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Carbon Fiber Changed Every Extreme Sport It Touched — Lighter, Faster, Stiffer, More Expensive. Did the Material Advance the Sport or Just Advance the Price of Entry? Saturday Night Had a Dress Code Once: The Unwritten Rules of Fashion in Society I Was the Best Gamer in My Town Before Broadband Arrived. The Day the Internet Connected, I Found Out I Was Average. Here's What That Did to Me. Rope-Free Highlining Over Active Volcanoes: Maturity or Crisis in Adventure Sports? From Public to Private: The Evolving Space of Gaming Spoken Word Poetry Built Stages Out of Basements and Bars Before Anyone Called It Content. The Moment It Hit TikTok, Someone Put a Ring Light on It. Did the Light Kill the Dark? Live Facial Recognition Is Coming to Extreme Sports Venues: Is Safety a Fair Trade for Privacy? The Answering Machine Message Was the First Bio Anyone Ever Wrote About Themselves Has Game Design Stopped Trusting Its Own Players? Carbon Fiber Changed Every Extreme Sport It Touched — Lighter, Faster, Stiffer, More Expensive. Did the Material Advance the Sport or Just Advance the Price of Entry? Saturday Night Had a Dress Code Once: The Unwritten Rules of Fashion in Society I Was the Best Gamer in My Town Before Broadband Arrived. The Day the Internet Connected, I Found Out I Was Average. Here's What That Did to Me. Rope-Free Highlining Over Active Volcanoes: Maturity or Crisis in Adventure Sports? From Public to Private: The Evolving Space of Gaming Spoken Word Poetry Built Stages Out of Basements and Bars Before Anyone Called It Content. The Moment It Hit TikTok, Someone Put a Ring Light on It. Did the Light Kill the Dark? Live Facial Recognition Is Coming to Extreme Sports Venues: Is Safety a Fair Trade for Privacy? The Answering Machine Message Was the First Bio Anyone Ever Wrote About Themselves Has Game Design Stopped Trusting Its Own Players?
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Wingsuit Flying Has a Body Count. At What Point Does the Risk Stop Being Romantic?
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Wingsuit Flying Has a Body Count. At What Point Does the Risk Stop Being Romantic?

Wingsuit flying looks like freedom from the outside — but the fatality list keeps growing. Dr. John Smith, Marie Dupont, and Evan...

Jun 05, 2026  ·  4 min read
Wrestling Was Fake and We Loved It Anyway. What Does That Say About What We Want From Sports?
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Wrestling Was Fake and We Loved It Anyway. What Does That Say About What We Want From Sports?

Professional wrestling is scripted, the outcomes are predetermined, and millions of fans have always known it — and loved it anywa...

Jun 05, 2026  ·  4 min read
Ice Climbing Is the Last Sport Nobody Has Tried to Make Cute. How Long Can That Last?
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Ice Climbing Is the Last Sport Nobody Has Tried to Make Cute. How Long Can That Last?

Ice climbing is brutal, technical, and completely unbothered by trends — but Instagram and lifestyle branding are coming for every...

Jun 04, 2026  ·  4 min read
Big Wave Surfing Found Its Limit. Then Someone Paddled Past It Anyway.
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Big Wave Surfing Found Its Limit. Then Someone Paddled Past It Anyway.

Someone just paddled into an 80-foot wave — and the surfing world is still processing it. Laird Hamilton, Tom Carroll, and Dr. Joh...

Jun 03, 2026  ·  4 min read
Drones Are Changing How We Film Extreme Sports. But Are They Changing How We Experience Them?
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Drones Are Changing How We Film Extreme Sports. But Are They Changing How We Experience Them?

Drones have made extreme sports footage more spectacular than ever — but are jaw-dropping aerial shots bringing viewers closer to...

May 29, 2026  ·  4 min read
Motocross Went Mainstream When It Hit TV: Did the Dirt Lose Its Soul?
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Motocross Went Mainstream When It Hit TV: Did the Dirt Lose Its Soul?

Motocross exploded onto TV screens and millions tuned in — but did fame come at a price? Travis Pastrana, Gary Bailey, and Brittan...

May 28, 2026  ·  4 min read
Surf Culture Built Its Identity on Localism. Was That Ever Okay?
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Surf Culture Built Its Identity on Localism. Was That Ever Okay?

Every surf break has its locals. And every local has a story about why outsiders don't understand it. The question is whether that...

May 27, 2026  ·  4 min read
Free Solo Climbing Has a Film Problem: When the Camera Shows Up, Is It Still Extreme?
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Free Solo Climbing Has a Film Problem: When the Camera Shows Up, Is It Still Extreme?

Alex Honnold climbed El Capitan alone, no ropes, no safety net. There was also a film crew. Somewhere in that sentence lives the w...

May 25, 2026  ·  3 min read
Energy Drinks Sponsor Everything Extreme. Is That a Deal with the Devil?
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Energy Drinks Sponsor Everything Extreme. Is That a Deal with the Devil?

Red Bull didn't just give you wings. It bought the mountain, sponsored the jump, and put its logo on the helmet. Now nobody's sure...

May 22, 2026  ·  4 min read