Ray Zahab
Ray Zahab is one of the most amazing people you’ve probably never heard of. Find out how he went from coach potato to setting a world record in the world’s most extreme place.
All Extreme Sports Stories
Skydivers Over Sixty Smash World Record
Growing Bolder is something anyone can do. This is how skydivers do it. It’s one of the most inspiring, empowering and unforgettable world records ever, and only Growing Bolder was there to document it.
Jumping for Joy
We’re opening up the GB archives to reintroduce you to the late, great Chet Poland. Chet was the world’s oldest skydiver when he passed away in his mid-90’s. We were fortunate enough to spend a little quality time with him.
The Fastest ’57 Chevy in the World
In this GB Classic, Marc gets an unforgettable ride in a ’57 Chevy that has been “slightly” customized. Fasten your seatbelt — this is gonna be a wild ride.
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.
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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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.
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.
Banana George Battles Back
This is a tense tale of determination; a celebration of passion and the human spirit. 93-year-old Banana George Blair, weak from a long battle with pneumonia and in constant pain from six back surgeries, wants to get his bare feet back on the water.
Ray Zahab
Ray Zahab used to be a smoker who lived an unhealthy life. After a few major life changes, he’s on the other side of the spectrum, running marathons, raising awareness for important causes and living an adventurous life.
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.
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.