Thursday, March 20, 2008

Adventure Sport

Some people may not think of some of these as adventure sports, however most of these sports aren't in the Olympics which to me makes it an adventure sport.
- Go Rock Climbing ~ Not really sure however when living in Lake Louise I watched some guys do this which and it made me want to give this a try.
- Go Surfing ~ I was a big Beach Boys fan when I was younger and loved all the surfing songs.
- Go Scuba Diving ~ Not really sure as I have a fear of drowning and can't stand water. Must have been documentaries.
- Go Snorkelling ~ Seeing documentaries of the Great Barrier Reef.
- Go Sky Diving ~ Not sure. Always wanted to do this, I think it might have been from a movie about World War two and seeing them jump out of planes then that first peaked my interest.
- Go Bungee Jumping ~ Also not sure, I guess it always looked like fun when I was a child.
- Go Skiing ~ Watching the Winter Olympics when I was 8 years old I decided I wanted to try that.
- Go Snow Boarding ~ Got the idea during the big Snow Boarding craze in the early 90's.
- Go White Water Rafting ~ TV Documentary and Movies.
- GO Kayaking ~ A documentary with people Kayaking in the Hudson Bay with Bulga Whales.
- Go Parasailing ~ Seeing it done at a lake when I was in my early teens and hearing somebody explain the adrenaline rush from the experience.
- Go Dog Sledding ~ From learning about the Metis in school and the Festival du Voyageur.
- Go Snow Shoeing ~ Same as above.
- Go Sailing ~ From pirate books as a kid, then several movies reinforced this later on life.
- Take a Kayak, Raft or Canoe down a Hill/Mountain in the Snow ~ Looked like too much fun.
- Watch somebody Sky Board in person ~ Outside Magazine
- Try Sky Boarding ~ Outside Magazine.
- To Seadoo in the Ocean ~ Some brochure I got about Mexico.
- Go Hang Gliding ~ Not sure, I'm guessing some movie like James Bond or the like.
- Go Cliff Jumping ~ Not Sure
- Swim with Dolphins ~ A IMAX Documentary
- Go Water Skiing ~ From watching my Uncle Bob when I was 4-5 years old.
- Go on an African Safari ~ Books and Documentaries.
- Visit the Base Camp of Mount Everest ~ IMAX Film of Everest, as well as reading up on Sir Edmond Hillary, and reinforced by an article in Outside or Backpacker Magazine.
- Go Bobsleding ~ Winter Olympics in 1988
- Go Wakeboarding ~ While at the lake and watching somebody else do it.
- Go Boogie Boarding ~ Some old 70's beach movie.
- Go Abseiling (Rappelling) ~ Not really sure where this idea first came from, however when my sister Amanda came back from bible camp one time she explained how much fun it was and I knew then that if she could do and enjoy it I should do it too.
- Go Basejumping ~ The many articles I read about this in Outside Magazine.
- Reach the Summit of a Mountain ~ My first trip through the Mountains with my Grandma I decided that I wanted someday reach the summit of a Mountain, then when living in Lake Louise and Hiking through the mountains I knew that I wanted to reach the summit someday.

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