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Pro Surfer Kai Lenny Saved by Surf Helmet

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Extreme sports are defined by high speeds and/or high risk and usually are done outside of mainstream sports. Surfing may not be considered extreme by some but that depends on what and where you surf. When youโ€™re surfing at Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, you get a sport with high risk due to the shallow, volcanic [โ€ฆ]

Samantha Gates | January 18, 2024
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More Than Just a Climber โ€“ Honnold and Company Embark on Massive Mt. Bike Ride Around Lake Tahoe, CA

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Alex Honnold never ceases to impress and amaze with his incredible feats of athletic endeavor. Honnold is widely known in the climbing community (and now pop culture) for his vertical accomplishments like setting the speed record on the Nose of El Capitan, and for his debut of the anxiety-inducing film โ€œFree Soloโ€. While Honnold still crushes in the vertical realm, [โ€ฆ]

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Spencer Cox | September 12, 2020
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Alex Honnold Standup Paddleboards Solo Across Lake Tahoe, CA

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To celebrate his birthday, Alex Honnold decided to just SUP the length Lake Tahoe, CA from South Lake to Kings Beach. The ~21-mile journey took five and a half hours, and he did it solo, without any support boats. Not enjoying his birthdays and not a lover of receiving presents, he asks people to instead donate to the Honnold Foundation, [โ€ฆ]

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Cody Townsend Has Lucky Escape as Rogue SUP Impales Windshield Just Inches From His Face

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Cody Townsend had a lucky escape while out driving over the holiday weekend. A SUP flew off a vehicle in front of him as he was traveling along SR-89 along the west shore of Lake Tahoe, embedding itself in his windshield just inches from his face. ATTN: If someone lost a SUP on the west shore of Lake Tahoe yesterday around [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 6, 2020
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Heli-Paddling, The Worldโ€™s Newest Extreme Sport

  Weโ€™ve all dreamed of going Heli-Skiing before. Untouched faces, remote cliffs, and fresh snow all day is a fantasy of many. Besides the huge financial restriction (a 3 run package through Whisler Blackcomb runs well over $1,000 per person), heli-skiing requires years of experience to handle the backcountry. Deep powder, avalanche danger, and steep terrain make it an expert-only [โ€ฆ]

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Joseph Phillips | August 23, 2019
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World Champion SUP Athlete Takes A Huge Fall Skiing In New Zealand

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Annabel Anderson is a powerhouse among action sports. A competitive skier, mountain biker, triathlete, and SUP racer. She is widely considered the best female SUP (Stand Up Paddle Board) Athlete in the world. After winning the 2018 Pacific Paddle Games, she may be the best in the world of anyone, male or female. Annabel just took a gigantic tumble after [โ€ฆ]

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Jason Ringenberg | November 30, 2018
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Super Grom Bobo Gallagher is One Brave Kid

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Bobo Gallagher is not your average 8-year-old. He spends his free time paddling on the open ocean and attending Zane Schweitzerโ€™s youth program, the InZane Super Grom Program.  This Maui local trained every weekend in preparation for the the OluKai Hoโ€™olauleโ€™a Standup Paddleboarding race this year.  He was the youngest to enter the under-17 division.  This grom may be young, but that [โ€ฆ]

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Katy Shipley | May 4, 2018
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Holidays fun โ€“ Surfing On Ski Slopes

  [iframe id=โ€https://www.youtube.com/embed/HTlQ2zrd_aAโ€] Now itโ€™s winter times and most of us are skiing and snowboarding the slopes. But what if youโ€™re missing surfing and the beach is far away? But SUP magazine has a solution for you! You can standup paddle on ski slopes too! You can practice surfing on ski slopes during the winter, so when the summer comes, you will surf [โ€ฆ]

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Claire Weiss | December 26, 2016
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Dropping Waterfalls on a Paddleboard? | Yepโ€ฆ

It doesnโ€™t really seem like this is a doable activity. We know that you simply cannot land a drop off a waterfall on a stand up paddleboard (SUP). Oh, whatโ€™s that? Oh, never mind. You totally can and this video below proves it: That said, there is likely a limit to how big you can go, just with every hucking sport. Weโ€™ve gotta give props to Dan Gavere for going for this waterfall of about 20 feet. Doesnโ€™t seem to doable, but weโ€™ll get back to you in 10 years. Guys will have bindings mounted on [โ€ฆ]

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SwellBrains | June 10, 2014
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