An Oral History of Extreme Sports
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In the waning decades of the 20th century, men from New Zealand began inventing new ways to injure themselves. They jumped from bridges with elastic bands attached to their ankles, ran class-five rapids without boats, and fixed themselves to large kites to achieve great speed. Soon enough, a culture had emerged—one that paired backyard engineering with the pursuit of adrenaline. Today, thanks to these pioneers, brave souls the world over may hurtle through the air, down mountains and up rivers and live to brag about it.
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An Oral History of notsuoH, Houston's Most Idiosyncratic Work of Living Art – Texas Monthly
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History of surfing - Wikipedia
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Paul Kvinta Popular Science
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Extreme Sports: Richard Brenner: 9780836845457: : Books
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Thames & Hudson USA - Book - 500 Years Later: An Oral History of Final Fantasy VII
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Violently Stupid and Insane”: The Oral History of 'Pros vs. Joes' - The Ringer
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Oral History Series, The Players' Tribune
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21 Bunji Jumping ideas bungee jumping, extreme sports, adventure
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PDF) Extreme Sports as a Precursor to Environmental Sustainability
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Thames & Hudson USA - Book - 500 Years Later: An Oral History of Final Fantasy VII
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The Oral History of 'Any Given Sunday' - The Ringer
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Inside Inside Sports: The Oral History – The Sunday Long Read