Nestled in the Swiss Alps, the geography and climate make it possible to paraglide all year long in Vercorin. Which is why the tiny village in Switzerland is known as a paraglider’s paradise. Some people even commute to work attached to their gliders. We take to the sky with local resident Marie Glassey and her dog/co-pilot Maya to see why this form of transportation and recreation is so popular. #Paraglide #Switzerland #Commute
Tag: Extreme Sports
Do one thing every day that scares you #3
[business insider]
Are you brave enough to ride the Jebel Jais Flight zipline? Book your ride HERE
The world’s longest zipline has opened in UAE. The “Jebel Jais Flight” measures over 1.7 miles long, beating the previous record holder “The Monster” which measures 1.5 miles.
To put the length of the zipline into perspective, it’s longer than the Golden Gate Bridge and the same length as 29 Big Bens stacked on top of each other.
The zipline will send users at travel speeds of up to 90 mph, making it the ultimate thrill seeker experience.
Vocabulary chunks to learn from video :
The world’s longest zipline
The Jebel Jais Flight
It’s located on the highest mountain
Over 1.7 miles long
Vertically stacked
Travel up to 90mph
Land on a suspended platform
Extremely safe
A Guinness world record
To ensure that we the safest product
Is your bike ready for the snow?
Business Insider UK
This mod will make your bike ready for the slopes!
It’s made by Fat Bike Skis. It replaces the front wheel of the bike with a ski, making them much better suited to snow. The ski prevents the bike from skidding or doing an ‘endo’.
Braking is controlled by the rear tyre, or by steering side to side. The mod can be fitted to most bikes. You just remove the front wheel and clip the ski on.
The company believes they have finally perfected the design, and it is going into production. It will cost around £630, and be available March 2018. Preorders available HERE
Do one thing every day that scares you #2
[ikea belgium]
A wireless bungee jump? Is it already possible? One thing is certain, it looks so real that everyone will surely go along with this story of the first wireless bungee jump. Now in theory, it could even be possible according to physics experts.
The 3-minute mockumentary shows that the era of “wireless” is finally here. Yes, now everything is wireless, and even bungee jumping may soon be done without the elastic attachment. In the meantime, IKEA launches an intelligent system allowing you to wirelessly charge your smartphone. No more hassle with wires, all you do is lay your smartphone on the wireless charger, beautifully incorporated in IKEA furniture. [DDB]
Vocabulary chunks to learn from video :
Combine extreme sports with science
A wireless bungee jump
A team of scientist
Here’s the story
We work with magnets
They attract each other
We are going to do the reverse
Four dishes which will convert the electricity into a strong magnetic field
The bungee jumper
It will look like he is doing a bungee jump
The guy who is will to do it
In theory everything should work
The big day
Jumping without a wire
Damien is ready
You did it
It’s one of the greatest feelings in the world
Wireless charging today
Sometimes you have to fall before you fly
[Jean-Baptiste Chandelier]
Secret Nation – Tonight
Days run, nights fall away
Street lights guiding me
They show me the way
Ooh ooh ooh
Take my hand I’ll lead you home
Escape our fame and walk alone
Turn down the lights tonight
The moon’s our guide
We dance, we sing, we live
We love tonight
Let’s run from the dawn
Before it knows we are gone
We dance, we sing, we live
We love tonight
Let’s get lost, ignore the signs
On streets of black and white
Let’s color in these lights
Ooh ooh ooh
A heart run wild
Knows no end
A love untied
Will rise again
Turn down the lights tonight
The moon’s our guide
We dance, we sing, we live
We love tonight
Let’s run from the dawn
Before it knows we are gone
We dance, we sing, we live
We love tonight
Turn down the lights tonight
The moon’s our guide
We dance, we sing, we live
We love tonight
Let’s run from the dawn
Before it knows we are gone
We dance, we sing, we live
We love tonight
Do one thing every day that scares you
[world of free sports]
Victoria Falls Highline
Almost exactly 159 years after the Scottish missionary David Livingstone discovered the Victoria Falls as the first European, Reinhard Kleindl and Lukas Irmler were able to become the first to cross the almost 100m wide gorge in front of the world´s biggest waterfall – on a Slackline.
I will remember that moment for the rest of my life
[Great big story]
“Emma Dahlström and Jesper Tjäder are both professional free-skiers who compete on the Swedish National Ski Team. In their careers, the pair has travelled around the world to ski some of the steepest, iciest and gnarliest slopes. But they had never experienced anything like the sheer vertical madness they took on during a recent trip to Peru. There, they shredded the sandy hillsides of Huacachina and Cerro Blanco—the highest sand dune in the world.” Visit Emma’s Instagram account HERE and Jesper’s HERE
Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching the video :
- The biggest sand dune in the world
- 400 Feet of vertical drop until you get to the bottom
- A professional free skier
- We are both on the Swedish national team
- Travel all over the world
- All you could see is desert
- It felt pretty similar to snow
- It felt cool to ski in shorts and a t-shirt
- We headed out to Cerro Blanco
- We hiked with all our gear
- It was such a crazy feeling
Precision is perfecting what you have a passion for
[Matador Networik]
Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching the video :
- A professional climber
- Up on a hard climb
- Trying to perform on my limit
- Everything has to be perfect
- Half mental, half physical
- If my head’s not in the right place I won’t succeed
- Strength training
- Weight training
- Trail running
- To stay on top of my game
- Push myself as an athlete
- Precision is perfecting what you have a passion for
- Impacted the sport in a positive way
- I want to leave a legacy behind that young athletes can aspire to
- Quitting has never been an option, because that would mean failing
- I will not fail
“I’ve watched Alex grow from a young competition climber to one of the leaders in our community. Because she is always mindful of conducting herself in a professional manner, I never worry about her future within this industry—there’s always going to be a spot for AJ.”
— Kynan Waggoner, Chief Executive Officer, USA Climbing
Read more @ Alex Johnson Climbing
Two men. One boat. The Atlantic Ocean.
[Calume Creasy]
Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching the video :
- There are dangers
- It’s not as bad as people think
- If we are caught in a storm
- If we do get in trouble
- From a family point of view
- Friends or loved ones
- Worst case scenario
- Saying goodbye was pretty pretty tough
- That is the goal we set
- We are in the driving seat
- We’ve signed up for it
- Just over 3.000 miles
- It should take between 50 and 70 days
- Friendship to me is having someone who you can trust massively
- When the sun is going down
- Hear the strokes of the oars
- The feeling of complete freedom and solidarity
- I’m about to row 3.000 miles across The Atlantic
“February 14, 2016 – We made it.”
Read more at The Tempest Two
Video Lessons – Lexical Chunks – Vocabulary Chunks
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The sky is the limit
[DW English]
Vocabulary to learn after watching the video :
- A slack line spans 80 meters across a deep ravine
- Suspended over a 100 m drop
- A huge achievement
- It was like winning four world championships in 30 seconds
- He fell from the slack line often
- The best mountain biker in the world
- He won one title after another
- Prepare myself for my competition
- The sea and the mountain is within easy reach
- Stand up paddle boarding
- Street trials
- Using the natural urban obstacles
- Spice it up with some free style tricks
- Creating videos that get hundreds of thousands clicks online
- This allows athletes to market themselves
- He was ahead of the pack
- Extreme Sports
- Push our limits and see what is possible
- Test his skills
- The sky is the limit
- Go with the flow
- Riding my bike and enjoying life
- Tomorrow is another day and another challenge
Vocabulary in Chunks 
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