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the rush! Take your breath away with some extreme sports |
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climbing in Torquay |
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Reaching
new heights, pushing more boundaries and achieving new challenges
are all things that can bring a great rush of adrenaline.
For those who take part in extreme sports - a day out in Devon
and Cornwall can take on a completely new dimension. |
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BBC South
West's Spotlight programme has been taking a look at six exciting
outdoor pursuits in more detail.
The series gives you a taster of the excitement enthusiasts get out
of cliff climbing, hang gliding, gliding, paragliding, kitesurfing
and mountainboarding.
Watch the experts in action
You'll be able to watch all the videos here on the BBC Devon website.
Extreme sports contacts
and links
British Gliding Association
Gliding is the ultimate free flying experience. It is a truly diverse
sport that can be enjoyed at all levels: from the thriving club scene,
to aerobatics.
BGA website
Gliding Clubs
Dartmoor
Gliding Society, Brentor
Devon
& Somerset Gliding Club, Honiton
North
Devon Gliding Club, Umberleigh
Cornish
Gliding Club, Perranporth
Seahawk
Gliding Club, Culdrose
The British Mountaineering Council
Representative body that exists to protect the freedoms and promote
the interests of climbers, hillwalkers and mountaineers.
British Mountaineering Council
Climbing Clubs
Adventure Club, Plymouth
Dockyard
Venturers, Plymouth
Exeter
University Climbing Club
Kernow
Climbing Club, Plymouth
Lands
End Climbing Club
Plymouth
Primary Schools Climbing Club
South
Devon Mountaineering Club
Stoke
Damerel Climbing Club
St
Mawgan Mountaineering Club
Truro
College Climbing Club
University
of Plymouth Climbing Club
The Barn Climbing Centre featured in the programme can be contacted
on 01288 359110.
British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association
BHPA Registered Schools are equipped and staffed with instructors
who will train you at a rate of progress that is suitable for you.
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Hang
glider ready for take off
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BHPA schools
are monitored for safety, the quality of the training they offer and
the equipment they use, and their trained instructors are licensed
by the Association.
BHPA website
Paragliding Clubs & Schools
Cornwall
Hang Gliding and Paragliding Services
Devon &
Somerset Condors
Kernow Hang Gliding &
Paragliding Association
North Devon Hang Gliding &
Paragliding Association
Wessex Hang Gliding Club
South West
Paragliding, Tavistock
Adventure Sports, Redruth
Flying Frenzy, Bridport
Kitesurfing
Windsurfing, wakeboarding, paragliding and kite flying all rolled
into the most radical, extreme 3D water sport.
British Kitesurfing Association
Fluid Edge, Cornwall
Extreme
Sports Cafe, Exeter
Extreme
Academy, Watergate Bay
North Devon Kiteboarding
Centre, Braunton
Torquay
Kitesurfing & Kitebuggying School
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