# Extreme Sports

> A chronological documentary of 96 moments spanning 1865–2025.
> Source: https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports · Loreline (loreline.live)

A chronological archive of extreme sports across twelve disciplines — surf, skate, snow, BMX, moto, climbing, base/wingsuit, MMA, parkour, kayak, sled — from the founding moments to the present.

_last updated 2026-07-16._

## Eras

- **Surf** — From Duke Kahanamoku spreading the sport beyond Hawaii, through Mavericks and big-wave era, Pipeline Masters, the Wave-of-the-Day record at Nazaré, and Kelly Slater's 11 world titles.
- **Skateboarding** — Sidewalk-surfing the 50s, Z-Boys empty-pool era, the Bones Brigade, Tony Hawk's 900, the megaramp, Olympic skateboarding, modern street.
- **Snowboarding** — Sherman Poppen's Snurfer through Burton, halfpipe, Shaun White's double McTwist 1260, Travis Rice big-mountain video parts.
- **BMX** — Schwinn Sting-Rays in the dirt to flatland, vert ramps, Mat Hoffman, Dave Mirra at X-Games, Garrett Reynolds, modern park.
- **Motocross / Freestyle Moto** — Dirt-track scrambles through freestyle motocross (FMX), Travis Pastrana's double backflip, Robbie Maddison, Nitro Circus.
- **Climbing & Alpinism** — The Golden Age of Alpinism through Everest, K2, Yosemite Stonemasters, Lynn Hill's Nose free-climb, Alex Honnold El Cap free-solo, sport-climbing into the Olympics.
- **BASE & Wingsuit** — Carl Boenish founding modern BASE jumping, Felix Baumgartner's stratosphere jump, wingsuit proximity-flying, Luke Aikins jumping without a parachute.
- **MMA / Combat Sports** — UFC 1 in 1993 through Pride FC, weight classes, the Unified Rules era, Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey, ONE Championship and the modern global scene.
- **Parkour & Freerunning** — David Belle's Yamakasi origins, Sébastien Foucan's freerunning split, Casino Royale, Storror, modern competition.
- **Kayak & Big-Water** — Steep-creek descents, the first 100-foot waterfall drop, expedition kayaking, Tyler Bradt's Palouse Falls record.
- **Sled / Luge / Skeleton** — Cresta Run's 1885 first toboggan track through Olympic luge / skeleton, Red Bull Crashed Ice, urban downhill events.
- **Hybrid & Modern** — X-Games era, megaramp, Red Bull as patron of the genre, Olympic inclusion across skate / surf / climb / BMX, the streaming era of extreme content.

## Timeline

### 1865
- **1865-07-14** — First ascent of the Matterhorn. Edward Whymper's party summits the Matterhorn — four die on the descent. The accident plays in newspapers worldwide; the Golden Age of Alpinism ends. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/c2057d22-ff4f-4af5-a67f-5bcf8cc38f34)
### 1885
- **1885** — Cresta Run — first toboggan track. The Cresta Run in St Moritz opens — the first dedicated toboggan racing track. Skeleton racing (head-first) emerges directly from it. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/39b9e79f-6c59-488f-9aa3-e3f63b4c946d)
### 1907
- **1907** — Isle of Man TT founded. The Isle of Man TT motorcycle road-race launches. Becomes the deadliest motorsports event still running — over 260 fatalities by 2024. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/65311edf-b482-4d45-8ebb-11ed429034c9)
### 1953
- **1953** — Hillary + Tenzing summit Everest. Edmund Hillary (NZ) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) reach the summit of Everest. The first confirmed ascent of the world's highest peak. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/6eae580a-d202-40c3-885a-140bfc302fd6)
### 1954
- **1954** — First ascent of K2. Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio summits K2 — the world's second-highest and most technically demanding 8000er. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/990d0a45-f098-4650-8a97-2509d1084240)
### 1957
- **1957** — Gidget novel — surf hits pop culture. Frederick Kohner publishes Gidget; the 1959 film triggers the Californian surf boom and a generation of teenagers buying boards. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/daf76a6e-cc48-40ce-af1f-2428143419bc)
### 1965
- **1965** — Sherman Poppen — the Snurfer. Sherman Poppen straps two skis together as a Christmas-day toy for his daughter. The Snurfer ships commercially in 1966 — the first mass-market snowboard. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/a892d28f-c7be-415a-b27a-9d3a27add3d5)
