Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Extreme San Diego: What To Do & Where To Go

By Rod Bourgoine


If the typical day sunbathing at the beach or visiting a museum sounds dull to you, you might be the type of person that enjoys activities that are a bit more thrilling and extreme. San Diego is the perfect place for people who enjoy more rugged adventures that the usual day playing golf or a sedate whale watching cruise. Here are a few suggestions of the types of extreme activities that are available in the San Diego area.

Obviously, the ocean provides ample amusement and tons of water sports. You can rent jet skis, learn how to scuba dive or soar above the water on a parasailing adventure. La Jolla is a particularly fun place to visit if you love the water. Not only are the beaches spectacular, you can rent a kayak and explore some of the caves that rest along the rugged coast. If you need a bit more thrill, consider going on a shark dive in the open ocean. Along with other aquatic life, you probably will see a variety of Makos and Blue sharks. A shark-resistant cage should keep you fairly safe from bites, but there's also just a bit of risk involved.

Surfing is a great sport for people of all ages, and big wave surfing is definitely an extreme sport. Generally, the best waves in San Diego County can be found at Black's Beach or at the world-famous Trestles, which is located on the San Diego-Orange County border. If you seek truly massive waves, you can find a company that will take you by boat to the Cortes Bank. From there you can tow out to some huge waves, often as big as you will find anywhere on earth, include famous big wave beaches such as Maverick's and also Hawaii's Waimea Bay.

You don't have to just stay by the water to enjoy some extreme fun. There are plenty of adventures to enjoy up in the air. Combine the fun of flying and the ocean by renting a jetpack and soaring as high as 30 feet above the ocean and then diving into the waves. There are quite a few excellent skydiving centers in the county for those wishing to truly experience a death-defying activity. You can even go on a fighter jet experience and take part in dog fighting maneuvers. While you won't actually be shot at, the planes are authentic fighter jets and the stunt flying is as real as it gets without actually being in combat.

While mountain climbers won't find in tall peaks to climb in the San Diego area, there are some cool bouldering and rock climbing options. Mt. Woodsen, for example, offers hundreds of boulders and it's a great place for practice and training. Mission Gorge is another climbing hot spot, and this one is located in Mission Trails Regional Park. There are also indoor rock climbing facilities throughout San Diego.

For those who love adventurous activities, they probably would not be satisfied with working out an ordinary fitness center. San Diego also offers The Arena MMs, one of the country's top MMA gyms, where you can train alongside professional MMA fighters and hone your skills in Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, Judo and more. In addition, you can workout at The Arena's CrossFit gym or consider taking part in their own custom training program called FightBuilt, which will have you ready to enter a cage and take on an opponent in no time at all.




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