Extreme sports
‘Test of strength dating back thousands of years’: Arm-wrestlers wanting to muscle in to the Olympics
From two guys in a Melbourne garage, arm-wrestling is growing in popularity and aspires for Olympic glory.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Last survivor of Hillary’s Everest team says climbing must be scaled back
Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among those who put Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the 8849-metre peak in 1953. He says it is getting out of control.
- by Binaj Gurubacharya
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Victoria Police
French climber charged after scaling CBD high-rise without harness
Anthony Andolfo, who is in Australia on a 12-month tourist working visa, was charged with offences including reckless conduct endangering life.
- by Lachlan Abbott, Madeleine Heffernan and Alex Crowe
‘We both had a cry as we hugged’: What it’s really like to climb Everest
It’s 70 years since the world’s highest mountain was first conquered. It has become highly commercialised but many still die up there.
- by Tim Barlass
Speedsters put the record straight at salt lake race city
Kylie Gray, 13: “I’m going to keep racing. I’ve got the need for speed.”
- by Tim Barlass and Dean Sewell
‘Half a second from death’: When skydiving from a blimp and Sydney to Hobart collide
John “Herman” Winning jnr will skipper this year’s Sydney to Hobart favourite knowing he’s an adrenalin junkie, with the near-death experiences to prove it.
- by Dan Walsh
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The December 3 Edition
Beers with Bono | Amy Taylor from rising punk rock band Amyl and the Sniffers | Lessons about lobster | Christmas feasting, reading and gift guides
‘The worst kind of torture’: Why more over-40s are taking up extreme sports
Once the domain of young runners, ultramarathon events are fast becoming the go-to challenge for older people – particularly women.
- by Sarah Berry
‘Don’t jump!’ How this champion Aussie cliff diver quells her inner voice
What takes more mental acrobatics than a high diver’s twists and turns? For Rhiannan Iffland, it’s being the “dictator” of her fear.
- by Luke Benedictus
Honey crumpets and jellyfish stings: My life as a marathon swimmer
In this episode, Australian world-record holder and “Queen of the English Channel” Chloë McCardel shares the highs and lows of open-water swimming.