We've released a new article today: The Devil's Swimming Pool.

There is a growing interest in extreme sports tourism and it seems that swimming at the top of the Victoria Falls on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa is at the top of a lot of people's list.

Would you swim here? Have you swum here? Have you been on an extreme sports holiday? Let us know about it!

Check out the article for full details, photos and video.

He plans to photograph himself ironing in unusual locations, including on canoe, in a gorge and on top of England's highest peak, Scafell Pike.

Apparently, the bizarre sport of extreme ironing was started in Leicester in 1997. Mr Ambrose became aware of the sport on the internet before last year while walking in the Brecon Beacons he came across some students out ironing.

The 32-year-old, who runs an ironing business, says: "I'm ironing every day with the business, so I just thought it would be a good way to support the charity as it is local and raise the profile a bit," he said.

Starting with his trek up Pen-y-Fan, south Wales' highest mountain, on Saturday he has set himself the target of raising £2,500 in a year.

He has already checked the Pen-y-Fan terrain. "We went up and did a 'recce' last week and there was a bit of snow on the top so hopefully that will still be there and I can get a picture in the snow," he added.

He has set up a page on his company website and will update it with photographs after each expedition.

The Gap, which is based at Cornerstone Church in Penlan, helps teenagers from across Swansea develop social skills and gain qualifications such as Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

Via BBC News.

OK, someone has obviously got way too much time on their hands...

Mark Odlum puts his pride on the line in an attempt to summit a local parking garage in this spoof of Discovery Channel's "Everest: Beyond the Limit".

Via backcountry.com

OK, so what do you do when it's too cold to go wakeboarding? Go wakeboarding in the snow, of course!

In celebration of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, the Royal Canadian Mint has released new 25c coins featuring the sport of snowboarding.

OK, don't try this unless you want to get yourself fired...

Check out this video of wintertime adrenaline in Rocky Mountain National Park, brought to you by a couple of dudes from Denver, home of all things extreme.

An article published by the Associated Press recently stated that snowmobile travel in Yellowstone National Park will be restricted to 540 trips per day.

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