SAMPLES / AT YOUR OWN RISK! TEN FIXES FOR ADRENALINE JUNKIES. XAV JUDD REPORTS.

SKYDIVING Throw yourself out of an aircraft at 4,000 metres. Enjoy the adrenaline rush of a freefall as you plummet to earth at speeds of up to 200 km/h. Before you hit the ground – remember to open your parachute. Best Location: Jumeirah, Dubai Fear Factor: 9

WING WALKING Harness yourself between the wings of an old style biplane as it zooms through the sky at speeds approaching 160 km/h. Best Location: Chiltern Park Aerodrome, Oxfordshire Fear Factor: 10 View from the top! SNOWMOBILING Essentially a motorbike on snow or ice. High- powered varieties of this recreational speedster can attained speeds of up 240 km/h. Best Location: Ushuaia, Argentina Fear Factor: 7

CAVE DIVING It’s black, freezing and underwater inside a cave. Claustrophobic much? Requires specialist scuba grow up to 6 metres! apparatus – , diver propulsion vehicles Best Location: Port View from the bottom and dry suits. Subterranean caverns are a wonder Lincoln, South Australia to behold. Fear Factor: 9.5 EDGE WALK Best Location: Nereo Cave, Sardinia The CN Tower in Toronto is the tallest free- Fear Factor: 8.5 ABSEILING standing structure in the Western Hemisphere Descend a vertical rock face using a doubled rope (550 metres). If you dare, amble around the HANG GLIDING coiled round the body and fixed at a higher point. circumference on a thin metal platform. A Pilot a light, non-motorised, foot-launched craft, Drop fast or slow depending on the view and your complete circuit takes approximately 30 minutes. usually made of an aluminium or composite frame own fear factor. Location: Toronto that’s topped with a synthetic sailcloth. A super- Perfect Location: Euromast, Rotterdam Fear Factor: 8.5 cool air sport. Fear Factor: 8 Best Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS Fear Factor: 7 WHITE-WATER RAFTING Run in front of a tiny herd of cattle – the toro Hit the wild waters in an inflatable, multi-person bravo – that have been released on a sectioned-off CAGE DIVING raft. Requires strength, stamina and teamwork. town street for this cruel 14th Century ritual. Come face to face with an apex predator, the Best Location: Zambezi River, Zimbabwe/Zambia Best Location: Pamplona, Spain Great White (Carcharodon carcharias). Adults Fear Factor: 9 Fear Factor: 10

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