Pro mountain bike athlete Michal Kollbek recently took on the famous White Line of Sedona, Arizona. This video is so beautifully shot, catching some of the best footage ever seen from this notoriously rugged terrain.
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Tough Mudder Gears Up For An Epic 2015
Because 2014 was such a huge year for Tough Mudder, we could only assume that the company would have some seriously epic events and new features planned for 2015. Well, we were right. Tough Mudder recently released a ton of exciting information about what’s ahead for the rest of the year.
The good news starts out with details about some of the new obstacles Tough Mudder participants will be encountering during their chosen events.
Funky Monkey 2.0 is one of the many obstacles created just for 2015. The first half of this obstacle is regular monkey bars, while the second half requires you to use a trapeze bar to swing onto and hold a descending pipe, where you will then shimmy down to your finish.
Everest 2.0 is an improved version of the orignal Everest obstacle, which has a harder-to-reach, much higher summit than before, and it will continue to remain one of the most challenging team-oriented obstacles you’ll find.
Arctic Enema 2.0 is the newest edition of the ice bath obstacle Tough Mudder is so well known for. This brutal obstacle forces you down a slide, under a chain-link fence, and then right into some frigid ice water. From there, you’ll have to get yourself over a wooden partition to finish.
Hold Your Wood 2.0 is another classic challenge that has been revamped at bit for 2015. Mudders will work together to carry a gigantic log through a stretch of big walls.
In addition to all this, Electroshock Therapy 2.0, the obstacle at Tough Mudder that often scares Mudders more than any other, is back with more voltage and a new “hot zone” that is full of even higher voltage wires.
Mudder Village obstacles are another great thing that has been added to the Tough Mudder experience, which are obstacles that official Mudder participants as well as spectators can participate in. Some of these Mudder Village obstacles include Fire In Your Hole — a water slide through fire, Ring Of Fire — a drop into a pool of water through fire, and Human Hamster Wheel — a constantly revolving set of monkey bars.
Tough Mudder also just released a video trailer about the upcoming 2015 season, which you can watch below.
To find a Tough Mudder event happening near you, the best place to look is on the Tough Mudder website. Also, you can see a full list of Tough Mudder obstacles here.
There are also a lot of video trailers available for the new obstacles added for 2015, which you can see here.
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Kiteboarders Get Massive Air In South Africa
Things got pretty epic recently at the 2015 Red Bull King Of The Air event in Big Bay, South Africa. The best kiteboarders in the world took to the skies and waters, showing off their best stuff in order to take the title. This is a great compilation of the best tricks from the event.
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Huge BMX Park Hidden 100 Feet Underground in an Abandoned Mine
Right now, indoor BMX parks are all the rage in cities across America. But obviously, these parks are limited by the size of the buildings they inhabit. How to overcome that constraint? Well, you could find an old limestone mine in Kentucky and built a BMX in its cave-like remains.
That’s exactly what the owners of the Mega Underground Bike Park are doing. Next month, a 320,000-square-foot facility will open, 10-stories below Louisville, Kentucky. It features over five miles worth of interconnected trails, including countless ramps and obstacles. The park’s owners also say this is just the first of three phases in the development of the colossal underground park.
Perhaps the most compelling part of an indoor park the size of the Mega Cavern is how versatile it is—it’s essentially a massive blank canvas, which can be made and remade all the time. The owners say they’re using their own blend of “craft dirt” to build the obstacles.
More wooden ramps are on the way, too, but the designers recently told Outdoor Magazine about why they like dirt so much:
Dirt, you can tear it down and change it in a day, and it doesn’t cost you anything. With wood, every time you tear it down you lose some of the wood, so you have to buy more wood, buy more screws and nails. Dirt is very cost effective.
Shredding it up in a cave full of dirt is about as extreme as it gets. You can’t help but wonder, though: Where did they put the bathroom?
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Fatbike Downhill At Snow Epic 2015
This is some fast and awesome footage from Snow Epic 2015, where pro fatbike athletes take on some seriously steep trails and quick terrain.
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Danny MacAskill Tackles The Ridge
At the time of this post, Danny MacAskill’s latest cinematographic masterpiece, The Ridge, has chalked up more than 11 million YouTube views. No big deal, considering he posted the video LESS THAN ONE WEEK AGO.
Drone pilot Lec Park offers an amazing perspective as Danny MacAskill delivers breathtaking trial cycling chops, riding up and down the Isle of Skye’s Loch Scavaig in the Cuillin Mountains.
Beautiful film, team. Well done!
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Inside Swiss Alpine K42, the Highest Marathon in Europe
As part of his preparation for a ridiculous 2014-2015 ultramarathon challenge, Nerve Rush athlete Joel Runyon heads to Switzerland to compete in the Swiss Alpine K42, the highest marathon in Europe.
At the start of the race, here’s what Joel has to say:
It’s 46 degrees and raining. There are mountains everywhere. A lot of climbing. A lot of climbing. A lot of climbing. A lot of rain. Some more climbing. It’s going to be a fun day. It’s going to be cold, and we’re going to do it.
This video shows us adrenaline junkies what it’s like to run a technical, high-alpine course.
Joel also had some time to give us a quick shout out. What’s up buddy!?!
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5 Best Day Hikes Near Denver
Colorado, also known as the Rocky Mountain state, gets its nickname because it encompasses a large portion of the Rocky Mountains. The diverse landscape of mountains, plains, front range and peaks make Colorado one of the best locations for hiking.
1. Mount Falcon
Mount Falcon is made up of a variety of trails, which offer sprawling views of Denver, the surrounding mountains, and Red Rocks. A popular option for a quick day hike through Mount Falcon is to combine the Tower Trail, the Meadow Trail and Castle Trail to create an easy 3.7 mile loop. This loop features relatively flat terrain and a great picnic spot along the way up to historic castle ruins and a lookout tower for breathtaking views. This trail is a must for the whole family.
2. Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Just 30 miles from Denver, Golden Gate Canyon State Park is a 12,000 acres of meadows, forests, and mountains with 12 marked trails of varying difficulty. Some of the more challenging trails are Elk Trail, Horseshoe Trail, Raccoon Trail and Snowshoe Hare Trail (yes, all of the trails are named after animals), all of which take approximately 2 hours to complete. Golden Gate Canyon State Park is not only a great location for hiking. Visitors can also enjoy activities such as camping and fishing and explore the meadows, forests, and mountains that the park has to offer.
3. Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park has 355 miles of hiking trails. Whether you’re in the mood for a calm walk along the lakes or steep climbs through the mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park has trails options for anyone from beginner to expert. Before attempting some of the more difficult trails, be sure to bring plenty of water as elevations can reach up to 12,000 feet high!
4. First Flatiron Trail, Chautauqua Park
Among the great hiking trails, Chautauqua Park features a variety of amenities for outdoor enthusiasts. One of the most popular trails within the park is First Flatiron Trail. This difficult 2.9 mile loop takes about 2 hours to complete and is accessible year-round and is great for hiking as well as trail-running. Feel free to bring your dogs as well!
5. Mount Galbraith Loop, Mount Galbraith
Located in Golden, Colorado, Mount Galbraith offers beautiful views of expansive plains, Golden, and the Continental Divide. Mount Galbraith is made up of 5 miles worth of steep rocky trails including a 1.6 mile moderately difficult loop at the top. This hiking spot is known for the abundance of elk, red-tailed hawk, big-horned sheep, and songbirds that inhabit the area. These hiker only trails are primarily accessible from March through November.
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Follow Your Fears: Motocross to Parachute Jump
A short, beautiful film from the team at Live Unbound. Watch a Motocross rider walk through his attempt to hit a 60 foot ramp that will project him and his bike high enough to let him parachute down.
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The Top 10 Most Extreme Foods
Whether it be sports of food, the word extreme means something a little different to everyone. When we’re talking about the most extreme food, it’s a tough call to make. Which specific quality makes a food the most extreme? Is it the one that burns a hole in your mouth, the dish so disgusting that just the thought of it makes your stomach turn or is it a plate so large it could feed a small village? With sports, rock climbing isn’t more extreme than whitewater rafting. They’re both extreme in their own ways. So here, we mapped out the world’s top 10 extreme foods, according to a range of intense categories, each one extreme in its own way.
The Spiciest
Since 2012, South Carolina’s The PuckerButt Pepper Company has held the record for the spiciest chili in the world. It averages around 1,569,300 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), beating out the Bhut Jolokia, or the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper, who’s hottest rating has come in at about 1.5 million SHU. The grand winner, The PuckerButt Pepper Company’s Carolina Reaper‘s hottest score was recorded at 2 million SHU.The Grossest
While a far more subjective category than spicy chilies, we’re pretty sure many will agree that breast milk cheese is one of the most extreme foods in the world, thanks to its dramatic ick-factor. In 2010, a New York restaurant made the news for serving cheese made from the chef’s wife’s breast milk. Since then, it’s become sort of an underground trend, and has even taken on the ice cream department in addition to cheese.
The Most Expensive
Odds are, the most expensive food in the world cost more than your house… and it was a diamond-encrusted fruitcake worth $1.6 million in December 2005. The rich dessert came from Tokyo and took the baker half a year to design and create.
The Most Poisonous
The fugu is so poisonous that only specially trained, expert chefs are allowed to serve it in incredibly thin slices. Although considered a rare delicacy, the fish’s intestines are filled with poison that’s 1,200 times deadlier than cyanide. One wrong bite and a tiny tingling in your mouth could result in death within only 17 minutes.
The Heaviest
Guinness World Records documents a seemingly endless list of extreme foods, when it comes to size. From the biggest burrito (12,785.576 pounds) to the heaviest bagel 868 pounds, it seems that people have made the biggest of just about anything. The heaviest that we found, however, was the world’s largest pizza, which came in at the grand total weight of 26,883 pounds.
The Longest
The longest noodle was made in Japan in 2007, measuring in at 1,800 feet and 2 inches. The longest string of licorice was 1,702 feet and 9 inches. The longest sandwich? This tasty lunch was cooked up in Lebanon in 2011, measuring a grand total of 2,411 feet and 5 inches. Now that’s what we call the master of all sandwiches.
The Most Deep-Fried
Like the grossest food, the most deep-fried is also surprisingly subjective (and a little gross). We crown the deep fried butter, which is available at the Iowa State Fair, the greasiest, most deep-fried food of all time… and you thought we were going to say McDonald’s.
The Rarest
One of the rarest foods in the world is a black watermelon only grown on Japan’s northern island Hokkaido. The Densuke watermelon supposedly tastes similar to the green and pink ones we munch all summer long, except sweeter. In 2008, one sold for $6,100, making it the most expensive watermelon ever sold in Japan, and possibly even the world.
The Most Synthetic
Vegetarians around the world can rejoice over the world’s first lab-grown burger, which publicly announced its existence earlier this year, but has yet to perfect the science behind it. It may be a while before synthetic meat is available in grocery stores, but the meat of the future could mean big changes to the way we eat, making it one of the world’s most extreme foods.
Most Dangerous
Believe it or not, many of us eat the most dangerous food, according to Time Magazine, all the time. That’s because children choke on them so often. Apparently hot dogs are responsible for 17 percent of choking incidents in kids, making those wieners the riskiest food to eat.