The 2012 Mission – “Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, will attempt to transcend human limits that have existed for 50 years. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a freefall jump rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground. His attempt to dare atmospheric limits holds the potential to provide valuable medical and scientific research data for future pioneers.”
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Steven LoBue (USA) will be aiming to make it three wins in a row when the World Series returns to Sisikon, Switzerland for the first time in 8 years, after victories in Spain and Portugal put him on the cusp of becoming only the third man to achieve a World Series hat-trick after Brit Gary Hunt and Colombian legend Orlando Duque. Mexico’s Adriana Jimenez still leads the women, who will be making their debut in this location, ahead of record winner Rhiannan Iffland of Australia after two of five competitions.
If you want to know whether you’ll need a bigger boat, this new shark map might be for you.
The largest international ocean conservation and advocacy organization, Oceana, has created a new interactive map with animated shark tracks and commercial fishing activity along the East Coast.
To celebrate Shark Week and increase awareness of the threats that sharks face … More
Hawaii is INSANE!! Today we did some of the biggest airs ever, along with taking the famous inflatable Flamingo out into BIG & Scary Shorebreak – Jamie O’Brien