Category : Extreme


Everest Climber Saved When Guide Gave Him Oxygen

Hari Budha Magar, the first double below-knee amputee to complete the Seven Summits, shares how his guide sacrificed his own oxygen supply during a life-threatening descent from Everest's peak.

Ex-Police Officer Paralysed in Mountain Bike Crash in Italy

Neil Wilson, a 56-year-old retired firearms officer from Dumfries, was left paralysed from the shoulders down after a mountain biking accident in Finale Ligure, Italy. The father of three now hopes to regain independence through specialised equipment.

Zip-Wire Snaps at Snowdonia Mine, Climber Airlifted

A climber was airlifted to hospital after an underground zip-wire snapped at the Croesor-Rhosyddin slate mine in Snowdonia, with rescuers warning it's the 'most rescued' underground site in North Wales.

Honnold's Taipei 101 Descent Method Revealed

Free solo climber Alex Honnold's anticlimactic method for descending Taipei 101 after his historic live-streamed ascent has been disclosed, involving harness rappelling and an elevator ride down.

Hebrides Woman Breaks Atlantic Rowing Record

Emma Wolstenholme from Grimsay completes 3,000-mile unsupported row across the Atlantic in 41 days, becoming part of the oldest mixed trio to achieve the feat while highlighting climate change.

Honnold Free-Solos Taipei 101 in Record Time

American rock climber Alex Honnold has made history by free-soloing the 1,667-foot Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes or safety gear, completing the climb in 1 hour, 31 minutes, and 43 seconds.

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