On a scale from one to crazy, these guys are jalapeno-covered ding-dongs. Taking place today in the land down under, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 saw 13 athletes go head to head and more importantly feet to water. With stops all over the world, Red Bull has inspired athletes, dare devils and thrill-seekers alike to throw caution to the wind peering over the edge of a jagged cliff some 100 feet above the water.
The talent might be the same as many olympic-style sports, but the prep (chugging redbull and hitting one another) and the celebration (crushing champagne bottles) is certainly a bit different.
Additionally at the end of this month, the Winter X Games 15 returns to Aspen for its 10th year. The competition, which often features new tricks (such as Tony Hawk's 900 in skateboarding, Anthony Napolitan with the first double front flip on a bicycle, Travis Pastrana's double backflip in Freestyle Motocross, and Levi Lavallee's double backflip in Freestyle Snocross) is the most respected semi annual event in this world of high octane, no nerve sporting.
So why do people take the risk? The competitions themselves present a multitude of dangers with the promise of intense pain, let alone the hours of training that also put you daily at risk... The X-games and the series of Redbull sponsored sporting competitions are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this world. In doing a bit more digging I found thousands of athletes who are constantly pushing the boundaries of what our bodies can do and the damage they can endure. The Extreme Sports Blog is home to some of the most ridiculous and cringe worthy videos on the web.
If we are so easily bored by what we've seen before and feel the need to test the unknown or attempt the unexpected, is pain the new black?
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