Odysseys in Extreme Sports

Could you scale a sheer cliff? Picture the rock beneath your fingertips. The air thinning as you ascend higher and higher. Then, with no ropes to catch you, each move becomes critical. Free solo climbing is an exhilarating test of skill and nerve, offering unique thrills, challenges, and risks. High school readers get detailed knowledge of the skills and equipment needed to succeed at this extreme sport. Action-packed photography and dynamic sidebars make for engrossing reading. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and suggested resources.

Francis Ngannou steps onto the canvas floor of the Octagon. The tension is thick and growing stronger and stronger. The fight begins, and this mixed martial arts (MMA) master unleashes his championship skills. Captured in this title from Creative Education's Odysseys series, Ngannou's ultimate fighting journey is a thrilling ride, filled with triumphs, challenges, and no shortage of dangers. High school readers get detailed knowledge of how this combat specialist found and continues to succeed at the extreme sport. Action-packed photography and sidebars make for engrossing reading. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and further resources.

Could you plunge into darkness? Picture the water enveloping you. The cavern walls enclosing tighter and tighter. Then, just as you reach the depths, your flashlight pierces the darkness. Cave diving is a thrill-fueled journey, filled with exploration, and no shortage of dangers. High school readers get detailed knowledge of the skills and equipment needed to succeed at this extreme sport. Action-packed photography and dynamic sidebars make for engrossing reading. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and suggested resources.

Could you ride a towering wave? Imagine the water beneath your board. The swell growing larger and larger. Then, as the wave breaks, you carve down its face. Big wave surfing is an exhilarating ride, filled with excitement, adventure, and no shortage of dangers. High school readers get detailed knowledge of the skills and equipment needed to succeed at this extreme sport. Action-packed photography and dynamic sidebars make for engrossing reading. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and suggested resources.

Could you BASE jump? Leap off a cliff and feel the wind in your face, the ground getting closer and closer, waiting till the very last moment for your parachute to open? What a rush! BASE jumping is full of thrills, adventures, and no shortage of dangers. High school readers get detailed knowledge of the skills and equipment needed to succeed at the extreme sport in this title from Creative Education's popular Odysseys series. Action-packed photography and sidebars make for engrossing reading. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and further resources.

Conor McGregor steps onto the canvas floor of the Octagon. The tension is thick and growing stronger and stronger. The fight begins, and this mixed martial arts (MMA) master unleashes his championship skills. Captured in this title from Creative Education's Odysseys series, McGregor's ultimate fighting journey is a thrilling ride, filled with triumphs, challenges, and no shortage of dangers. High school readers get detailed knowledge of how this combat specialist found and continues to succeed at the extreme sport. Action-packed photography and sidebars make for engrossing reading. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and further resources.

Amanda Nunes steps onto the canvas floor of the Octagon. The tension is thick and growing stronger and stronger. The fight begins, and this mixed martial arts (MMA) master unleashes her championship skills. Captured in this title from Creative Education's Odysseys series, Nunes's ultimate fighting journey is a thrilling ride, filled with triumphs, challenges, and no shortage of dangers. High school readers get detailed knowledge of how this combat specialist found and continues to succeed at the extreme sport. Action-packed photography and sidebars make for engrossing reading. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and further resources.

Jon Jones steps onto the canvas floor of the Octagon. The tension is thick and growing stronger and stronger. The fight begins, and this mixed martial arts (MMA) master unleashes his championship skills. Captured in this title from Creative Education's Odysseys series, Jones's ultimate fighting journey is a thrilling ride, filled with triumphs, challenges, and no shortage of dangers. High school readers get detailed knowledge of how this combat specialist found and continues to succeed at the extreme sport. Action-packed photography and sidebars make for engrossing reading. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and further resources.