Heavy surf wipeout compilation featured in Taylor Steele's "Campaign 2".

Bob Burnquist grinds into a base jump in the skate film "Extremely Sorry".

Pro surfer Kalani Chapman details his near death wipeout at Chopes in "Raw The Movie".

In 2011, late Andreas Fransson was the first skier to go down the 2700m vertical south face of Denali, Alaska.

Compilation from the bike movie "Bootleg Sessions 4".

Sunset sessions with the PVS crew in French ski film "Made in France".

Heavy wipeout compilation featured in Taylor Steele's "Campaign 1".

A cringe-worthy compilation full of heavy stacks from the ski film "Long Story Short".

Kelly Slater demonstrates skill under pressure to avoid a towrope disaster.

The most brutal bike crashes from "OTB with Lars".

An interesting insight into recycling surboards in surf film "Picaresque".

One of the lesser known hybrid sports of recent years in today's Play of the Day.

Ocean paddlers will face a tough test when they set out from a huge sea cave to cross 30km of wild water.

Katikati man Ben Wilks is preparing for the world's longest and toughest horse race in Mongolia next month.

Nathan Friend move over. There is a bigger and better backflip.

A U.S. diver came centimeters from terrifying injury when he smashes his head onto a diving board in front of 75,000 people during a complicated stunt.

Racing down a wall of crushing ocean water provided kitesurfer Mike Holland with an adrenaline rush and an experience that left him smiling all day.

When a motocross accident left a young man severely injured, he didn't lose hope. Instead he looked to his motorbike heroes for motivation to get better.

Athletes are constantly trying to take things further and push themselves to the extreme. Here are 10 of the toughest sporting events in the world.

The stuntman who amazed the world when he parachuted into the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony dressed as James Bond has died while wing-diving in Switzerland, police and media reports say.

The 9-year-old, who survived meningococcal disease as a baby, is known as a "petrol-head" and is geared up to see her favourite stars at the Nitro Circus show at North Harbour Stadium tomorrow night.

A kiwi BMX ace whose world-first triple backflip attracted more than 9 million hits on YouTube will wow homegrown fans with a spectacular new bike trick.

The world's first large-scale wingsuit race has selected a Kiwi to be one of its top competitors.