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Power cuts, Haribo and stew: UK rowers brave mid-Atlantic Christmas | Rowing

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Four Britons taking part in 3,000-mile rowing challenge from Canary Islands to Antigua and BarbudaPA MediaThu 29 Dec 2022 13.04 GMTLast modified on Th...

Bruce Bedford obituary | Extreme sports

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Bruce Bedford obituary | Extreme sports
Peter GlanvillSun 26 Feb 2023 11.21 GMTLast modified on Sun 26 Feb 2023 11.23 GMTShareI first met Bruce Bedford when, as the founding editor of the Br...

‘World’s fastest motor sport’: Reno air races to end after six decades | Extreme sports

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‘World’s fastest motor sport’: Reno air races to end after six decades | Extreme sports
Event in which pilots fly at over 500mph 15 metres off the ground has been evicted from its host airportOliver HolmesFri 10 Mar 2023 15.58 GMTLast mod...

Czech free-diver David Vencl plunges to record depth beneath frozen Swiss lake | Extreme sports

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Czech free-diver David Vencl plunges to record depth beneath frozen Swiss lake | Extreme sports
Vencl, 40, makes record vertical plunge of 52.1 metersCzech diver spent 1min 54sec making dive near St MoritzReutersTue 14 Mar 2023 17.59 GMTLast modi...

‘It proves he is capable’: the extreme sports offering release for disabled people | Extreme sports

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‘It proves he is capable’: the extreme sports offering release for disabled people | Extreme sports
From boxing to climbing to sensory tennis, a Sport England grant scheme is transforming the lives of people with complex disabilitiesAmelia HillMon 15...

‘The first feeling is fear’: the daredevil group bringing ropewalking and climbing to the theatre | Dance

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‘The first feeling is fear’: the daredevil group bringing ropewalking and climbing to the theatre | Dance
It started with a tightrope walk over the Seine: now Rachid Ouramdane has coaxed highliner Nathan Paulin and free climber Nina Caprez into sharing the...

‘It was wonderful up there’: 104-year-old aims for world’s oldest skydiver record | Guinness World Records

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‘It was wonderful up there’: 104-year-old aims for world’s oldest skydiver record | Guinness World Records
Dorothy Hoffner, who first skydived at 100, left her walker on the ground and made the 13,500ft tandem jump in northern IllinoisAssociated PressMon 2...

Chicago woman who skydived at age 104 has died: ‘She was indefatigable’ | Chicago

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Dorothy Hoffner passed away in senior community before Guinness Records could certify her as world’s oldest skydiverAssociated PressWed 11 Oct 2023 00...

David Kirke, performer of world’s first modern-day bungee jump, dies aged 78 | UK news

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David Kirke, performer of world’s first modern-day bungee jump, dies aged 78 | UK news
A pioneer of the Dangerous Sports Club at Oxford University, he jumped off Clifton Suspension Bridge in 1979Nadeem BadshahWed 25 Oct 2023 23.16 BSTLas...

Experience: I walked 922 miles across Antarctica, solo, in 70 days | Life and style

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Even if the visibility is good, you can’t see much – it’s a white horizon. It’s physically difficult, but it’s also mentally difficultPreet ChandiFri...