Adrenaline Rush

On a special episode of In Depth, athletes including Tony Hawk, Lindsey Vonn, Travis Pastrana and Alex Honnold detail their insatiable pursuits for adrenaline. From breaking records and pushing boundaries to combatting a natural fear of death, these extreme sport icons do not hold back as they explain how they overcame gravity, pressure and fierce competition to make a name for themselves as one of the best in their respective sports… plus the heartache and frightening injuries that come with continually pushing limits

Adrenaline Rush

CLIPS

Shaun White: Tricks inspired by curiosity, boredom

Shaun White on the motivating factors that inspire new snowboarding and skateboarding tricks, which ones he enjoys the most and why visualization is everything

Shaun White: I totally agree with Tiger Woods’ approach

Shaun White tries to describe his emotions and approach just before and during major competitions, including how he’s already convinced himself what the outcome will be, and how it resembles Tiger Woods’ approach to a golf ball

Shaun White: My two open-heart surgeries

Olympic gold medalist Shaun White on being born with a heart defect, two open-heart surgeries as a young child and why he can never get a MRI

Maya Gabeira: Pressuring WSL to recognize women surfers

Maya Gabeira looks back on her first world record-qualifying surf in 2018 that was initially snubbed by the World Surf League, until Gabeira took it upon herself to rally public support.

Maya Gabeira: Discouraged from pursuing my dream

Maya Gabeira reveals that she’s never had an easy relationship with surfing brands and looks back on the severe lack of opportunities for women when she first entered into the sport.

Climber Alex Honnold on living at poverty level

Alex Honnold on fame, doing what he loves, spending habits and giving a portion of his salary to charity

Alex Honnold: I did 2 weeks of climbing in 1 day

Alex Honnold reflects on some of his most notable climbs and how his astonishing feats can go unnoticed

Alex Honnold: I visualize my death to stay alive

Alex Honnold on how he prepares for a free solo mountain climb by visualizing himself in all aspects of the climb, even death.

Travis Pastrana: I nearly bled out after crash

Travis Pastrana on his most severe injuries and his outlook on adrenaline-fueled performances through pain.

Travis Pastrana: The fearless are either injured or dead

Action sports star Travis Pastrana describes how he lives for life’s scariest moments and the importance of respecting that fear.

Travis Pastrana’s most dangerous stunts

Travis Pastrana on the ease of replicating stunts, his first double backflip and barely landing a backflip between two buildings.

Travis Pastrana: X Games legitimized action sports

Travis Pastrana on how the X Games progressed action sports and young teens coming onto the scene and outperforming veterans.

Lindsey Vonn: I still feel like a failure

Lindsey Vonn says the best advice she ever received was to just be herself. That meant that she didn’t change her technique, despite her critics. The doubts of coaches and cohorts motivated her, especially at the Olympics.

Lance Mackey: Dogs understand entire conversations

Dog musher Lance Mackey describes the unique relationship and communication he shares with his dogs and why he gets emotional recounting how they changed his life.

Lance Mackey: I nearly died in -70 degrees

Lance Mackey recalls fearing for his life in -70 degree temperatures during the Yukon Quest and how he has to put on a front so his dogs didn’t see the struggle.

Lance Mackey: Dogs understand entire conversations

Dog musher Lance Mackey describes the unique relationship and communication he shares with his dogs and why he gets emotional recounting how they changed his life.

Tony Hawk: Landing the first 900

Tony Hawk remembers landing skating’s holy grail: the 900, how it elevated skateboarding and inspired kids

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