Adventure sports like parachute jumping, water surfing etc., are very thrilling and daring.?

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Adventure sports like parachute jumping, water surfing etc., are very thrilling and daring.?

Answer 1

I'm a skydiver and I can tell you from experience that the sport is extremely thrilling.  There is nothing in my life as wonderful and flying my body through the sky.  The daring side... well yes, you have to trust in yourself and the gear to jump out of a plane.  Think about it, once you have jumped out of the plane you are going to die unless you do something to prevent that.  

There is a saying in skydiving... You get into the sport for the rush, you stay in because of the people.

Answer 2

I have been surfing for 42 years, and I spent all of my teen years surfing, scuba diving, sailing, swimming and snorkeling. An ear problem when I was in the Navy ended my diving days forever, but I still surf. Most of the time, it's pretty tame, but like most young crazy surfers, I am an old crazy surfer and I seek out hurricane waves for a thrill of a lifetime (or of a the month, depending on how the weather/waves have been). But for all of the excitement, I feel very confident about my ocean skills. I have been waterman my whole life, and I know my limitations and I respect the sea. So what maybe a great thrill, to me does not seem all that "daring." I have gone sky diving too, and it is neat, but I like my sports wet.

Answer 3

The rush is why you do it.

Answer 4

Most high adventure sports are thrilling, but in reality not very daring.  In other words, the perceived danger or adrenaline rush is high, but statistically, the chance of getting seriously injured or killed is low.  

That's the whole appeal.

Free solo climbing, mountaineering and base jumping are examples of some of the more daring thrill sports.