The Search Of One Wave
Unsatisfied with his photography over the years, Australian photographer Russell Ord decided to step it up—big. What's he seeking? One shot.
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Watch: The Search Of "One Wave"
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[embed=https://www.youtube.com/embed/O9crPOB_9tE]"I remember thinking, 'If I catch this, it will be the best wave of my life.'"Immediately following October 9, 2012, a wave of photos and videos from...
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Watch: World-Record Vertical Group Skydive
[embed=https://www.youtube.com/embed/HrqXTHCGVEo]Last August, 138 skydivers fell together at speeds of up to 220 mph to break the vertical skydiving world record. For those of you unfamiliar with vertical...
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Video: Life And Skiing After An Avalanche
Roger Strong survived an avalanche, regained the ability to walk and rebuilt his life. Now, his toughest challenge: Should he return to the backcountry that almost took...
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Trailer: The Keeper Of The Mountains
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Mountain Climbers Like You've Never Seen
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The 80,000 Image Grand Canyon Time Lapse
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Joel Parkinson Outs Kelly Slater For His First ASP World Title
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See It: Everest From Space
Last week, an image shot around the internet, "Mount Everest from Space." Turns out, the image in question, recently captured by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, had been...
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Video: The World's Best Whitewater Kayakers Compete In Chile
Bringing together 30 of the world's best whitewater kayakers, the Whitewater Grand Prix is a grueling 14 days of five of the most challenging and spectacular whitewater...
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