Fifteen years
into the new millennium and extreme sports such as sky diving, mountaineering
expeditions, river rafting and snorkeling amongst many others are gaining
popularity. Many adventurers say that such activities give them a ‘high’ they
want, while others indulge in the activity to look ‘cool’.
Jumping from a
plane at a height 31,000 feet can sound very erratic but many people do it to
get an adrenaline rush – ‘the high’. Life has become very predictable and thus
boring. To break this monotony, many individuals take up adventure sports; to
do something completely different and unexpected. Moreover, researchers also
claim that repetitive or similar extreme sports do not give individuals the
same level adrenaline rush that they got at first. Thus, the next extreme sport
adventurers pick is often even more dangerous.
Undoubtedly such
sports are very dangerous and life threatening. There have been incidences in
past when individuals have suffered serious injuries and some have even lost
lives. Thus, governments have made very stringent laws to ensure everyone’s
safety.
Being an extreme
sport enthusiast myself, in my opinion, individuals must take up these adventurous
sports after ensuring that the organization or the tutor that they have tied up
with ensures their safety and takes all possible measures for the same.
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