Extreme sports are as popular as ever right now and there is such a fantastic variety of sports to choose from these days that literally everyone can get involved in some way or another. Unlike a lot of sports however, those of an extreme nature often require specialised equipment to take part (think snowboarding, kitesurfing, [...]
Extreme sports enthusiasts are never happy with doing things the normal way. They are masters of innovation and if something can be done differently, chances are someone will attempt it. In extreme sports terms, snowboarding and surfing are two sports that are very well established, but perhaps a little old hat for some people now. [...]
A selection of amateur and pro racers lined up last week for the 8th race in the Florida State Championship Series in Tallahassee. Some of those involved take part just for a bit of fun, for charity or as a team building event, whilst others are seriously competitive and pull out all the stops to [...]
The summer here may be drawing to close, but it seems some are a little keener to hit the slopes than others and have been riding their hearts out at the opening round of the British Artificial Snowboard and Freeski Championships in Kent. The first event took place last weekend and saw some great action [...]
(Relentless Boardmasters Festival Footage)
It was once the case that the term extreme sports related only to a select few activities. Among those worthy of the accolade included sports such as surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, motocross, base jumping and a few others. Of course everyone always new that the ‘extreme’ level varied quite radically even within these [...]
As the name indicates, extreme sports are not for the faint hearted. Indeed, your typical crown green lawn bowler will be unlikely to partake in a little illegal base jumping on his nights off. Nevertheless, extreme sports are not merely for the borderline insane or those who want to show off their injuries on a [...]
For anyone who has been to the White Air Festival back when it took place on the Isle of Wight, you don’t need us to introduce it for you. However even seasoned ‘Whities’ will be amazed at just how much the festival has grown this year and how amazing it promises to be.
To put things [...]
Burton Snowboards, arguably the most well known snowboard brand in the world have come under some controversy over their recent range of saucy snowboards.
The company has been producing some of the world’s best snowboard gear since they were first established in 1977 by Jake Burton Carpenter, who was only 23 at the time. The company [...]
We at Extreme Sport Trader like fun. Whether it be taking part in extreme sports, going to cool gigs or just generally chilling out with a beer. It might not surprise you to learn then, that we absolutely love festivals! Their great atmosphere and liberal antics fit in just nicely with our ethos and we [...]
Powerbocking is a sport that has been around for a lot longer than most people realise. The devises needed to perform this sport have been on sale in the UK close to 5 years now, but it is has only really begun to enter the limelight recently and started to get the attention it deserves.
It’s [...]