“McConkey,” a 90-minute documentary to be released in 2013, is a heartfelt examination of the legacy one athlete left to the progression of his sports, and the path he paved to conquer his dreams. Shane McConkey is revered as the pioneer of freeskiing and ski base jumping, and through his talent and unique outlook on life, he inspired countless lives. “McConkey” celebrates the life of one of the world’s ultimate innovators
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Erik Roner is back with a new episode of Roner Vision. Follow your favorite Nitro Circus-accredited big mountain skier and sky diving BASE jumper as he heads to Haines, Alaska, to shoot for the new Teton Gravity Research movie with Seth Morrison. Meanwhile, back in Lake Tahoe, Oskar Roner gets up to what Oskar always gets up to …
Clinging tightly to a crane 1,000ft up, this ‘urban explorer’ dare not look down.
For he is perched at the top of London’s Shard, Europe’s tallest building, and it’s a long drop to the city below.
Bradley Garrett, 31, is one of a small group of urban explorers who sneak into London landmarks at night to explore skyscrapers or disused Tube tunnels despite the safety risks and possibility of arrest … Pictures and more
Two climbers risk death as they cling to a frozen Âwaterfall… with a 150-foot drop below them.
Sam Elias and Emily Harrington are using ice axes and crampons to scale the wall of ice, which in places is only an inch thick.
The slightest error could have made the tower of frozen water Âcollapse and send the climbers plunging to their deaths … Pictures and more