### 1966
- **1966** — The Endless Summer. Bruce Brown's surf-documentary follows two surfers chasing summer around the world. The film codifies surf cinema and the search-for-the-perfect-wave mythology. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/605773ce-27e0-45ee-b87e-d162dd2a6343)
### 1968
- **1968** — Duke Kahanamoku exports surfing. Olympic swimmer Duke Kahanamoku begins giving public surf demonstrations on the US East Coast and Australia, spreading surfing beyond Hawaii. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/9dc83946-1cd3-4ba5-99a7-d2bd0e59ec56)
- **1968** — Luge enters the Olympics. Luge becomes an Olympic medal sport at the 1964 Innsbruck Games — top speeds over 140 km/h with no brakes or steering. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/ec9d76f7-bb2e-480b-9a29-5a10e1897754)
### 1972
- **1972** — Urethane wheels (Cadillac). Frank Nasworthy invents urethane skateboard wheels, replacing the clay/steel wheels of the 60s. Grip and ride quality jump overnight; the modern skateboard is now possible. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/99b07b1f-0707-4728-bd56-13ad59a162a8)
- **1972** — AMA Supercross founded. The AMA Supercross series launches at the LA Coliseum — moto racing in stadiums on engineered tracks. The format dominates US motorcycle sport for decades. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/cb538cc2-d2ae-4db0-8040-0a9fc744893f)
### 1974
- **1974** — Evel Knievel — Snake River Canyon. Evel Knievel attempts to jump Snake River Canyon, Idaho on a steam-powered Skycycle. Chute deploys early; he survives. Made-for-TV daredevil culture peaks. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/7d6fece3-c942-4169-8bcd-eb2218cf71ef)
### 1975
- **1975** — Z-Boys — empty pool era. The Zephyr team (Tony Alva, Jay Adams, Stacy Peralta) skates the empty backyard pools of drought-era LA. Vert skating is born; subject of Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001). [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/0071f330-ba41-4700-9e8a-45df7c4b3172)
### 1978
- **1978** — Carl Boenish — first El Cap BASE jump. Filmmaker Carl Boenish films four skydivers BASE-jumping from El Capitan. The BASE acronym (Building / Antenna / Span / Earth) is coined; modern BASE is born. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/75b70b32-56a9-4aca-873f-7f2b69d434a8)
### 1979
- **1979** — Tom Sims wins first contest. Tom Sims wins the first US National Snowboard Championship at Suicide Six, Vermont. The contest-era begins. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/a5cfaf38-e08a-4a05-8780-9791bf14cca4)
- **1979** — Paris-Dakar Rally. The Paris-Dakar Rally launches — Paris to Dakar across the Sahara. The most demanding annual motorsport event; relocates to South America (2009) and Saudi Arabia (2020) over deaths and security. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/1752ee35-94a2-404f-86a4-a0d4c986feb5)
### 1981
- **1981** — First snowboard halfpipe. A halfpipe dug at Soda Springs, California hosts the first halfpipe-format snowboarding contest. The architecture that will define competitive snowboarding is set. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/9d2af2ce-c8b1-4959-a428-c952562f22ff)
### 1982
- **1982** — BMX racing — first sanctioned era. BMX Action magazine launches and the American Bicycle Association sanctions national BMX racing. The discipline becomes a competitive scene with rankings. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/9270375b-bf0c-4318-a39d-e39228e4a4f6)
### 1984
- **1984** — The Bones Brigade Video Show. Stacy Peralta's Bones Brigade Video Show (Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain, Mike McGill) defines the VHS-era skate-video format. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/d04faef9-3377-40e8-9ddd-f1cb1600332a)
### 1986
- **1986-03-21** — RAD film — BMX pop culture. Hal Needham's RAD goes to cinemas. Despite middling reviews it becomes the BMX cult film and runs constantly on cable through the late 80s. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/63afe0ef-cff5-4e26-9675-31d4fd0956ac)
- **1986** — Rodney Mullen — flatground ollie. Rodney Mullen invents the flatground ollie (a vertical takeoff with no ramp). Every modern street trick descends from it. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/c49aef3d-2705-48c6-abee-15c3b434fca6)
