On the Greek isle of Santorini, Red Bull hosts an Art of Motion parkour / freerunning event. The world’s best urban acrobats showcase their skills in the beautiful cliffside and immaculately white city of Santorini. This course was 200 meters long and athletes were given a two-minute session to impress the judges. Winner of the day? Pavels Petkuns from Latvia!
Category: Videos
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Unconventional Breakdancing to Classical Music
Breakdancing to classical music? Who would have thought. Tyson Smalls, Robot Reeve, Nick Pitts, Josh Unice and Murphy Yang show us some rad moves, cued up to the classiest classical music out there. Shot on a glidecam.
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Travis Pastrana’s “199 Lives” Theatrical Trailer
Travis Pastrana, professional motorsports competitor, stunt performer and frontman of Nitro Circus, is a man with more than one life, that’s a certainty. This film pays tribute to one of the most insane and amazing athletes in extreme sports. Big cheers from Nerve Rush HQ. Hip hip!
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55+mph Gut-Wrenching Tricycle Racing
The title says it all folks. Three bozos hurtle themselves down a twisting asphalt expanse on tricycles. Dodging cars, they race downhill at up to speeds of 55mph. Insane! The trikes are modified, of course. Shot in Powder Mountain, Utah.
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Jamie Sterling | 2011 Big Wave World Championship
Grab your trunks and passport and follow Jamie Sterling around the world, to places like Mexico, China, Peru and Fiji as he dominates the 2011 Big Wave World Championship. The soundtrack in this compilation is smooooooooth. Surf-appropriate.
[via Jennifer S. Youn]
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The Gnarliest Teahupoo Wave Ride Ever
We interrupt your regularly scheduled adrenaline rush schedule to bring you this selection of awesomeness because sometimes there are videos that are just too good to wait for a Monday or Friday posting.
At the Billabong Pro event in Teahupoo, on the southwest coast of Tahiti in the French Polynesia, the waves were some of the most gut-wrenching in history.
The French Navy labeled this day a double code red prohibiting and threatening to arrest anyone that entered the water. That couldn’t keep these guys out of the water. Check out the waves here and the crazy footage, thanks to Chris Bryan. Wow. Just wow.
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2011 World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships
One of Nerve Rush’s insiders, Tobi, is an avid bike polo player. He passed along this clip from the 2011 World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships, held in Seattle. Bike polo, a variation of traditional bicycle polo, is a sport in which teams of players ride bicycles and use mallets to strike a small ball into a goal. It’s a rougher sport than you’d think.
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NOISIA VISION Wakeskating Film Teaser
Coming December 2011, this NOISIA VISION film teaser–a film about wakeskating–features Reed Hansen, Grant Roberts, Matt Manzari, Chris Kallas, Dieter Humpsch, Brian Grubb, Nick Taylor, Brandon Thomas and a few others. Wakeskating is a really cool sport, and this video is beautifully done. Well done, dudes.
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1984 Dana Kunze 172 Foot World Record High Dive
While Dana Kunze no longer holds the world record for the highest dive, there’s still something about this video I find fascinating. Shot in 1984, watch Kunze jump with perfect form, 172 feet high. The pool looks so small from up there.
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Insane WiSBASE / Wingsuit BASE Jumping / Proximity Flying
Having seen the majority of WiSBASE (wingsuit BASE jumping) and proximity flying clips out there, it’s safe to say that this is one of the most well done. Big shout out to the guys with enough balls to do this. Dear WiSBASE jumpers — not sure how much longer you’ll be alive, so please, make some more movies while you’re still flying strong. Thanks. Sincerely, Nerve Rush HQ.