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‘Test of strength dating back thousands of years’: Arm-wrestlers wanting to muscle in to the Olympics

‘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

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
French climber charged after scaling CBD high-rise without harness

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

‘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

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

‘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 worst kind of torture’: Why more over-40s are taking up extreme sports

‘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

‘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
More tales of grievous brotherly harm
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More tales of grievous brotherly harm

A grand finish for a different Tour de France.

Honey crumpets and jellyfish stings: My life as a marathon swimmer

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.