Alana Surfer Girl (Season 3, episode 3): Pro surfer Alana Blanchard’s calendar leading up to the US Open in Huntington Beach, California is packed with obligations beyond surfing including filming a T-Mobile commercial followed by a catalog shoot for her sponsor Rip Curl. Alana manages to keep it together and pull off both shoots effortlessly…minus a few hours of sleep. With her eyes on the upcoming US Open, it’s time to paddle out and get focused. Alana talks about how she shares these moments with her fans on social media and how their enthusiasm keeps her motivated to do her best.
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Erik Roner floats 8,000 feet into the sky in a lawn chair attached to 90 weather balloons. Watch as he pops the balloons with his shotgun and skydives back down to earth.
Forget snowboarding, these daredevils have found a MAGNA-ificent way to stay active this winter – by sledging down an ACTIVE VOLCANO.
The extreme sport, known as volcano boarding, sees thousands of thrill seekers race down the Cerro Negro volcano in Nicaragua, Central America each year.
Wearing little more than a jumpsuit and goggles for protection, daredevils can careen down the 726m high ashy slope in less than 20 seconds at speeds of up to 60mph.
Using specially constructed plywood boards as make-shift sleds, thrill seekers hike to the top of the volcano – which spews out hot gases – before making their exhilarating 500m descent to the bottom.