### 1992
- **1992** — Kelly Slater wins first world title. At 20, Kelly Slater wins his first ASP world title. He will go on to 11 world titles — more than any surfer in history — across four decades. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/85f8b400-f433-4c42-84a3-6eb252acb9ab)
### 1993
- **1993** — UFC 1 — Royce Gracie wins. The Ultimate Fighting Championship launches in Denver with a no-rules, no-time-limit tournament. Royce Gracie wins three fights in a single night with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The discipline becomes mandatory for serious fighters overnight. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/c412fb76-8e02-44c5-875a-27fa3442d130)
### 1994
- **1994** — Mark Foo dies at Mavericks. Big-wave surfer Mark Foo drowns at Mavericks, California. The first death at a major big-wave spot puts the discipline's risk profile on the global radar. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/1fcd1b91-9a5e-4190-8721-6f3f5e3197ad)
### 1995
- **1995** — Modern whitewater kayaking — short boats. Plastic-rotomolded short kayaks (Dagger, Wave Sport) replace fibreglass long-boats. Steep-creek and play-boating disciplines emerge. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/d9f11df4-bdb6-4bc0-8501-96b0b609fffe)
- **1995** — ESPN X-Games launch. ESPN launches the Extreme Games in Newport, Rhode Island. Combines skate, BMX, sky-surfing, in-line, street luge. The action-sports television era begins. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/1ee13308-4640-45c2-8982-29a7d32f47fa)
### 1999
- **1999** — Tony Hawk — first 900. At the 1999 X-Games, Tony Hawk lands the first-ever skateboarding 900 (2.5 rotations). One of the most-replayed clips in extreme-sports history. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/4850849f-42e3-4c1d-bb6c-1c29c8e16f88)
- **1999** — Freestyle Motocross debuts at X-Games. Freestyle Motocross (FMX) becomes a medal sport at the 1999 X-Games — Brian Deegan wins the inaugural gold. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/2be13d05-c029-4a3d-b30a-a1484a212f5f)
- **1999** — Tao Berman — 98-foot Johnstone Falls. Tao Berman runs 98-foot Upper Johnston Falls — the highest waterfall descent at the time. Sets the world record at age 20. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/78701416-ea0d-43ff-b2ac-0acf33f75cf8)
### 2000
- **2000** — Dave Mirra — backflip 180 (the "Mirra flip"). Dave Mirra debuts the back-flip-180 to fakie ("Mirra flip") at the 1998 X-Games. Dominates BMX vert with 14 X-Games medals over the next decade. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/9434b3a4-51db-4281-af04-ad819c641f55)
- **2000** — Laird Hamilton — Millennium Wave at Teahupo'o. Laird Hamilton rides the "Millennium Wave" at Teahupo'o, Tahiti — declared one of the heaviest waves ever ridden. The shot becomes the most-circulated surf image of the decade. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/ff4434d7-1931-494c-a3ac-271939a6d4a3)
### 2001
- **2001** — Mat Hoffman — 20-foot quarterpipe. Mat Hoffman builds the first 20-foot quarterpipe, towed in by motorcycle, and lands airs no one else can. Vert BMX as a discipline crystallises. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/84ed1912-04b8-4d26-8157-fc172b6ad19b)
- **2001** — Red Bull Crashed Ice founded. Red Bull Crashed Ice launches as ice cross downhill — speed skaters racing four-wide down an urban ice track with jumps. Stockholm 2001 hosts the first. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/387d4e52-014b-48f4-b2f1-6954c0266532)
- **2001** — Red Bull Rampage — MTB freeride. Red Bull Rampage launches in Virgin, Utah — mountain bikers ride down a near-vertical desert canyon. The riskiest MTB event in the world. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/fdc5992d-a31b-48dd-9e3b-70078a67be0b)
### 2003
- **2003** — Jump London documentary. Channel 4's Jump London brings Sébastien Foucan, David Belle's collaborator, to a UK audience. Coins "freerunning" for English-speakers. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/bf88a839-49aa-4134-8bc7-cd29e677cb1c)
- **2003** — Red Bull Air Race. launches — stunt pilots flying through pylon courses at low altitude. Runs 2003-2010 then 2014-2019 before discontinuation. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/b735c3df-09c3-4d3f-9ef6-9d5dc15ebc59)
