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Claims world record broken for biggest wave surfed

German big wave surfing extraordinaire Sebastian Steudtner is claiming to have broken his own world record for the largest wave ever surfed after riding a 28.5m giant off Portugal.

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Athlete becomes first to run entire length of Africa

After running the length of Africa, extreme athlete Russ Cook said he only considered quitting once during his nearly year-long odyssey -- after he got kidnapped in the Congo by a gang armed with machetes.

Reuters

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How French ski resorts are rebranding without snow

The Hautacam Ski Resort in southwest France has had a mostly snowless winter. In January, the resort rebranded itself the "Hautacam Plage" on social media channels, showing deckchairs and barbecues instead of white slopes and hot chocolate.

Reuters

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"Pro-life Spider-Man" free climbs Las Vegas Sphere

A man known as the 'Pro-life Spider-Man' was taken into custody after climbing the Sphere in Las Vegas in an apparent demonstration against abortion.

Fox News

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Dramatic Turkish rescue deep underground

An international rescue mission more than 1,000 metres underground in southern Turkey is underway to free American spelunker Mark Dickey. The cave expert became ill during an expedition and is unable to make the climb back up on his own.

CBC News

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Rare 'death zone' rescue on Everest

A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a 'very rare' high altitude rescue, a government official says. The ‘death zone’ is a part of the mountain where ...

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Everest was first climbed 70 years ago

It's seventy years since the first ascent of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal, with descendants of the men visiting the famed peak to mark the occasion. Since 1953, over 6,000 climbers have r...

Al Jazeera

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Ukraine boycotts Judo Championship over Russian presence

The Ukrainian Judo national team has decided to boycott World Championship 2023 due to the admission of athletes from Russia and Belarus.

EuroNews

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Gwyneth Paltrow denies hit-and-run

Actor Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand in a court case in which she's accused of crashing into a skier at Deer Valley Resort, leaving him concussed and with four broken ribs. Paltrow denied causing the crash, saying the defendant smashed i...

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Ukrainian ski resort stays open during the war

Bukovel is the largest ski resort in the country with 75 kilometres of pistes and 17 lifts, and it has stayed open throughout the war in order to give people an outlet to forget about the destruction going on in Eastern Ukraine.

EuroNews

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Alp ski resorts forced to adapt amid lack of snow

Record breaking warm temperatures hit Europe over the New Year's weekend, which for holiday goers in the Alps meant very little snow. In Austria, the lack of snow has meant its ski resorts have had to adapt.

France 24

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Europe hit by unseasonably warm winter

Much of the Alps just don't look right for this time of year. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm winter weather in Europe’s central mountains are allowing grass to blanket hillsides across the region, causing headaches for ski slope o...

France 24