Long term readers of this blog will know that I have a Bucket List. A bucket list that is progressively getting shorter and shorter. Well today I have added a new item – BASE Jump. BASE jumping is effectively a jump / skydive from a BASE (Buildings Antennas, Spans (bridges), Earth (Cliffs etc.) What I… Read more
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The Life of a Safe Adrenaline Junkie
Adrenaline Junkie: Addicted to the Rush If you read SavvyScot regularly, you will know that I am a bit of an Adrenaline Junkie. That is, I like the feeling of being a little bit out of control and the idea of playing with danger. While I love the feeling that this brings, I would rather… Read more
7 Extreme Sports for the Cheap Adrenaline Junkie
Adrenaline junkies love extreme sports and there’s a good physiological reason for that. As far as extreme sports go, running with the bulls in Pamplona basically, physio-chemically speaking, does the same thing to your body that illicit drugs do – only with an added chance of death by bull. When you’re in dangerous situations, hormones… Read more
Felix Baumgartner – Crazy Risk Taker or Calculated Genius?
For those of you who have been following this blog for a while, you will know that I like to think of myself as a little bit of an adrenaline junkie. From fast motorbikes to free climbing and diving with sharks to diving out of planes – I love it all. When I told my… Read more