| Remember the time when you floored the pedal | | | | 6: Vertigo with a View - BASE Jump at Voss, Norway |
| without warning while driving on the highway to feel | | | | Every year at Voss, during the Extreme Sports Week, |
| that sudden surge of rush in your chest? Yea, those | | | | the high risk sports enthusiast converge to get their |
| are the moments that make us feel truly alive. There | | | | share of the action. So, after the initial sombre rounds |
| are some activities undertaken around the world | | | | of white water rafting, mountain biking and kayaking, |
| whose purpose may or may not be to get the | | | | they decide to get their juices flowing by hurling |
| adrenaline juices flowing, but they certainly send us | | | | themselves off the 3,825 feet high GrosedaMountain |
| over the moon with a rush experienced never before. | | | | down to the shores of LakeVangsvatnet. If you are |
| 11: Pathway to Heaven? - Motorbike on the World's | | | | itching to try your hand at this berserk activity, I guess |
| Most Dangerous Road in Bolivia | | | | you should know that BASE jumping is so dangerous |
| The North Yungas road (also known as Death Road), | | | | that some countries have banned it. If you wanna try it |
| is a 69km long road connecting the Bolivian towns of | | | | anyway, well, just don't forget the parachute. |
| La Paz and Coroico. At a staggering lung sapping | | | | 5: For the Twisted - Chase Storms in Tornado Alley, |
| height of 5km above sea level, this single lane road, the | | | | USA |
| width of which is as little as 3 metres at some of the | | | | When we spot an approaching tornado, common logic |
| hairpin curves, needs the drivers to have the guile of a | | | | demands that we run and get the hell out of the place. |
| surgeon to negotiate its rail-less length. Add to that the | | | | But there are some who follow a different school of |
| fog and landslides, and what you have is the most | | | | thought. Run, they do. But in a direction opposite to that |
| dangerous road on earth. Now a much safer bypass | | | | which a sane man would take - towards the |
| has been built for the vehicles to go to Coroico, but | | | | rampaging tornado. In the stretch between the Rocky |
| Yungas road is still being used by bikers who seek a | | | | and Appalachian mountains, is a region called the |
| thrill that the ordinary urban roads refuse to give them. | | | | Tornado Alley which receives around 1000 tornado |
| Hurling down the Death Road at breakneck speed, | | | | strikes a year (little wonder how it got its name). Now, |
| passing the crosses which mark the spots where | | | | these people, equipped with the most cutting edge |
| other vehicles have fallen, needs an immense amount | | | | tornado detection systems, go around chasing these |
| of courage bordering on sheer insanity. But the | | | | tornados to witness their 'majestic beauty'. If chasing |
| adrenaline rush it provides has no comparison. But why | | | | tornadoes is your kind of a weekend activity, contact |
| is it ranked eleven? Well, putting your life on the line for | | | | one of the tour companies offering what is called |
| a thrill - not quite the smartest thing to do. | | | | tornado chasing holidays. |
| 10: Glide over Waters - Waterskiing in Costa Rica | | | | 4: Truly Incredible - Fly a MiG |
| Let go of the restrictions of land and feel the freedom | | | | Bored of the airplane simulation games you play at |
| that water provides at Costa Rica, one of the best | | | | home? Now get a feel of flying one of these fighters |
| destinations to go waterskiing. Just think about it. A 40 | | | | with the G force, brain jam et all. We are not talking |
| horsepower motor boat roaring in front of you, moving | | | | about a new cutting age simulation machine here, but |
| at a scintillating speed and all you have between you | | | | the real thing. Head to Russia and fly one of their MiG |
| and the 40 horses is a rope to hold on to. Yes, there is | | | | fighters over the city of Moscow. If this doesn't get |
| one more thing Costa Rica is famous for apart from | | | | your pulse racing, just check again if your heart's |
| the gorgeous belles that rule the Miss Universe | | | | actually pumping. Many more countries like Australia, |
| Pageants. It's the thrilling waterskiing experience that it | | | | South Africa and the US offer similar flying |
| provides. So, hold on to your ropes as you skim over | | | | experiences, but nothing beats the experience of flying |
| the water's surface and feel a rush you have never | | | | the legendary MiG. |
