videos tagged extreme sports
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Aug
2
In the summer months, the region around the Swiss resort town of Interlaken turns into a giant outdoor fun park. Tens of thousands of tourists, many of them young people, come here for the thrill of adventure sport. Journalist Justin Häne tried canyoning for the first time. (swissinfo, Raffaella Rossello/Justin Häne)
Jul
7
Jul
7
extreme sports, swiss, swissinfo, switzerland, base jumping, sports, parachuting, extreme, adventure
Michi Schwery, a family man and professional salesman from Zurich, Switzerland, has a very dangerous hobby: base jumping. The sport has claimed many victims, but Michi's meticulous approach seems to have kept him safe.(swissinfo, Julie Hunt)
May
22
May
22
For six years the airbus pilot Yves Rossy has been developing a machine that enables him to fly across the mountains at speeds up to 200 km per hour, using his body to steer. This May he presented his invention to the public. (SF1)
