Those of you who kayak or canoe regularly will be well aware of the difficulties of transporting your boat around if you don’t have a van, trailer or proper fixtures for attaching it to your car. The smaller boats are not so much of a problem, but when it comes to the bigger boys, you’re [...]
Research undertaken last year by sports science graduates, based at the St Lukes Campus of the University of Exeter, found that rather than being big risk-takers, most top performers in extreme sports are risk-averse.
The stereotypical representation of many extreme sports athletes is one of long hair, liberal views and daring personalities, take Shaun White for [...]
Sebastien Cattelan of France broke the kitesurfing world speed record, and the magic 50kts barrier, by achieving a velocity of 50.26 knots (93kph) at the Lüderitz Speed Challenge in Namibia last month.
Cattelan was well placed to break the previous record of 49.84 kts, set by Robert Douglas of the USA, as he was one of the [...]
Organisers of the The Big Freeze kindly sent EST some tickets to attend the industry day and take a look behind the scenes of what was to be an epic event for UK snowboarding. We got to see some of the world’s best riders in their heats and practice rounds before they took to the [...]
Orange Bikes have announced that for their 2009 range they have said goodbye to the great Patriot and are launching a bike that promises to be something special, the Orange Alpine 160.
Orange have slackened the angles slightly with the new bike, introducing a twin strut swingarm and dropping the top tube slightly to tune the [...]
Australian Adrian Buchan has one his first ASP World Tour event, the Quicksilver Pro France, which took place on the 24th Sep in Hossegor, France. He beat eight-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater to get to the top spot but the battle was tight (Buchan beat Slater 15.73 to 15.16). Buchan performance was a big [...]
Perisher Blue, Australia played host to the second round of the Burton Global Open Series of snowboarding earlier this month. The event which spanned 5 days and saw the action begin on the 2nd Sep, came to end leaving Torstein Horgmo (NOR) and Jamie Anderson (USA) with grins on their faces, as they came through [...]
After talk early last year regarding the build of an indoor ‘Surfdome’ somewhere in the city of London, it seems the developers of Venture Xtreme have gone one better in proposing an open-air artificial break in the East London area of Silvertown Quays, Newham.
Planned for 2011, the complex will work by diverting water from the [...]
At a time when all forms of extreme sports are in vogue, and where the outdoors is the object of their passion, The Nissan Outdoor Games has been able to create an innovative and original style. As a multi-sports event, it places first-rate athletes in the spotlight to share their passion through the medium of [...]