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Top 10 Extreme Summer Adventures

Feb 15, 2011  by Nataly

1.Surfing Waimea Shorebreak, Oahu

Mexican surfer Marco Polo catches a riotous wave at Waimea Shorebreak on Oahu’s North Shore. With swells rising up to 16 feet (5 meters), Waimea Shorebreak is the ultimate big-wave beach break with pounding lefts that only the pros should attempt.

2.Rock Climbing in Trout Creek, Oregon

Most people think of Smith Rocks when they think of climbing in Oregon, but Trout Creek is an up-and-coming destination for rock hounds—and it’s located just outside the town of Madras. Here a climber ascends a crack in a mind-bending rock wall.

3.Plunging Over Shepherds Falls, Oregon

Kayaker Heather Herbeck runs Class V Shepherds Falls, a spectacular series of waterfalls on the Lower Wind River near Carson, Washington. Mere mortals can opt to raft the river, considered one of the premier whitewater trips in the Pacific Northwest.

4.Competing in the Primal Quest Adventure Race

A member of Sweden’s Halti team crosses a Tyrolean traverse during a ropes leg of the 2006 Primal Quest adventure race in Moab, Utah. This marked the largest expedition adventure race ever held, with 95 co-ed teams of four covering 400 miles (644 kilometers) in hopes of winning the $250,000 purse. In 2009, the race tackled South Dakota’s Badlands. The 2010 date and destination are yet to be announced.

5.Paragliding Australia

Competitors crowd the sky during the 10th FAI Paragliding World Championships in 2007. The event took place in Manilla, Australia’s top destination for the sport.

6.Kiteboarding in French Polynesia

A kiteboarder cruises across a vast lagoon in Apataki, an island in the stunning Tuamotus chain in French Polynesia. The photographer captured this shot from the top of her sailboat’s mast at midday, when the sun penetrated the clear water to reveal the amazing colors of the South Pacific.

7.Diving Devil’s Hole, Cuba

Passing coral cliff walls, freediving champion Deborah Andollo swims up from the depths of Devil’s Hole, Cuba, illuminated by an underwater spotlight. Admired by Jacques-Yves Cousteau for its diverse marine life, Cuba’s world-class diving is centered on the country’s four primary reef systems, each of which is about equal to or longer than the Florida Keys.

8.BASE Jumping in Norway

Action sports superstar Karina Hollekim BASE jumps off 3,609-foot (1,110-meter) Kjerag in Norway, her home country. Besides being a popular destination for leaping off cliffs with just a parachute, the mountainous region is a favorite of hikers and climbers.

9.Freeriding in Baja, Mexico

Boundary-pushing mountain biker Aaron Chase hovers between two tiny rock islands in the Sea of Cortez for a documentary shoot in Baja California, Mexico. While filming, the athletes and production team made their base camp on a whale-watching boat, a perfect vantage point to view the whales and dolphins.

10.Surfing at Outside Avalanche, Oahu

Surfer Garrett McNamara gets towed into a towering 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water at Outside Avalanche reef on the legendary North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The daredevil was a pioneer of using helicopters to access monster waves.
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