Are you pursuing sports as part time activity or you are a professional sportsman? Some people love extreme sports so much that they end up with broken ribs, severe physical injuries, coma, and even death. Though some sports can be relaxing but other are challenging. Obviously, higher level of danger would give a quick adrenaline rush hence more enjoyment. They look scary but actually they are deadly too requiring strong physical stamina. After going through the article you need to figure out whether you would try them or not. Check out these Top 20 Most Dangerous Extreme Sports and then decide which one is the most dangerous.

1. Diving

Probably it may not seem that dangerous but alone in the United Sates 100 people die while diving each year. There are certain physical conditions that should be kept in mind before diving. Climatic conditions like rising water, thunderstorm can give a tough challenge.

2. Ice Climbing

A struck at wrong place can cost a person his life. You don’t know the piece of ice you are going to trust can kill you. It might be possible that the weather conditions in your area would encourage you to try ice climbing. Think again because there are not many tools out there for a safe climbing.

Climbing on frozen waterfalls, rocks covered with slabs of ice not only can make you tired and hungry but also a victim of hypothermia. Crampons are the most essential tools of ice climbing. The device attached to the footwear help in mobility on ice.

3. BASE Jumping

Jumping from any Base structure like building, bridge, cliff, antenna and rocks is Base Jumping. The severity of the sport can be guessed with the fact that one jumper died of every 2,371 jumps.

Parachutes are used for safe landing. However, timing for successful opening of a parachute matters a lot. A parachute fail can cause serious injuries or even death.

4. Zorbing

This sport was invented in New Zealand by Dwane van der Sluis and Andrew Akers in 1994. So what is a Zorb? It is a human sized transparent plastic balloon containing two layers. For cushioning air is filled in between the layers. Riders stand inside the smaller orb and walk down the hill. Zorb New Zealand is located in Rotorua for zorbing.

Why is zorbing dangerous?  

Zorbing can be dangerous for heart patients or people with medical conditions like asthma and lungs disease are at risk due to high concentration of carbon dioxide accumulated in the balloon.  

5. Sky Diving

Indeed an adventurous recreational sport that can give you tough time. Many of us have seen sky divers plunging from an aircraft and falling freely through the air. Finally, landing safely deploying a parachute. Well, it’s not that easy since it requires a lot of skills. Especially beginners face trouble when activating their parachute. Sky divers often become confuse thus lose control on the parachute. Malfunction and entangling of parachute with the skydiver are common.

6. Free Diving

Although free diving is derived from scuba diving but it is much more dangerous because it all depends on how long can a diver hold his breath? If diver can’t able to hold the breath then the diver has no way but to return to the surface. No breathing equipment is used. Many freediving accidents were recorded between 2006 and 2011.

7. White-water Rafting

An inflatable raft is used for navigating through the water. Raft moves forward when a participant move the foot in the backward direction into the water. This extreme sport is full of perils but no participant is aware of the danger ahead. The most common complication is entrapment of foot in rocks. Think of been falling out from the raft and smashed into a rock.

8. Rock Climbing

Climbing on natural rocks is definitely a challenging task. Competitors climb up the rocks to reach the final point as early as possible.

9. Bungee Jumping

Wrapping an elastic cord around and then plunging from the bridge, mountain or buildings is what we call Bungee Jumping. Actually it is quite adventurous because first the rope stretch to its maximum and then regain its original position. After that it continue oscillating. People with height phobia should not dare to try it.

10. Mountain Biking

Riding a bike on mountainous rugged terrain is termed as mountain biking. The bikes use for it are different from the normal ones. Durability is the key feature of a mountain bike.

How dangerous is mountain biking?

Riding bike off-road is not a Child’s play. Not only it requires skills but also practice. Even experienced bikers can’t calculate the danger ahead.

11. Bull Riding

Perhaps we all love going to rodeo events. But at the same we can’t deny how severe it can be for the rider. The weight of an average bull is 600-800 kg which can kill the rider within minutes. The sport is also referred to as “most dangerous eight seconds in sports”.

12. Creeking

Well, it’s another discipline of kayaking. Obviously some adrenaline lovers have invented this extreme sport. In regular white water rafting a group of participants navigate on a single raft but creeking is a bit different. Here the white water is low volume and steep waterfalls make the sport more challenging. Chances of trapping in underwater rocks is high.

13. Big Wave Surfing    

Surfing seems fun and amusement but when it comes to big wave surfing many surfers step back. However, adrenaline lovers satisfy their surfing fever through big wave surfing. It requires a lot of profess to surf 20 feet tall wave. If a big wave fall on surfers then it can push them 20 to 50 feet below the surface. Maintaining balance become harder when you have just 20 seconds to get back to surface. The reason is another wave comes within 20 seconds. Potential physical risks of striking to corals and getting infections afterwards is there too. Still with so much dangers there are surfers like Garrett McNamara who surfed 78 feet tall wave in Portugal in 2011.

14. Cave Diving

Cave diving comes under the list of extreme sports because it is deadliest. Just imagine you are 100 feet down deep in dark ocean cave. Clearly it is not for faint-hearted. The is a long list of problem that can happen like running out of oxygen, ocean currents, stranded in small gaps inside cave, encounter with deadly animals.

Not taking the precautions properly would be extremely dangerous. That’s why 10 cave diver die each year. It also shows why the number of cave divers are less in the world. Nuno Gomes set the world record for deepest cave dive in the world in 1996. He went 927 feet deep into the water.

15. Solo Climbing

Professional rock climbers climb using a rope. Would you dare to climb a rock without any protective equipment? If yes then you are a free solo climber. One wrong step and you will have to face serious consequences. Solo climbers know the risk that’s why they don’t encourage anyone to take it as profession.

16. Volcano Boarding

Daryn Webb was the creator of this extreme sport. Sliding down on a volcano slope with a metal board. The most popular spot for volcano surfing is Cerro Negro in Nicaragua. You need to closely follow the instructions of the guide for a safe surfing. Otherwise uneven volcano slopes can harm you.

17. Bull Running

How would you feel if six furious bulls are chasing you? Obviously, it is not a joke. This sport is held in Spain where hundreds of people dressed in red and white dresses run to save themselves from bulls. Those who failed to do so face the anger of “toro bravo” bulls. The Bull Run sport is organized in Pamplona, Spain on the eve of Saint Fermin festival.

18. BMX

BMX stands for bicycle motocross. This game was started in 1970s in America. Actually the sport is adrenaline full. The rider perform acrobatic moves, jumping, and cycling stunts with great speed. The failure to control the bicycle could give you severe injuries like dislocated knew, broken bones and bruises.

19. Slacklining or Walking on a Wire

Equilibrium is key when walking along a rope. Sometimes props are used for support but people also perform it without equipment. Just imagine looking down while standing on a rope. A French artist, Philippe Petit, set the world record for completing the tightrope walking between Twin Towers at the World Trade Centre in 1974. The other name of tightrope walking is funambulism.  

20. Cliff Diving

Actually it should be named free cliff diving because you don’t need protective suits when you throw yourself off the cliff. Of course the sport is full of adrenaline and dangers. Falling through the air will take you to a completely new world but you will also feel huge strain on your body. Cliff jumping can cause serious injuries like paralysis, concussions, fractures and dislocated joints.     

So now you can decide from the which one is the most dangerous extreme sport.