Surveys the lesser-known spiritual lives of extreme sports competitors, exploring the supernatural encounters of high-risk adventurers and mountaineers, from fleeting moments of transcendence and visions of ghostly phenomena to near-death experiences andpsychic visions.
Adventure Sports Photography , by renowned photographer and workshop leader Tom Bol, combines personal stories from field experience with expert photo technique. Aspiring outdoor photographers, both adventure sports shooters and outdoor photography enthusiasts, will find this bo…
Introduces the sport of parkour, or freerunning, which combines the core elements of running, jumping, climbing, and other physical movements with the goal of moving the body over and around obstacles in an urban environment without stopping.
Introduces the sport of parkour, or freerunning, which combines the core elements of running, jumping, climbing, and other physical movements with the goal of moving the body over and around obstacles in an urban environment without stopping.
Profiles the Race Across America, the extreme bike race. Traces the stories of participants before, during, and after the controversial 2009 competition. Offers first-hand insight into the challenges that have resulted in numerous defeats, injuries, and deaths.
"Contestants have died, been maimed, and spiraled down into the nightmarish realm of madness. Half of them don't finish--in fact, only 200 racers have ever made it to the end. Outside magazine calls it "the toughest test of endurance in the world." RAAM (the Race Across America)…
"Katie Arnold learned early how her legs had the ability to carry her away to where no one could catch her. Scrappy and adventurous as a child, Katie moved between suburban New Jersey, where she lived with her mother, and rural Virginia, which her elusive father, a National Geog…
"A deeply moving and inspiring memoir about fathers and daughters, grief and renewal, adventure and obsession, and the power of running to change your life."--Jacket
"A deeply moving and inspiring memoir about fathers and daughters, grief and renewal, adventure and obsession, and the power of running to change your life." -- From book jacket. For more than a decade Arnold chased adventure around the world, reporting on extreme athletes who …
1. Conceptualizing the adventure sports coach / Loel Collins and Dave Collins -- 2. Understanding the role of pedagogy in adventure sports coaching / Matt Berry -- 3. Observing and analyzing performance in adventure sports / Craig Pulling, Pete Bunyan and Sid Sinfield -- 4. Theo…