Hawaii means beaches, surfing and sunshine. This surely did not apply to a tourist visiting Hawaii from Queens, New York by the name of Alex Sverdlov.
The 36 year old hiker was actually struck by a bad snowstorm on the Big Island of Hawaii on Tuesday and rescued on Thursday by park rangers .
The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, rangers were looking for the missing hiker by helicopter and spotted the experienced hiker Alex sunburned and wind-whipped, at 9 a.m on Thursday morning … More
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Much of day one of the first event in the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge was played out in manageable surf with the younger divisions capitalising on the conditions before the Under 20 Boys Division were sent out at the end of the day as the swell built significantly.
What started out as clean 0.5m – 1.0m waves early this morning (Saturday 1st February) soon built to 1.5m – 2.0m swells which were accompanied by strong cross shore winds.
Local surfer Maaia Reid – Bennett dominated the Under 17 Girls Division in Round 1 with a comprehensive heat win scoring 13.20 out of a possible 20 points … More
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Children as young as two are hopping on BMX bikes, climbing rock walls and attempting skateboard manoeuvres in a quest for more adrenalin-pumping pastimes than kicking the footy or going for a swim.
Once the domain of pre-teens and adolescents, extreme sports report an influx of younger participants as the sports become safer and more widely available.
”Extreme sport is seen by kids as cool and by parents as safe,” Monash University sports lecturer Tom Heenan said. ”It’s lost its fear factor.” … More
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“European Snowkite Contest”, Alto Sangro, Abruzzo, Italy
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