### 2005
- **2005** — Baker 3 — street skating peak. Baker Skateboards releases Baker 3 (Andrew Reynolds, Bryan Herman, Erik Ellington). The DVD defines the "Baker era" of gritty East-LA street skating. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/54396cb8-a14b-412b-89fc-1fd8eaa9c328)
- **2005** — Danny Way Great Wall jump. Danny Way jumps the Great Wall of China on a Mega Ramp. Five jumps, the last with a broken ankle. The megaramp goes mainstream. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/8c5d6492-cc9c-41b3-a854-fca1f8d35ab5)
### 2006
- **2006** — Pride Fighting Championships launch. Pride FC launches in Tokyo with Rickson Gracie vs Nobuhiko Takada. The Japanese ring-format, theatrical-entrance era of MMA begins. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/033c2ff2-0bd0-4aee-9b66-59844b0ab014)
- **2006** — Travis Pastrana — first FMX double backflip. Travis Pastrana lands the first double backflip in FMX competition at the 2006 X-Games. The crowd shot is one of the X-Games' most-circulated moments. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/06950f42-16a4-40a6-aff2-48b6803dd79e)
- **2006** — Anderson Silva — UFC middleweight reign. Anderson Silva begins a record 16-fight UFC win streak as middleweight champion (2006-2013). The longest title reign in UFC history. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/1092eda8-0c28-435d-b45a-63a24bbbc93f)
- **2006** — Casino Royale — Madagascar chase. The opening chase of Casino Royale stars Sébastien Foucan running across a construction site. Parkour enters Hollywood mainstream. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/3cf577a5-92a2-48ca-8caf-0cc7ac3543c7)
### 2007
- **2007** — Robbie Maddison — MGM Grand jump. Robbie Maddison jumps a moto onto the MGM Grand replica Arc de Triomphe on New Year's Eve, then crashes the landing. Defines the next-level moto stunt era. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/0a9897b4-2ee2-455a-83b5-df1b4bfc652a)
### 2008
- **2008** — Travis Rice — That's It That's All. Travis Rice's film That's It, That's All redefines big-mountain snowboarding film. Backcountry-line + heli-pickup style copied for the next decade. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/16d76c9e-c641-468b-90e7-063be2144bb4)
- **2008** — Garrett Reynolds — Street League era. Garrett Reynolds wins the X-Games BMX street gold and the next year, and the year after. Becomes the first multi-X-Games BMX street champion. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/e25f2784-58b8-4212-92c5-44027780f47a)
- **2008** — Ueli Steck — Eiger speed record. Ueli Steck climbs the Eiger North Face in 2 hours 47 minutes — half the previous record. Speed alpinism becomes a recognised discipline. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/e8298b09-c205-40df-92a4-871bae1fad88)
### 2009
- **2009-02-08** — Nitro Circus — tour launch. Travis Pastrana's Nitro Circus launches as a global live-tour brand bringing FMX, BMX, scooter and skate stunts to arenas worldwide. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/108cc233-e0e2-45d1-9580-bb6073653f74)
- **2009** — Tyler Bradt — 189-foot Palouse Falls. Tyler Bradt runs 189-foot Palouse Falls — the still-standing world record waterfall descent. Survives a heel injury. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/f16dca7b-a18f-48dd-9298-19b494a5c443)
### 2010
- **2010** — Nyjah Huston — Street League era. Rob Dyrdek's Street League Skateboarding launches with a $1.2M prize purse, putting street skating on the same purse-level as snowboarding. Nyjah Huston dominates the next decade. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/beb953a1-fc73-4036-a3a2-af5761ecec1d)
- **2010** — Shaun White — Double McTwist 1260 (Olympic gold). Shaun White lands the Double McTwist 1260 to win his second Olympic gold at the Vancouver halfpipe. The trick was practised on a private halfpipe built by Red Bull. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/e92be478-5ee6-40e1-bb41-544a64122da4)
- **2010** — Bob Burnquist — Megaramp loop. Bob Burnquist lands the first loop-of-death on the Megaramp at his Vista, California compound. The skateboarding-as-engineering era. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/25a7cdfd-53ea-433b-a31f-83705392bc57)