| felt before. | | | | 3: For that Grown Up Kid : Kingda Ka Roller Coaster, |
| 9: Ride the Wave - Surf at Cortes Bank, USA | | | | Six Flags, USA |
| If you think that you've experienced it all while surfing | | | | If you thought roller coasters were for kids, think again. |
| the shores of Hawaii and Australia, wait till you get to | | | | Kingda Ka roller coaster was built in the year 2005 to |
| Cortes Bank, USA. Around 105 miles off Californian | | | | give the 12-acre Golden Kingdom Six Flags theme |
| coast, at Cortes Bank you will find the experienced | | | | park the bragging rights for having the tallest as well |
| surfers searching for the biggest waves around. This | | | | as the fastest roller coaster in the world. It goes up 418 |
| is not for the faint hearted as some of the waves go | | | | feet and then drops at a speed of 428 miles per hour |
| as high as 60 feet. Under these ten storied angry walls | | | | to give you a once in a lifetime rush. Who needs those |
| of water, set one foot wrong and the waves will | | | | fighter planes when you get roller coasters like these. |
| come crashing down on you like a thousand | | | | Don't forget to carry your barf bags! |
| sledgehammers. | | | | 2: Free Falling - Bungee Jump off the BloukransBridge, |
| 8: The Ultimate Pilgrimage - White Water Rafting at | | | | South Africa |
| Rishikesh, India | | | | You might still be bragging about your fall from the tree |
| Some go to Rishikesh, a place of pilgrimage, to seek | | | | when you were a kid, but you won't after you read |
| the Almighty's blessings, while others seek something | | | | this. BloukransBridge in South Africa plays host to the |
| different altogether. The mighty Ganges at Rishikesh | | | | highest commercially operated bungee jump in the |
| passes through thick forests, canyons, terraced | | | | world. Walk through a specially designed catwalk and |
| hillsides and treacherous rocks, providing a perfect | | | | on reaching the top of the arch, look down. Even the |
| backdrop for a sport that thrives in the pulsating rush | | | | full body harness won't save you from the chill |
| that it offers - white water rafting. Now, a popular | | | | creeping in as you look down 216 meters towards |
| adventure sport among the westerners and the | | | | Bloukrans river. You never have so much fun fearing |
| corporate looking for an off-beat recreational activity, | | | | for your life. |
| white water rafting is generally undertaken in the upper | | | | 1: A View to Dive For - Sky Diving on the Gold Coast, |
| reaches of the river where the water is at its turbulent | | | | Australia |
| best, sending the rafts pounding against the rocks and | | | | The best view of the Gold Coast is from the top. The |
| falling from sharp gradients. So, if you're in Rishikesh, | | | | turquoise ocean, the light brown strip of the sandy |
| get hold of that helmet, get onto the raft and lose | | | | beaches, the harbour... but wait, you're falling right into |
| yourself to the forces of nature. | | | | the view!! Sky diving on Gold Coast is the ultimate |
| 7: The King and I - Walk Among the Lions at | | | | adventure activity. If you wanna get your fill of the thrill, |
| MatusadonaNational Park | | | | get into the helicopter that takes off from Mariner's |
| The next time you go on an African safari, head | | | | Cove, get harnessed to an experienced instructor and |
| towards MatusadonaNational Park in northern | | | | let go. You will never have experienced such a rush all |
| Zimbabwe. Experience one of those usual tiring | | | | your life. |
| daylong safaris and as the dusk sets in, relax by taking | | | | So if you need to get your heart racing and know |
| a leisurely walk... with the lions. By now you probably | | | | what living on the edge is like, let go off that |
| know that this is not your usual safari. Get a feel of | | | | Playstation joystick and engage in any one of the |
| what it's like to be a part of a pride as you 'mingle' with | | | | eleven activities that'll give you the adrenaline rush that |
| the lions and even camp with them. This is one | | | | you have been craving. If you manage to get none of |
| experience where you will not have to make an effort | | | | these things done before you die, rest assured that the |
| to get that thrill. Or is it more like the chill? A friendly | | | | Devil's not going to save you a place in Hell. And we all |
| suggestion - just make doubly sure that the lions aren't | | | | know that Hell is where the beautiful women are at. |
| hungry. | | | | |