Bonita Norris poses for a photo during one of her practice runs in prepation to become the youngest British female to successfully climb Mount Everest.
Hailing from Wokingham, Berkshire, the 22-year-old arrived at Everest’s Base Camp on Wednesday (April 14) after a nine day trek.
The young media graduate already holds the world record as [...]
October 5, 2009 – 9:13 pm
While most 92-year olds spend their days playing bingo or cards, Jane Bockstruck skydives from 13 000 feet.
Great Grandmother Jane, who has been married seven times, decided to throw herself out of an airplane simply on a whim. The New Hampshire resident was watched by her extended family and friends as she landed [...]
October 2, 2009 – 9:53 am
181 female skydivers from 31 different countries recently set a world record for the most women skydiving in formation, in Perris, CA earlier this week.
Jumping from 17 000 ft from nine separate planes, the stunts brought some of the worlds best-known skydivers together.
Making eight practice jumps up until last Friday, the team of [...]
September 15, 2009 – 11:25 pm
Eskil Ronningsbakken is seen balancing on the edge of a 304m high cliff edge in Norway, on September 6, 2009.
Delicately poised one handed on a ladder high at the edge of the Flydalsjuvet cliff in Geiranger, Norway, the young extreme balancing artist pushes the boundaries of strength and concentration with his latest incredible balancing [...]