Photo Feed: Extremely dangerous sports

Speed skiing - 19 January 2012

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:16:02 +0530

Speed skiing - 19 January 2012

Speed skiing is the sport of skiing downhill in a straight line as quickly as possible. It is one of the fastest non-motorized sports on land. Speed skiers regularly exceed 200 km/hr. AFP PHOTO GERARD JULIEN

Cave diving - 19 January 2012

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:16:02 +0530

Cave diving - 19 January 2012

Take all the regular hazards of diving (itself a dangerous activity), and add exploring uncharted territory, freezing temperatures, low-visibility conditions, and cramped quarters. AFP PHOTO / TARIK TINAZAY

Bull running - 19 January 2012

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:16:02 +0530

Bull running - 19 January 2012

Running with the bulls is a symbol of Spanish culture, in which participants run in front of bulls that have been let loose on a town's street. AFP PHOTO/RAFA RIVAS

Big wave surfing - 19 January 2012

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:16:02 +0530

Big wave surfing - 19 January 2012

In this category of surfing, surfers attempt to ride waves as high as 20 feet. ent Nishimura/Getty Images/AFP

Base jumping - 19 January 2012

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:16:02 +0530

Base jumping - 19 January 2012

It's a sport in which a parachute is used to jump from fixed objects. 'BASE' is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings, antennas, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs). AFP PHOTO, Inputs: Wikipedia

Bull riding - 19 January 2012

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:16:02 +0530

Bull riding - 19 January 2012

In this risky sport a rider gets on a large bull and tries to stay mount while the animal attempts to throw the rider off its back. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY