Do you know where the most extreme places on the planet are located? But in Russia? Read the post until the end and find out.

No. 10. Ennedi Plateau, Chad, Africa

Ennedi is a sandstone mountain plateau in the Republic of Chad, surrounded by the sands of the Sahara. The Ennedi Plateau is one of the wonders of nature.

Getting here is very problematic due to a number of factors: the lack of developed tourist routes, flourishing banditry among the local population, which lives in poverty, political unrest. Previously, you could only get to Ennedi by joining caravans, but now 4x4 safaris have become popular here.

But all difficulties fade into the background when you get to the Ennedi Plateau. Sandstone cliffs up to 120 m high, natural arches, balancing stones, ancient petroglyphs on the rocks.

Arches on the Ennedi Plateau long time tried to conquer dozens of climbers from all over the world, and only in 2010 a group of climbers led by Mark Sinnott managed to climb the highest of them.

No. 9. Danakil, Ethiopia/Eritrea, Africa

Danakil is a desert in northern Ethiopia and southeastern Eritrea. The area of ​​the desert is 100,000 km2. It is inhabited by the Afar people, who are mainly engaged in the extraction of salt.

High temperature, low humidity, poisonous fumes, earthquake faults, sulfur lakes make this place dangerous for tourists to visit.

However, despite all these dangers, the Danakil Desert is a popular tourist attraction. Before those who ventured to visit Danakil, there are magnificent views depicting a cosmic, extraterrestrial landscape.

No. 8. Chernobyl, Ukraine

Everyone has heard about the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which happened on April 26, 1986. Measures to eliminate the consequences of a nuclear explosion began immediately after the accident and continue to this day.

After the level of radiation in the station area decreased, the Chernobyl exclusion zone became an object open to the public. The first tourists appeared in the 30-kilometer exclusion zone in the mid-90s, when the level of radiation dropped significantly.

Dozens of travel companies began to appear that organized excursions to the Exclusion Zone. In 2002, a UN report was published, according to which from now on it was possible to be in the exclusion zone without much harm. human body. Starting this year, the number of tourists visiting the Exclusion Zone began to grow steadily, on average by two thousand people per year. The magazine "Forbes" in 2009 called the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant the most "exotic" place for tourism on Earth.

Nevertheless, this place remains dangerous and when visiting the Exclusion Zone, you must follow a number of rules:
It is forbidden to move around the territory without a guide.
Visitors are required to wear only closed, tight-fitting clothing.
Not recommended for outdoors smoking and eating.
It is not recommended to touch buildings and structures, as well as plants.
It is not recommended to sit down and put any objects on the ground.
It is not recommended to drink water from ground sources located on the territory of the exclusion zone.
It is strictly forbidden to take out and take out any objects from the exclusion zone.

When leaving the zone at the checkpoint, dosimetric control is carried out. When high level radiation contamination items are subject to seizure. Despite the decrease in radiation levels, visiting the exclusion zone is still associated with health risks. Tour organizers are not responsible for the health of visitors, therefore, before entering the exclusion zone, you will be required to sign your agreement with this clause.

No. 7. Vostok Station, Antarctica.

Station "Vostok" is a Russian Antarctic research station. This unique station was founded on December 16, 1957. It is located in the center of the continent, among ice and snow. The thickness of the ice cover under the station is 3700 m.

Station "Vostok" - a symbol of inaccessibility. The station is located 1253 km from the South Pole and 1260 km from the sea coast. The polar night here lasts 120 days - from the end of April to the end of August. The population of the station does not exceed 40 people.

Low temperatures, an altitude of more than three kilometers above sea level, complete isolation from the world in winter make it one of the most inconvenient places for a person to stay on Earth. Despite the most difficult conditions, life on the Vostok does not stop even at -80 °C. Scientists are studying a unique subglacial lake, which is located at a depth of more than four kilometers.

No. 6. Tiger Monastery, Thailand

Tiger Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in western Thailand. Founded in 1994 by the abbot Phra Acharn Phusit Kanthitharo as a forest monastery and shelter for wild animals, among which were several tigers.

It was only possible to be close to these ferocious predators, to feed them and stroke them in the Tiger Monastery. The first tiger cub was brought to the temple in 1999. The monks came out of the beast, and he got along well with people even as an adult. More than 130 tigers lived in the temple.

Despite the tameness of tigers, there have been accidents. From time to time tigers scratched tourists.

But on May 30, 2016, the Thai police and representatives of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation began to remove all the tigers from the monastery. During this operation, about 40 dead tiger cubs were found in the veterinary office of the monastery. The monastery was accused of trading tigers on the black market.

No. 5. El Caminito del Rey mountain trail, Spain

El Caminito del Rey is located on the slope of a sheer cliff in the village of El Chorro in Malaga, Spain. It was recently opened after reconstruction. They closed the most dangerous path in the world after the death of 5 people who tried to walk along it in 2000.

The construction consists of concrete and crutches driven into the rock and railway rails. The road is located at a very large distance from the ground, its length is 3 kilometers, the width is only 1 meter.

The trail was built between 1901 and 1905 to move building materials for the working power plants at Chorro and Gaitanejo Falls. It got its name "Royal Path" after the visit of King Alfonso XIII, who walked along it to the site of the opening ceremony of the dam in 1921. Over time, the metal supports and concrete structures fell into disrepair, and the trail needed reconstruction.

Despite the official ban on visits, there were extreme people who still walked along the King's Trail, using safety equipment. There are videos on the Internet dedicated to such an extreme passage of the trail.

The trail was opened on March 29, 2015 and featured on Lonely planet's Best New Attractions list.

No. 4. Volcano Villarrica, Chile

Villarrica is the most active volcano in Chile and one of the most active in the South American continent. It is located in the Southern Andes in the National Park of the same name, rising above the lake of the same name.

The height of Villarrica is 2847 m. It has a rich history of recorded eruptions. The volcano is part of a caldera - a vast basin - which formed 3500 years ago. In addition to Villarrica, there are about 30 cinder cones and volcanic faults in the basin.

Volcano Villarrica attracts tourists not only with its beauty and power, but also with the fact that you can go skiing and snowboarding here.

Active volcanoes are extreme places to visit in their own right, but for $10,000 you can make your visit to the volcano even more extreme and bungee jump from a helicopter right above the volcano. The service includes six days of accommodation in a hotel in the city, meals, a helicopter flight over Villarrica and equipment.

No. 3. Everest, Nepal/Tibet

Every year climbers from all over the world try to conquer the highest mountain in the world - Everest. The height of the peak is 8848 meters. When climbing, climbers face the following difficulties: lack of oxygen in the air, low temperatures, hurricane winds, the threat of avalanches, etc.

The first official expeditions appeared here in the 1920s. The summit was first summited in 1953 by Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander Edmund Hillary. At different times, 287 people died while trying to climb the summit, but, despite this, every year there are new people who want to conquer Everest.

No. 2. Pamplona (Ensierro), Spain

The small town of Pamplona is a calm and quiet place. But once a year, Pamplona becomes one of the most extreme places on the planet - a week of encierro.

Encierro is a Spanish national custom, consisting in running away from bulls, cows or calves specially released from the paddock. The holiday became known to the whole world after E. Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta)".

The most famous encierro in Spain takes place in the city of Pamplona during the feasts of St. Fermin (from 7 to 14 July daily in the morning). The entire run route (from the paddock to the arena along the city streets) is fenced off with wooden barriers made of beams, which are easy enough to climb (or crawl under). The length of the route is about 1 km. Anyone can run: from members of local bullfighting clubs to foreign tourists.

Many runners fall and are often seriously injured. The largest number of victims was recorded in 1924. This year 13 people were killed and 200 wounded. In 2009, a 27-year-old man died.

Animal rights movements hold protests against encierros, including in the form of "human encierros".

No. 1. Queimada Grande Island, Brazil

Queimada Grande or Snake Island is located in the Atlantic Ocean, 35 km south of the coast of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo. The area of ​​the island is about 0.43 km2.

The island is called serpentine because it is teeming with thousands of snakes. This is a real open-air serpentarium. There is not a single house or hotel here, only an empty autonomous lighthouse.

One of the most dangerous snakes on the planet is found here - the spear-headed island Bothrops (Bothrops insularis), which has one of the most powerful poisons. Botrops bite causes rapid tissue necrosis, acute renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, brain bleeding death in 7% of cases.

On the island, the main inhabitants have no natural enemies, so this perfect place for their prosperity. Snakes breed here all year round, one female is capable of producing up to 50 individuals.

There is no other living creature on the island, since any animal immediately becomes the prey of snakes. They feed mainly on migratory birds, which calmly sit on the branches of trees, unaware of the mortal danger awaiting them.

Once snakes lived on the mainland, but people set fire to the jungle and drained the swamps. Gradually the snakes were forced out onto the island. According to experts, Keimada Grande and the mainland were connected by a narrow isthmus, along which the snakes moved. As a result of geological processes, the isthmus sank into the sea, and the island was at the complete disposal of poisonous settlers.

The snakes have repeatedly defended their rights to the island. They kicked out the banana planters in the 19th century, killed 3 lighthouse keepers. In the end, people got tired of fighting the scourge and the Brazilian government declared Snake Island a no-go zone. This is the only known case in history when the snake community completely ousted a person from the territory.

Despite the prohibitions, boats with tourists float off the coast of the island, who want to stare at a patch of land infested with poisonous snakes.

The most extreme places in Russia:

1. Oymyakon. This village, located 1000 kilometers from Yakutsk, in which a little more than half a thousand inhabitants live, is considered the most severe place on the planet where there is a permanent population. Oymyakon is quite popular among daredevils who want to get new emotions, and at the same time test themselves. - 67.7 degrees - an absolute minus at Oymyakon.

2. Altai is well known to fans active rest. Every year climbers, connoisseurs of horse tours, lovers of descents along rivers and lakes come here. The ridges of Altai rise to a height of up to 4,000 meters, and the most impressive peak is Mount Belukha (4,506 m).

3. Kamchatka. Volcanoes are the main attractions of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The activity of volcanoes is one of the causes of small tremors that occur in the immediate vicinity of the volcano or on itself. During volcanic eruptions, volcanic ash, volcanic slag and volcanic bombs are ejected into the atmosphere - clots of molten rocks, as well as a large number of various gases and water vapor.

In total, there are more than 300 volcanoes in Kamchatka. The volcanoes of Kamchatka are included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The mechanism is very simple: a momentary stressful situation provokes the production of adrenaline. The brain receives a signal of danger, which triggers the production of painkillers such as dopamine and endorphin. It is these two components that successfully fight depression and create a feeling of happiness. But is it worth delving into the wilds of medical science, if everyone already knows that attractions is fun, joy and unforgettable impressions. around the world, even in small towns, you can find amusement parks, but some of them are more impressive than others. That is why here are collected the 10 most extreme rides in the world.

In 2000, the largest attraction in the world was opened in the Japanese city of Nagashima. It stretched for almost 2.5 km. And in height this building reaches 100 meters, which is comparable to a 30-storey building. The route abounds with ascents and descents, the passage of which at a speed of 150 km / h will not leave indifferent any fan of extreme entertainment. Since these roller coaster were opened in the year of the Dragon, the oriental passion for symbols is reflected in the form and name of the attraction. The bends of this route are very reminiscent of the silhouette of a steel dragon, which justifies its name. The cost of building the attraction amounted to more than 52 million dollars. In many ways, such a deafening amount is due to unprecedented security measures, in particular, a protection system against.

9. Kingda Ka

Since 2005, the title of the highest metal slide has been held by Kingda Ka. This grandiose building with a height of 139 meters is located in New Jersey (USA). New Jersey is in And if all over the world such structures are called roller coasters, then in America they are known as Russian ones. In less than 4 seconds, the trailers accelerate to 205 km/h, which allows you to fully appreciate rollercoaster American way. This attraction is very popular with visitors, but in 2009 it was closed for a long renovation. The fact is that lightning hit the structure, seriously damaging it. But after the renovation, Kingda Ka, as before, pleases daredevils from all over the world.

8. Son of the Beast

A slide with a frightening name is also located. She began her work in 2000 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The place of Son of beast among the champions is explained by the fact that it is the highest slide made of wood. The height of this wooden structure is 66 meters. In addition, this is one of the few wooden slides with a dead loop. These rollercoaster visitors pass at a speed of 125 km/h.

