John Bishop, Adrenaline Junkie Skydiving

Aaron    Extreme News & Views    

John Bishop is one of the funniest comedians currently on the circuit, but aside from pleasing audiences up and down the country with his hilarious take on everyday life, John is also no stranger to a challenge! Having recently completed a 290 mile run, ride and row from Paris to London, John has already moved on to his next daredevil challenge… a 14,000ft skydive!

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Ultimate Driving Holiday – Nurburgring Rally

Aaron    In the Limelight     nordschleife, Nurburgring, Supercar, Supercar Driving, Supercar Rally

Here at Extreme Element HQ, it’s no secret that some of us are real petrol heads and live and breathe motor sport and everything on four wheels. We have one of the largest collections of driving experiences on the internet and pride ourselves on our knowledge and expertise within the industry. Our friends over at Ecurie 25 emailed us with details of a trip they are running and it’s safe to say it got the petrol in veins pumping just a little harder!
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Paragliding at 101 – Guinness World Record

Aaron    Extreme News & Views    

We have heard of some pretty crazy ways to celebrate a birthday, but a woman from Ogden, Utah has really taken the biscuit. Marry Allen Harrison has set a new Guinness World Record for the oldest person to Paraglide to celebrate turning the ripe old age of 101!

The grandmother, with four generations of family below her, usually spends her time knitting caps for babies and crocheting bandages for leopards in India, but decided to take up Paragliding “on a whim” after her 75 year old son recently took up the sport as a hobby earlier in the year. Marry said “I didn’t want him to do something that I couldn’t do”, and choose to take the flight as part of her 101st birthday celebrations!
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Skydiving – The Serious, The Silly and The Sensational

Aaron    Experience Guides, Extreme News & Views    

To celebrate the launch of our new Tandem Skydiving category and the fantastic range of skydives that are now available in it, we thought we’d take a look at some of the incredible journeys and crazy adventures that skydiving can provide.

From skydiving in a car to free falling in a kayak, and from no parachute to landing on a moving target; it would appear the adrenaline junkies have a great deal of scope for making jumps even more memorable. Because the spectacularly surreal sensation of free fall just isn’t enough for some!

In no particular order, here are some of our favourite skydiving videos:

1. Travis Pastrana Jumps With No Parachute!
We don’t think this one needs much more of an introduction, as super extreme adrenaline junkie Travis Pastrana enjoys a spot of safety-free skydiving…
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