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EXTREME SPORT
Sandy Mejía Flores
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What is Extreme Sport?
Extreme sport is a popular term for
certain activities perceived as having
a high level of inherent danger and
that are counter-cultural. These
activities often involve speed, height,
a high level of physical exertion, and
highly specialized gear or
spectacular stunts.
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Extreme sports skills
The person who decided practice this sport, must have good physical condition, no heart disease and of course not afraid of heights, because these sports are a lot of adrenaline and adventure.
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Some extreme sports are:
Rafting Bungee Jumping Parachuting Mountain biking Freestyle Motocross
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Rafting
Rafting is the sport of travelling down a river on a raft.
Personal equipment for rafting:Life jacketHelmetShoesNeoprene suitRowingPaddleRope
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Parachuting
Parachuting, also known as skydiving, is the action of exiting an aircraft or jumping off of a tall structure, and returning to earth with the aid of a parachute.
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Equipment for protection:
- The most important part of one parachutist's equipment is the main parachute.- Reserve Static Line is used to activate the reserve parachute if there is a kind of failure with the main one.
- Altimeters are used to indicate the current altitude.
- Helmets And Goggles
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Freestyle Motocross
Freestyle Motocross is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts.
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Bungee Jumping
Is an activity that involves jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord. The tall structure is usually a fixed object, such as a building or bridge, but it is also possible to jump from a movable object, such as helicopter.
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Bungee Jumping
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A special harness
Special gloves to protect hands
The elastic cord
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