7. Sochi Park

Since June 2014, Russia has its own champions in terms of extreme rides. Located in the Olympic Village. Now lovers of extreme entertainment can enjoy them to the fullest in Sochi Park. This amusement park prepared entertainment for every taste. So, the already famous “Quantum Leap” is an exciting attraction 58 m high. On these slides you can accelerate to 105 km / h. And the Firebird is the highest free fall attraction in Russia. The trailer soars up to rapidly fly 65 meters down. In total, Sochi Park has a dozen different attractions. In addition to extreme entertainment, you can visit the Dolphinarium and the Experimentanium. Thanks to the latter, young visitors can learn through visual experiments what optics, acoustics, and mechanics are.

6. Colossus

The status of the most twisted metal roller coaster belongs to the Colossus attraction. This unusual building is located in the UK, ( Great Britain is also famous for its bizarre taxes and is included in) or rather, in the city of Chertsey. The length of this attraction is 850 meters, and the height is only 30. But these slides are famous for another reason. They are designed in such a way that trailers with people manage to turn upside down ten times during the journey. And even overcoming this intricate spiral at a relatively low speed - 65 km / h - allows extreme people to get their dose of adrenaline in full.

5. White cyclone

In 1995, Japan created an incredible slide called "White Cyclone", which is amazing with its ornate shape. The length of the track is 1700 meters, the height is 42 meters, and maximum speed exceeds 100 km/h. It is worth noting that this attraction, outstanding in length, is made of wood. The amount of wood that went into the construction of this structure would be enough to build 1000 houses. But is it possible to count the strength of positive emotions that overwhelm visitors to the attraction. Adults no older than 54 years old, and children no shorter than 130 cm can experience the power of the "White Cyclone".

4. Silver Star

The real European leader among roller coasters is the Silver Star. The attraction has a length of 1500 meters and a solid height of 73 meters. Trailers in some areas accelerate to 100 km / h. These slides are located in the German amusement park Europa Park, which is larger only than the French Disneyland. The theme of Europa Park is very interesting: it is a small copy of Europe, namely 13 states. In addition, three fabulous countries are recreated in the park. There is definitely something to see in the park, and more than 4 million visitors a year are clear proof of this.

3. Takabisha

The Japanese attraction Takabisha was awarded the Book of Records. The uniqueness of these slides lies in the largest angle of descent. The trailer literally falls from a height of 43 meters at an angle of 121 degrees. They say that it is these conditions that allow you to experience a state of weightlessness for several minutes. In addition, the Takabisha track has seven loops, flying through which at a speed of 100 km / h, visitors find themselves upside down.

2. Top Thrill Dragster

In 2003, having opened in the city of Sandusky, Ohio, the Top Thrill Dragster attraction became an absolute record holder. At that time there were attractions, which differed in height, length or speed. Top Thrill Dragster stood out with four record figures at once: as the fastest ride in its class and the highest. Also, among the rest, it was distinguished by the presence of a site where the angle of incidence was 90 degrees. In addition, the track has a segment of 120 meters, which is a twisted fall. The slide is 850 meters long and reaches a height of 130 meters. At the same time, in some sections, trailers accelerate to 190 km / h. And even though today some of the outstanding indicators of this attraction have been beaten, it went down in history as a record holder.

1. Stratosphere

The Observation Tower in Las Vegas is 350 meters high. Las Vegas has . This building is part of a complex that includes a casino and a Las Vegas Stratosphere hotel. But they use this observation deck not only to admire the surroundings. Now it's the highest amusement park in the world. Yes, yes, in this small square there are as many as three exciting attractions that amaze the imagination. This has been the case since 2005. Prior to that, in 1996, the Big Shot catapult was built on the tower, allowing you to enjoy free fall from a height of 329 meters. And slides, which, of course, were the highest in the world. But the main advantage of this entertainment was the extraordinary height, otherwise the attraction was very mediocre. Firstly, it was very small in length, which is explained by the limited space on the observation tower. Secondly, the speed of trailers was artificially limited, which can also be attributed to the minuses. Therefore, in 2005, it was decided to dismantle roller coaster, and 2 new attractions were installed in their place. And now the carousel "Madness" circles people at a height of 300 meters. At the same time, the chairs are arranged in such a way that the person is in a face down position, and this creates a feeling of flight. And the attraction "X Scream" allows you to understand what it's like to fly down a slope at a height of 350 meters. A trailer with visitors at a speed along an inclined rail flies out of the site, stopping at the very last moment. Stratosphere Las Vegas good way test your nerves.