- **2010-11-05** — Andy Irons era at Pipeline. Andy Irons wins his first world title and three Pipe Masters, sparking the Slater-Irons rivalry that defines surf in the 2000s. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/ff3b790a-df43-4268-8e28-fb3ca4dc8a0c)
### 2011
- **2011** — Garrett McNamara — Nazaré record. Garrett McNamara surfs a reported 78-foot wave at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal. The town becomes the global big-wave capital almost overnight. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/cc96940c-b9a2-4f04-8108-69b076afc7f9)
- **2011** — Travis Rice — The Art of Flight. Travis Rice's follow-up The Art of Flight (Red Bull Media House) becomes the most-watched snowboard film in history. Standardises the cinema-budget action-sports doc. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/f3588007-14b0-4bd7-9d2b-3771872db3c4)
- **2011** — Jeb Corliss — Grinder. Jeb Corliss flies a wingsuit through a narrow gap in Tianmen Mountain, China. The crash at Table Mountain a year later (he survives) becomes one of the most-watched wingsuit clips. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/46fee860-d02f-418f-9957-c04c4a4d0bca)
- **2011-07-14** — ONE Championship — global expansion. Singapore-based ONE Championship signs Demetrious Johnson, becomes the biggest MMA organisation outside the UFC, dominant in Asia. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/86ee9d83-ba83-41fa-8586-4fa16f58332c)
- **2011-12-29** — Unified Rules of MMA. New Jersey adopts the Unified Rules of MMA — weight classes, rounds, judging criteria. The framework all major regulated MMA organizations now use. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/9563dff5-b84e-4e95-b62f-b8e63ff3fe51)
### 2012
- **2012** — Felix Baumgartner — Red Bull Stratos. Felix Baumgartner jumps from 39 km in the stratosphere, breaking the sound barrier in free-fall. Live-streamed to ~8 million concurrent viewers on YouTube — the largest live stream in YouTube history at the time. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/01eca8ab-46e7-4209-9149-9812a7558f8c)
- **2012** — Ronda Rousey — Strikeforce / UFC women's bantamweight. Ronda Rousey wins the Strikeforce bantamweight title, then becomes UFC's first women's champion in 2013. Her armbar finish becomes one of MMA's signature techniques. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/3a74f1e2-39c9-478c-9752-36bbae611111)
### 2013
- **2013** — Kelly Clark — first women's 1080. Kelly Clark lands the first 1080 (3 rotations) by a woman in a snowboard halfpipe at the US Open. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/c8deb634-d12b-46d8-8257-aaf089cd4562)
- **2013** — Valery Rozov — Everest BASE jump. Valery Rozov BASE-jumps from 7,220 m on Everest's north face. The highest BASE jump ever recorded; Rozov dies four years later jumping in the Himalayas. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/59f76727-41ab-4912-a19f-8479e95471e1)
### 2014
- **2014-06-06** — Jamie Bestwick — X-Games vert streak. Jamie Bestwick begins a record nine-consecutive X-Games BMX vert gold-medal streak (2007-2014). Defines BMX vert for a decade. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/beb8c74b-9155-4c74-89c2-6153f01facc8)
- **2014** — Gabriel Medina — first Brazilian world champion. Gabriel Medina wins the WSL title, the first Brazilian world champion. Kicks off the "Brazilian Storm" era — Medina, Filipe Toledo, Italo Ferreira. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/52b36840-16d0-4f98-87aa-6ca949357777)
- **2014** — Sage Kotsenburg — first Olympic slopestyle gold. Sage Kotsenburg wins the first-ever Olympic snowboard slopestyle gold at Sochi 2014 with a backside 1620 Japan. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/620dab98-cd78-4e33-bc30-c9b42c2acab5)
- **2014** — Alan Eustace — higher than Stratos. Google engineer Alan Eustace jumps from 41.4 km — higher than Baumgartner. With minimal fanfare; the Stratos PR machine has moved on. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/f8a54617-7201-467b-bd86-b051b6563396)
- **2014** — Storror — YouTube parkour era. UK parkour collective Storror begins uploading rooftop runs to YouTube. Becomes the largest parkour channel; defines the "Storror style" of building-to-building jumps. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/dbd16e82-cdf6-48b0-b984-29f9066739c2)
