Extreme Sports

Plunge headfirst into extreme sports, and get busy living life on the edge. From skateboarding to bungee jumping, MotoX to BMX, eHow’s sporting experts offer step-by-step instructions that show you how to test your limits. Heading out for a mountain vacation? Get tips and advice on snowboarding, skiing, ice climbing and extreme snowmobiling with eHow. Live in the city but still want to experience the thrills? Maybe the street luge is for you.

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By SkateD 0 comments
a kickflip is a hard trick to master but i hope this will help.. more »
By johnd2141 0 comments
Ride around any public skatepark and the most common question you may hear from aspiring young skaters is, "Can you do a kickflip?" A mere nuisance if you can, but if you can't perform this basic trick, you may have to let them down. ... more »
By Jonathan 0 comments
Practiced from Afghanistan to India to Japan, kite fighting battles can involve dozens of teams and hundreds of kites. With well-practiced teams, these battles can last anywhere from mere minutes to several hours. Kite fights are the best kind of ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
You've mastered a carve on a BMX bike, so take it to the next level with a double peg stall. Though it can be done on handrails, it's much more fun and a bit safer to do on a ramp where you can stall both pegs on the coping and then ride back ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
If ever there were a sport that qualified as “extreme,” it is skysurfing. Videos of one of its participants “carving” through the sky at an altitude of 10,000 feet are more than exciting. They border on being unbelievable. Learn the history of ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
Wakeboarding is a fun and fascinating sport to watch. It is even more enjoyable when participating. Face it, though. Not everyone wants to learn about this fabulous sport, with a group of spectators at the ready to watch every false start, ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
Wakeboarding is one of the most thrilling water sports around. If you want to learn more about the sport, learning wakeboarding terms is a great place to start. Soon you will be well on your way to catching some air on your next ride... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
If you want to save money on a new board or you're looking for a challenging project, you can make your own surfboard. In order to complete this project, you'll need a pretty large supply of power tools and some technical expertise... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
If you already know how to ollie on a Tech Deck, you don't have far to go to learn the mega ollie on the Tech Deck. The mega ollie is more dramatic and used for more types of stunts than the simple ollie. You can improve your skills and tricks ... more »
By sk8freind 0 comments
you will learn how to ollie.. more »
By hack27e 0 comments
One of the most important things is timing. A lot of people (I used to have trouble with this) can Ollie higher then they can Ollie on decks or hockey sticks. The thing is that your highest point of your Ollie isn't right over top of the target. ... more »
By hippiecarlos94 0 comments
Well to get started in this thing about ollie u must have some things on your mind.. more »
By kleinhuizen 0 comments
This guide will teach you how to ollie on a skateboard... more »
By zack767 0 comments
The ollie, the mother of all tricks. These instructions will tell you the basic to the ollie... more »
By zack767 0 comments
The ollie, the mother of all tricks. These instructions will tell you the basic to the ollie... more »
By SkateD 0 comments
ollieing on to a curb rail or a side walk is inportant to skate boarding.. more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
If you are the adventurous type, you must always be looking for something to do in order to top your last feat. What about jumping off the roof with a parachute? Of course, this is a bad idea no matter what. Didn't your mother ask you "if ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
Paragliding is the most simplistic form of flight that allows a person to soar in the sky with control. An extreme sport for young and old, paragliding requires proper technique and finesse for a successful flight. Learn the basics of paragliding ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
The dash vault is a very straightforward parkour move. It entails a simple jump across an obstacle in your path, using your hands to push off as you do so to gain additional momentum. The principles behind it are very easy, but the actual move ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
The monkey vault is a standard move in the art/sport/lifestyle of parkour. It entails a leap across a rail, fence-top or similar obstacle, using your hands to propel your body forward and vault over the top. It's a tricky move, but becomes fairly ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
You can do the whip and a flip. Now add some pizazz by putting the two tricks together by doing a FMX no footed whip flip trick. You'll be sure to dazzle the crowds wherever you go. Who knows, maybe you could become the next Travis Pastrana... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
Everyone likes to watch the cowboys ride the bucking bronco. Now you can do the same on your FMX bike when you do the FMX rodeo trick. It's sure to be a crowd pleaser, and you can perfect this trick with time and practice... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 1 comments
Skydiving is a sport that is dangerous, yet nothing can quite compare to the thrill of jumping from an airplane and soaring above the earth. Because of its inherent danger, it is crucial that you receive the best instruction available... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 1 comments
Skydiving is the ultimate adrenaline rush. You get to jump out of an airplane, free fall, and then glide to the ground with the help of a parachute. Beginners often jump with an instructor (called a tandem jump). If you are interested in adding ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 1 comments
Skydiving is the ultimate adrenaline rush. You get to jump out of an airplane, free fall, and then glide to the ground with the help of a parachute. Beginners often jump with an instructor (called a tandem jump). If you are interested in adding ... more »
By Jonathan 0 comments
Pato is an authentic Argentine horse-riding sport, played since before the arrival of Europeans. In the early days, it was played not with a leather ball (like today), but with a basket containing a luckless duck. A trial of horsemanship, it ... more »
By Jonathan 0 comments
Pato is an authentic Argentine horse-riding sport, played since before the arrival of Europeans. In the early days, it was played not with a leather ball (like today), but with a basket containing a luckless duck. A trial of horsemanship, it ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
Learning the bunnyhop on your BMX bike is something, as Garson Fields explains, that requires a lot of practice. You can listen to someone describe how to bunnyhop, but there's no comparison to getting on your BMX bike and doing the trick ... more »