Do not argue about the place of attractions in this list. Each of them is first in something. Having tested the nerves for strength on all the listed attractions, any fan of extreme entertainment will be able to make his own unique top list.

There is such a concept - extreme sport. It is dangerous, technically complex and gives incredible sensations. Love for him is inseparably linked with the release of adrenaline ... So what kind of sport is the most extreme, capable of giving a person the feeling of being on the edge of the abyss, literally and figuratively?

It is difficult to be objective in this matter. The question of sensations is deeply individual, but if we take the number of deaths in the analysis, this will not give a complete picture: firstly, death in such a sport rarely becomes public knowledge, and secondly, even the number of athletes is not known for certain. But we will still try to compile an approximate rating of the most extreme species sports, where the life of an athlete, without exaggeration, is in danger.

Expect a couple more sports-themed top 10s soon!

10. Motorsport (motorfreestyle, mototrial, etc.). There are many disciplines in motorsport. But all of them are united by high speed, low security of the athlete and a high probability of injury. Some consider motorcycling to be the most dangerous sport, but there are other, much stranger competitions. (randomnet)

9. Rafting. Sports rafting on mountain rivers and rowing channels. This is a rather dangerous hobby, especially when it comes to routes of the 3rd and higher category of difficulty. The main dangers are: overcoming powerful rapids and waterfalls; getting rafted into "barrels" and blockages, underwater pockets; injury, hypothermia; remoteness from civilization and, as a rule, lack of communication with rescue services. (HappyRaft)

8. Rock climbing. A sport that consists of climbing on natural (rocks) or artificial (climbing wall) terrain. Having originated as a kind of mountaineering, rock climbing has grown into a real independent sport. For the most part, it is not dangerous and even useful. But there are disciplines (on-site, solo, climbing on natural terrain in unprepared slopes) when the athlete is at real risk of slipping and falling. (Carlo Traversi)

7. Rodeo. traditional sport in North America, historically developed among Mexican and American cowboys. A healthy animal can easily trample an athlete. Therefore, the so-called "clowns" - bullfighters, who distract the bull after the fall of the cowboy, take part in the rodeo with bulls. But even this does not save most riders from numerous injuries. In addition, this is the shortest sport - you need to hold out on the bull for ten seconds. (Pictures of the day)

6. Street lagging. This sport was invented in California in the 70s, but the name for it was invented later. Its essence is to drive on the boards in a prone position on highways and descents, developing tremendous speed in close proximity to traffic. It's like a bobsled with obstacles. (Brock Overcash Technologies)

5. Speedriding. A very young sport. It has become a kind of symbiosis of paragliding, skiing and parachuting. Speedriders use a special kind of parachute and ski to go downhill quickly and gain speed in the process. The sport is very dangerous and involves such high speeds that on some ski slopes it has already been banned. (Pressemitteilung Presseportal)

4. Cave diving. This sport is associated with diving under water and traveling through caves that are under water. At first glance, this sport may seem like a simple hobby, but in fact it is not so simple. For example, the caves of central Florida have already buried more than four hundred divers. In the same place, in 2010, the author of the picture, Wesley C. Skiles, a professional diving photographer, also died. This shot was one of his last. (Wesley C. Skiles/National Geographic)

3. Slackline. This extreme sport requires strong but not too tight ropes. If the rope is not too tight, then if necessary, it can stretch like an elastic band. But the rope with a stretched string is easier to move, which allows you to perform some tricks! By the way, very dangerous. The record for the highest slackline is held by Christian Schou, who on August 3, 2006 walked at a height of 1 km on the Kjerag Plateau, Norway. (Dean Potter)

2. Heli-ski. A kind of alpine skiing, freeride, the essence of which is to descend along untouched snowy slopes, far from prepared tracks, with an ascent to the beginning of the descent by helicopter. The use of a helicopter for lifting allows you to find various options descents from the mountains in the conditions of primordial nature, untouched by the invasion of man, where there is no other way to quickly climb. (Last Frontier C3 Productions)

1. Base jumping. An extreme sport that uses a special parachute to jump from fixed objects. That is, people do not jump from an airplane, but from buildings, bridges, rocks, etc. Between 1981 and 2011 159 fatal accidents were registered. