SAILING TO THE EXTREME! Photograph by Oracle Racing USA-17 (formerly known as BMW Oracle Racing 90 or BOR90) is a 90 ft (27 m) LWL, 90 ft (27 m) beam, sloop rigged one-off racing sail trimaran built by the USA sailing team BMW Oracle Racing for use in a Deed of Gift…
Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace on Twitter August 7, 2011 Ron Artest, who legally changed his name to ‘Metta World Peace’ last Friday (Sept 16, 2011), is an NBA Champion currently playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. Drafted in 1999, Artest has had a fascinating NBA career. Many will remember him for his…
WORLD’S OLDEST MARATHON RUNNER, 100 YEAR-OLD FAUJA SINGH Photograph via Reddit Fauja Singh (born April 1, 1911) is a centenarian Sikh. He is a marathon runner of Indian descent who is a world record holder in his age bracket. His current personal best time for the London Marathon (2003) is 6 hours…
HIGHLINING YOSEMITE FALLS Photograph by JIMMY CHIN / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC “It feels like I’m hovering in space,” says Dean Potter, perched on a highline above Yosemite Falls. Gusting winds and blinding mist make it tough to balance on the inch-thick rope 2,600 feet above the valley, but a tether attached to his…
Everyone has taken an unflattering photo. In the age of digital where everyone has a camera, they can’t all be perfect. Now imagine you’re an athlete competing at the highest level. Not only are you in top physical form but your ability to concentrate and focus is paramount. Now replace all of those crappy…
CANNONBALL! Photograph by ROMINA AMATO / RED BULL Third-placed Alain Kohl of Luxembourg dives from the 27.5 metre-high (90.2 feet) platform at the fourth stop on of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. (June 19, 2011) And these guys aren’t just diving, they’re pulling off an insane amount of flips and…
Lake Front in Chicago – Matt Wilhelm | Photograph by FAT TONY My friend Fat Tony recently sent me this fantastic collection of flatland BMX photographs he took. As the online editor of the world’s leading BMX web site, ridebmx.com, Fat Tony is no stranger to the BMX community. Check out these 21 photographs…
Photograph by FACE LEVEL INDUSTRIES I spent this past weekend compiling the best wingsuit clips I could find on YouTube and putting all of them into one sweet vid 🙂 There are some amazing talents in this video, including Jeb Corliss, Jokke Summer and Espin Fadnes. For the uninitiated, Wingsuit flying is the sport…
THE WAVE RIDER Photograph by SHALOM JACOBOVITZ Awesome capture by Shalom Jacobovitz from the 2010 Mavericks Surf Contest. What a rush that must be! via Wikimedia Commons
DIAMOND IN THE SKY Photograph by GUSTAVO CABANA An incredible capture of 81 skydivers in a ‘canopy formation’. The dive occurred on November 25th, 2006 and was planned by a group called CF World Record 2005. Jumpers dropped in from an altitude of 24,000 feet, descending at an incredible 1,000 feet per…