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Novice left hanging after glider pilot fails to attach him – video | Switzerland
A first-time hang-glider has an experience he won't forget in a hurry after the pilot failed to attach him to the glider. Shortly after takeoff in Swi...
Hang glider forced to cling on for his life after launching unattached | Europe
Chris Gursky filmed dangling from glider for more than two minutes before it could landRichard Luscombe in Miami, and Arifa Khan in LondonTue 27 Nov 2...
US explorer Colin O'Brady completes first unaided solo trek of Antarctica | Antarctica
Endurance athlete took 54 days to walk 932 miles across frozen continent, dragging a 170kg sledEmma Graham-HarrisonThu 27 Dec 2018 15.34 GMTFirst publ...
Briton delighted to finish Antarctic trek after missing record by two days | Antarctica
Captain Lou Rudd becomes just the second person to trek unaided across continent Patrick GreenfieldFri 28 Dec 2018 23.17 GMTLast modified on Sat 29 De...
Seven marathons in seven days: British runner sets time record | Marathon running
Susannah Gill beats women’s record for World Marathon ChallengeSean IngleThu 7 Feb 2019 15.52 GMTLast modified on Thu 7 Feb 2019 20.58 GMTShareWhat st...
Where did all those 90s rollerblades end up? Nairobi | Cities
There’s a whole new craze in east Africa, fuelled by secondhand inline skates – and a desire to unitePhotos and story by Duncan MooreThu 14 Feb 2019 1...
Going it alone: What drives solo endurance athletes? | Extreme sports
From transatlantic rowers to cross-continental runners, solo adventurers rely as much on their mental strength as their physical attributesAllison Tor...
Search called off for missing Himalayan climbers | Mountaineering
Briton Tom Ballard and Italian Daniele Nardi disappeared on Nanga ParbatPeter BeaumontWed 6 Mar 2019 13.35 GMTLast modified on Wed 6 Mar 2019 19.45 GM...
British Base jumper dies in Dolomites accident | UK news
Jean Andre Quemener, 32, from Jersey, is killed in jump from 2,239-metre Sass PordoiAngela GiuffridaTue 11 Jun 2019 14.57 BSTLast modified on Tue 11 J...
Travis Pastrana: 'Jumping from a plane without a parachute is not the scary bit' | Extreme sports
The daredevil rider and stuntman on injuries, jumping into the Grand Canyon, beating London traffic and moreTue 18 Jun 2019 12.00 BSTLast modified on...