- **2014** — Rafa Ortiz — Niagara Falls (stand-up). Rafa Ortiz plans to kayak Niagara Falls — pulls out at the last minute citing the rescue risk to spotters. The Red Bull doc Chasing Niagara becomes the genre-defining big-water film. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/7e8ddd23-c5e2-4531-882d-55ffad331232)
- **2014-09-10** — Jake Burton founds Burton Snowboards. Jake Burton Carpenter founds Burton Snowboards in Londonderry, Vermont — the first dedicated snowboard manufacturer. Becomes synonymous with the sport. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/9d283544-bb43-4f8a-aa30-6ee56506bb58)
- **2014-09-15** — Pipeline Masters founded. The Pipeline Masters launches on Oahu's North Shore — surfing's most prestigious wave-by-wave contest. Won repeatedly by Gerry Lopez, Kelly Slater, John John Florence. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/9f6a5344-0c9f-4370-af81-e59f826a3291)
### 2015
- **2015** — Caldwell + Jorgeson — Dawn Wall free ascent. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson make the first free ascent of El Capitan's Dawn Wall (5.14d) after 19 days on the wall. The hardest big-wall free climb in history at the time. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/53c3e9e1-2a6a-479c-8adb-2d43f7388fbd)
- **2015** — Conor McGregor — 13 second KO of José Aldo. At UFC 194, Conor McGregor knocks out José Aldo in 13 seconds. The fastest title-fight finish in UFC history; McGregor becomes the sport's biggest pay-per-view star. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/a04c62f7-85ac-40a1-96c7-6fc8ee16247d)
- **2015** — Red Bull TV launches as streaming platform. Red Bull TV consolidates the brand's decade of extreme-sports content into a free streaming service. The over-the-top distribution model for niche action sports. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/e455e4bf-f9f3-42bc-a13b-58fd7111c5fc)
### 2016
- **2016** — Luke Aikins — 25,000 ft without a parachute. Luke Aikins jumps from 25,000 ft without a parachute, landing in a 100×100 ft net in Simi Valley, California. Broadcast live on Fox. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/5efa0087-e385-47e3-b0f2-8fc6a2428380)
- **2016** — Amanda Nunes — destroys Ronda Rousey. Amanda Nunes finishes Ronda Rousey in 48 seconds at UFC 207. Begins her run as the GWOAT (greatest woman of all time) — two-division champion across the next decade. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/d1c8c52a-4858-4d9d-b466-7c3c665e00e0)
### 2017
- **2017** — Rodrigo Koxa — 80ft Nazaré record. Rodrigo Koxa rides an 80-foot wave at Nazaré, set as the Guinness world record for the largest wave ever surfed. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/0b18edfe-1f24-45d7-898d-8eefffc84474)
- **2017** — Alex Honnold — Free Solo of El Capitan. Alex Honnold free-solos El Capitan via Freerider (5.13a) — no rope, no gear. The film Free Solo wins the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/9c3dfc02-b637-47be-ac5a-6d71bf8888e8)
### 2018
- **2018-02-26** — Shortboard revolution. Bob McTavish and Nat Young pioneer the shortboard, replacing 10-foot longboards with manoeuvrable sub-7-foot boards. The performance ceiling jumps overnight. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/c2674ad5-462c-4f9d-b50d-2892e6a2d2fa)
- **2018-05-22** — Laird Hamilton tow-in at Jaws. Laird Hamilton, Buzzy Kerbox, Darrick Doerner pioneer tow-in surfing at Pe'ahi (Jaws), Maui — using jet-skis to catch waves too big to paddle. Opens the modern big-wave era. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/48e6a58f-38a8-4286-b39a-750b963e3696)
- **2018** — Anna Gasser — first women's 1620 big air Olympic gold. Anna Gasser wins big-air gold at PyeongChang 2018 with the first cab double cork 1080 by a woman in Olympic competition. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/5aa6eeb2-397d-4786-8ae6-c1ea02d67497)
- **2018** — Khabib vs McGregor — UFC 229. Khabib Nurmagomedov submits Conor McGregor at UFC 229. The post-fight brawl makes global news; the pay-per-view sells over 2.4 million buys. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/433cf333-4a0e-42dd-a228-dc50b46964f3)
