Awesome Extreme

Swatch and The North Face teamed up with Xavier de Le Rue to document his quest to find the world’s best snowboarding spots. And by “best” he means the most dangerous, pants-wetting ones.

Mountain biker Evan van der Spuy takes a ride through the wilds of South Africa, when out of nowhere pops a Red Hartebeest, ramming into him at top speed. (Thanks, Everyone!)

We struggle to even stand upright on one of those metal little scooters, so when we saw Ryan Williams pulling off these insane scooter moves, our jaws pretty much dropped to the floor.

Buckle up for a crazy-fast ride down a mountain road, on the most unconventional of high-speed vehicles – the tricycle. Bet your Big Wheel never went 55 mph. Nice Flintstones-style brakes there.

James Byrne accidentally severed his left thumb while sawing wood. Doctors failed to reattach it, so they replaced it with his left big toe instead. An acceptable – if unsettling – compromise.

Marvel at the talent, skill and recklessness of man on display in this collection of clips. Features jumps, flips and other tricks both on foot and in vehicles, from freerunning to waverunning.

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk pulled off a 900º aerial spin not once, but twice. This kid can “only” pull off a 720º, but considering he’s only 8 – eight! – he deserves to be called Tiny Hawk.

Last time we checked in with Betty Wants In, and the Melbourne Skydive Centre they were jumping out of planes. This time, they’re defying gravity in new ways, capturing it all in awe-inspiring slow-mo.

Hey wakeboarders – check out the moves in this clip. Look carefully, and you’ll notice their feet aren’t attached to the board like they usually are, so it really is like skateboarding on water.

Is this waiter extremely skilled, or is he just really lazy? Are there no serving trays in this restaurant? Are his co-workers ever tempted to trip the guy? We have so many questions.

The practice session of ManxGP rider Brian Purdy ended badly when his bike exploded. The guy behind him with the mounted camera must be the Energizer bunny – he just kept going and going.

Vooray used a slip and slide, an ATV and some reckless youth to great effect in their promo video. Some of the living projectiles passed out when they hit the water, so yeah, don’t try this at home.

Artists, athletes, technology and nature meet in this wonderfully shot story-within-a-story. Renan Ozturk followed Jimmy Chin as the latter made a piece about modern day mountain climbing.

Snowkiting involves the use of a kite and a snowboard or a pair of skis to glide through snow and ice, using the wind to go downhill or uphill. This snowkiter learned about a third direction: up.

Basejumping tends to make us lightheaded or anxious but something about CJ’s fetal position, barrel roll style makes the idea of plummeting off a cliff in Norway not seem so bad.

Thanks to Vimeo user Matt Pycroft for giving us this intense glimpse into the world of competitive ice climbing with a highlights clip from the Saas Fee Ice Climbing World Cup in Switzerland.

Hold on to your shorts for a beautiful, death-defying flight through the mountains of Stryn, Norway. For the first minute or so, we had no idea how or where these guys were going to land.

This crowd of people in Russia are about to jump off of a bridge – in unison. Despite the fact that they are attached by bungee cords it still doesn’t look like the brightest idea.

To promote the 2005 Dubai Open, Andre Agassi and Roger Federer played tennis on a grass court more than 650 ft above the ground – the helipad of the luxurious Burj Al Arab hotel.

The name of Nürburgring Driving Academy instructor Andreas Gülden stays plastered on the video the whole time. Why? So we won’t forget who this skillful, daring and steel-balled man is.

Trailer for the eighth ski movie of Field Productions. Shot in three countries – Norway, Sweden and Japan – featuring some of the best freeskiers as well as an equally talented film crew.

(NSFW: Language) The first of a series of videos about Urban Exploring – looking for and documenting rarely seen places in cities, such as rooftops, underground railways and even sewers.

The Jaguar XKR is a thing of beauty. We’d love to ride one, but not with this mischievous test driver at the helm. We were waiting for the passenger’s soul to be wrenched from his body.