Extreme sports have taken over the pop culture in recent years, as we can watch more and more about them every time, whether on TV, music videos or anywhere else. However, there are sports that if well are extreme; they aren’t as dangerous as others. Several extreme sports have been created and developed in the last decades, some of them taking the term “extreme” to another level. 

Here are five of the world’s most dangerous extreme sports. 

Mountaineering

Mountaineering was born in the Alps in the late 18th century. It is a sport that demands a lot of physical condition. Those who practice it not only see it as an extreme sport but also as a lifestyle. Hiking or trekking are some of the areas that make up mountaineering, as well as Boulder, where climbing is done on rock and without harnesses and climbing on ice, which poses a greater risk to those who practice it. 

BASE Jumping

This is considered by a large number of people as the most dangerous extreme sport. Here you not only have to be brave but smart and careful, too. This is a skydiving mode, but unlike the traditional one, here you have to jump from a fixed object. It is called “BASE” due to the abbreviations of the main structures where you can jump: Building, Antenna, Span, and Earth.

As we said before, people need to be very careful at the time of doing this activity. You have to find the ideal place to make the jump since most of the time the areas to land are very small.  You must analyze and study several factors; the climatic conditions are fundamental, since of this will depend if the jump is made. 

Heli-Skiing

This is another variant from a well-known sport. Heli-skiing is pretty much like traditional skiing, but in this one, you have to jump out of a helicopter onto the top of the mountains. Due to difficulties in practice, it is limited to countries like the United States, Nepal, New Zealand, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Argentina, Chile, among others.

Canada is the favorite country to practice this sport, with 90% of the global market, while, however, other countries like France or Germany have forbidden the sport. Like all extreme sports, it is important to do a previous evaluation, as well as design the adequate route. The danger of avalanches is one of the biggest risks; both guides and pilots are trained to assess snow conditions. 

Free Solo Climbing

Here we can find another description of danger. Free solo climbing is as simple as dangerous: it is about climbing a mountain with minimal or not at all protection. This is only about the climber, some chalk, and the rock. It is not a secret what would happen if you don’t maintain your focus or if you give a false step.This sport is for very brave people and only the fittest can carry it on. 

Highlining

If you weren’t convinced about the free solo climbing, here we have highlining. This is a balance sport in which you only need a rope, two ropes and a lot of cold blood. A nylon tape is used and anchored between two points and tensioned. The main goal of this sport is to keep the balance in the rope, be able to walk back and forth and you can even jump or do pirouettes when you dominate the technique.