- **2018** — FIG sanctions parkour — Federation politics. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) sanctions parkour as a discipline. Parkour Earth and many traditional traceurs protest the takeover. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/7ca8daa5-aa75-430d-97d9-ac107f6a7777)
### 2019
- **2019** — Nirmal Purja — 14 8000ers in 6 months. Nirmal Purja summits all 14 8000-metre peaks in 6 months 6 days — destroying the previous 7-year record. Subject of the 2021 Netflix film 14 Peaks. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/60ff1046-16b3-4abb-950c-2fcc33095cc4)
### 2021
- **2021** — Surfing in the Olympics — Tokyo 2020. Surfing debuts at the Tokyo Olympics at Tsurigasaki Beach. Italo Ferreira (BRA) and Carissa Moore (USA) take the first gold medals. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/76756b3a-2a0e-4760-b706-fdf136e27b00)
- **2021** — Skateboarding in the Olympics — Tokyo 2020. Skateboarding debuts at the Tokyo Olympics. Yuto Horigome (street) and Momiji Nishiya (13, women's street) take gold. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/ca0342ad-9b77-41d3-bfcb-61328edd0818)
- **2021** — BMX freestyle Olympic debut. BMX freestyle (park) debuts at the Tokyo Olympics. Logan Martin (AUS) and Charlotte Worthington (GBR) take the first gold medals. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/e3aa4182-8333-4c87-b01d-cda9506c0ed8)
- **2021** — Sport climbing at the Olympics. Sport climbing debuts at the Tokyo Olympics combining lead + speed + boulder. Alberto Ginés López (ESP) and Janja Garnbret (SLO) take first gold. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/5033c7e0-0f41-4ea6-b3c8-c79401741abd)
### 2022
- **2022-01-10** — David Belle + Yamakasi founded. David Belle and the Yamakasi group develop l'Art du Déplacement in Lisses, suburban Paris. Becomes the foundation of parkour. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/66e89ffa-9a37-4c5b-9aee-023087d70fd8)
- **2022-05-07** — Schwinn Sting-Ray — BMX precursor. Schwinn ships the Sting-Ray. California kids race them on dirt tracks — the bike that BMX (Bicycle Motocross) is born from. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/98f6706e-1dfd-4cc0-9e49-6aaac3470604)
- **2022-05-26** — Messner — Everest solo without oxygen. Reinhold Messner solos Everest without supplemental oxygen via the North Face. Considered the greatest single climb in history. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/9b54c9b7-17a2-4f76-aa71-518bf2749bb6)
### 2023
- **2023** — Jon Jones — UFC heavyweight champion. After a decade as light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones submits Ciryl Gane to win the vacant heavyweight title in 2:04. Two-weight UFC champion debate solidifies. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/741a1588-aaa2-46f2-823d-72c2c681eaeb)
- **2023** — Aniol Serrasolses — Antarctic ice waterfall. Aniol Serrasolses kayaks a 20-metre Antarctic glacier ice waterfall — the first descent of an ice-fall on this continent. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/1f6a7abe-ff44-4d60-84ca-7a8817ed0780)
### 2024
- **2024** — Olympic surf at Teahupo'o. The 2024 Paris Olympics holds its surfing at Teahupo'o, Tahiti — 15,000 km from the host city. The decision puts the world's heaviest wave at the centre of the games. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/e4b9a02f-b035-4d3c-9ac8-92babde3f067)
- **2024** — Breaking debuts at the Olympics — Paris 2024. Breaking (breakdancing) debuts as an Olympic medal sport at Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde. Phil Wizard (CAN) and Ami (JPN) take first gold. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/0b48acb5-e1c4-4edf-9a4a-84f0a2bce315)
- **2024-09-29** — Lynn Hill — first free ascent of the Nose. Lynn Hill becomes the first person to free-climb El Capitan's Nose route (5.14a). "It goes, boys" she radios — the line becomes climbing-history canon. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/99c2ead5-7b3a-4f9d-b6bb-00aa5b59de11)
### 2025
- **2025-03-04** — Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game. Activision's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater ships for PlayStation. Skate-board sales jump 50%+; an entire generation gets into skating through the game. [scene](https://loreline.live/loreline/extreme-sports/scene/f0e606a1-3947-4cb5-b490-1b44fc7891ee)

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