Twenty-one dead as extreme weather hits ultramarathon in China | China
Hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners at high-altitude, 100km race in Yellow River stone forest in Gansu provinceStaff and agenciesSun 23 May...
China bans extreme sports in wake of Gansu ultramarathon tragedy | China
Authorities crack down on sports including trail running and wingsuit flying ahead of centenary celebrationsHelen Davidson in TaipeiThu 3 Jun 2021 14....
‘We took up skydiving to escape’: Britain’s lockdown thrill-seekers | Extreme sports
The extreme sport is booming after months of restrictions on people’s daily lives during the pandemicRobyn VinterSun 13 Jun 2021 10.15 BSTShareMaddie...
Rhik Samadder tries ... wakeboarding: ‘I scream underwater with every faceplant’ | Extreme sports
Everyone needs some novelty right now, so our writer is tackling a new activity each week. First, he gets dragged perilously quickly around a lakeRhik...
Reset review – beautiful footage of extreme-sports thrill-seekers | Documentary films
French director Thierry Donard, ‘the Fellini of adventure film-making’, shoots four sets of daredevils throwing themselves headlong into intense exper...
Rhik Samadder tries … abseiling: ‘A family gazes out at me, looking sick on my behalf’ | Life and style
I’m 80 metres up, and my (very) nervous system can’t help but protest. Will I make the jump and take advantage of this terrifying privilege?Rhik Samad...
Man rescued from caves after 54 hours named as George Linnane | Wales
Caver in hospital and expected to make good recovery as family thank rescuers and call for donations Steven MorrisTue 9 Nov 2021 22.44 GMTFirst publis...
‘He was actually cracking jokes’: a volunteer on the 54-hour Brecon Beacons cave rescue | Wales
Peter Dennis was one of the hundreds who descended into the 43-mile underground network to save injured caver George LinnaneHelen PiddSat 13 Nov 2021...
Bucket lists: are they really such a good idea? | Death and dying
These ‘must-do’ itineraries people feel the need to undertake before they die can come with a heavy costAndrew AnthonySat 13 Nov 2021 19.00 GMTLast mo...
‘If I don’t end up in intensive care, it’s a bonus’: the beauty and pain of being the world’s best endurance swimmer | Swimming
From jellyfish in the Caribbean to hypothermia in the English Channel, swimming hasn’t been easy for Chloë McCardel – but can feel ‘so wild and free’S...