KINE 4020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Rafting, Paragliding, Kayaking
22 Feb 2016
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Extreme sport tourism: niche thrill seeking tourists travel to dangerous plaest to experience sport: jungle, mountains, deserts, canyons, caves. Pros: easy and cheap to host events as nature provides the site, few casual fans/ participant. People who are into it, willing ot invest a lot of money into. New zealand: beaches, jungles, and tropical forests, zip lining, urban bungee, white water rafting, mountain biking, canyon jumping, paragliding, snowboarding, volcano boarding, kayaking, surfing. Downhill mountain biking with the goal of reaching the bottom at the fastest time. Strength and intense foreseeing and maneuvering through rapidly approaching obstacles. November 23: over 500 riders from all over canada. Executed either with parachute or wing suit. Sub discipline of skydiving but more dangerous due to proximity of launch. Fayetteville, west virginia: bridge day, 400 participants yearly site. Paddling down white water with at least a class v: rivers usually contain rapid currents, waterfalls (taller than 20ft), and obstacles such as boulders.
