GB Items Related to Tag - extreme sports

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    Terry Peterson

    This over-50 extreme sports athlete makes peoples' jaws drop with only one wheel. Terry Peterson, best known as the UniGeezer, has become a worldwide sensation on a unicycle.


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    Marshall Ulrich

    For a man who has run over 100 marathons at least 100 miles long each and climbed to the top of all the seven summits of the world, it's hard to believe Marshall Ulrich was a bit of a coach potatoes until he was almost 30.


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    Who's The Greatest Ever?

    If you're looking for inspiration to get off the couch – look no further. GrowingBolder.com has the world's greatest collection of interviews with amazing Masters Athletes. But who is the best over-40 athlete of all time?


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    They Don't Ride Like This Anymore

    Well, maybe THIS guy does. Growing Bolder introduces you to Rhett Rotten, a young man dedicated to keeping the tradition of the Wall of Death alive.


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    Meet "Banana" George Blair

    This barefoot-water-skiing, Guinness-Record-holding and drumming nanogenarian is an international sensation who's unlike anyone you've ever met.


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    Banana George Blair

    World-famous barefoot water-skier "Banana George" Blair isn't letting a little thing like turning 92 keep him off the water.


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    Guinness Recognizes GB Radio Guest

    The Guinness Book of World Records has recognized 57-year-old Jeanne Stawiecki for two amazing feats. Even more amazing, when you consider what her life was like at the age of 40.


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    Silver Surfers

    Surf's up for men and women of all ages! The world's biggest Surf Expo is for buyers and sellers only, so we took our cameras inside to give you a tour. We found a booming industry that is Growing Bolder every year.


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    Bernadette Pace

    Bernadette Pace is a 65-year-old who likes to fly high – literally. She's a trapeze extraordinaire who has taken her talents to higher levels. She's even built a flying trapeze rig in her own backyard!


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    Woman Loses Leg but Not Drive for Life

    Angie Washo is the first woman and only amputee ever to compete in the AlCan Road Rally. Remarkable that two years before, her leg was severed when a hit and run driver hit her motorcycle.


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    Can He Do It?

    64-year-old adventurer Michael Fournier, a retired French Army officer is ready for his big moment. Fournier has spent two decades and nearly $20 million in a quest to break American Joe Kittinger's 48-year-old record for highest parachute jump.


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    93-year-old Banana George Attempts Water Skiing Record

    It was a rough winter for Banana George Blair, the most famous water skier in history. The oldest-ever barefoot skier ever battled a severe case of pneumonia that left him bedridden and weak. But the 93-year-old wasn’t ready to give up the sport he loved.


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    The Veterans of Motocross

    It's the ultimate motorized highwire act, requiring lightning-fast reflexes, incredible strength and stamina, and nerves of steel. For decades, motocross has been a young man's extreme sport. It's still extreme, but suddenly there's gray hair everywhere.



 

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