZORB® globe riding (invented in New Zealand) offers harnessed (dry) and un-harnessed (wet) rides on a range of tracks including zig-zag rides, straight rides, drop tracks and multi-person rides. Centres in Rotorua and the Smoky Mountains.
| sphereing/zorbing | New Zealand |
Downhill Revolution
based: Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
website: zorbingwales.co.uk
Zorbing adventures in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. Nolton Stables offers zorbing experiences as well as riding and B&B accommodation.
| sphereing/zorbing | Wales |
Haka Tours Ltd
based: Auckland, New Zealand
website: hakatours.com
Low cost, high impact adventure tours in New Zealand, for budget conscious travellers.
| gap year | extreme snow sports | bungee jumping | sphereing/zorbing | New Zealand |
ZORB® Slovenia
based: Celje, Slovenia
website: zorb.si
The official franchise ZORB® site, offering zorbing experiences in Celje.
| sphereing/zorbing | Slovenia | |