Three wheelchair-bound kiteboarders will attempt to cross the Vatnajokull, one of Europe’s largest glaciers, located in cold Iceland. The 2012 Icelandic Challenge will be a tough challenge.
Sean Rose, two-time winter paralympian, world champion water skier and X Games bronze medallist, Tim Farr, Vancouver 2010 paralympian, and Ben Hooper, British member of the disabled ski team development squad will ride for 300 kilometres by snow kite  … More
Alex Pastor freeriding in Uruau, Brazil; one of my favourite spots in the world. Shot and cut by Andre Magarao
Surfing is the mother and father of all wave sports. History tells us that the sport was observed and documented for the first time in the 18th century, between 1767 (Samuel Wallis) and 1769 (James Cook). The oldest form of wave riding was common in the ancient Polynesia culture. It is possible that surfing dates from way back in time. The sport gave birth to other wave and water sports.
Many surfers and sports history experts consider bodysurfing the purest form of surfing. Bodysurfers often use fins to ride the wave both sideways and downward. The enthusiasts have developed several techniques to boost propulsion.
Windsurfing came in … More