Base Jumping:
BASE jumping is similar to sky diving, except the jumps are made at lower altitudes, which increases the risk of injury or even death. BASE stands for the places jumpers of this caliber can leap from. The letters stand for: B=Buildings; A=Antennas; S=Spans (for example, bridges); and E=Earth (cliffs).
Dangerous for the simple fact that it’s all or nothing – if your parachute opens you’ll be fine, if it does’t you’re looking at certain death. A comprehensive study has revealed that since the first BASE jump around 30 years ago, 175 people have been killed. Anyone taking part in this sport is basically betting their life on whether a chute opens properly or not.
Cave Diving:
Being a diver is bad enough, what with the risk of decompression, which can cause failure of the spinal cord, brain and lungs. But diving in caves takes things to a whole other level. At depths of 100 feet in a pitch-black cave it’s incredibly easy to lose your bearings, have problems with your air supply – or even be eaten by some big, vicious creature. According to the Texas-based San Marcos Area Recovery Team, more than 500 people have died since 1960 while cave diving in Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean alone.
For those who’ve always dreamed of becoming explorers or scientists, cave diving offers both. Although it can be extremely dangerous to go deep into the depths of water within a cave, and there are some safer ways to participate in this sport.
Cheer leading:
Think cheerleading is all about cute uniforms and fun chants? Think again. Today’s competitive cheerleaders are athletes, training their bodies to push harder than ever before as more and more complicated stunts are performed. Because of the intense gymnastics utilized on many squads, the risk of injury becomes great. Cheerleading pyramids can present another danger. If a spotter isn’t paying attention or a cheerleader falls unexpectedly, there is no guarantee she’ll be caught. The pyramid need not be particularly high to present danger. In fact, the stunt the flyer performs may have as much to do with the danger involved as the height of the pyramid itself.
In the US, there were more than 20,000 reported injuries last year alone, making cheerleading the world’s most injury-prone sport in the world for women. In fact, the girls on the sidelines are more at risk of hurting themselves than the guys on the football field. Broken legs and spinal injuries are not uncommon. Don’t tell these hardcore girls that cheerleading isn’t a sport – they’ll eat you for breakfast.:D
Surfing:
Surfing, especially the big waves, can be pretty dangerous. Don’t you think it is?
Motocross:
Once a boys sport, today’s Motocross includes both guys and girls. This isn’t a fun little bike ride through your local neighborhood. Motocross involves rough trails, lots of dirt and mud and some fellow riders who are out for blood. Helmets and protective gear are a necessity and even with those riders sometimes get injured.
The most dangerous motor race in the world is, without doubt, the Isle of Man TT event. In its 100-year history, this one race has seen more than 220 deaths. The race mainly involves trying not to die by falling off your bike and ploughing headfirst into a tree at ridiculously high speeds.
Rock Climbing:
In this sport, climbers scale large rock faces. In rock climbing, you can climb up or across. Most climbers will also rappel back down after climbing to the top, which can entail risks of its own.
As well as getting up to wherever it is you want to go, you’ve got to be able to get back down, which is what makes this such a dangerous sport – it’s not too easy to get medical help when you’re 1,000 feet up and there’s nowhere to land a chopper. Bad weather can prove extremely hazardous, quickly causing frostbite or hypothermia.
These are the world’s dangerous sports in my view. Do you think something missing here? Any sport out there dangerous than these? Then why don’t you tell us what’s it and how dangerous it is? Just drop a comment or send them to us.:D
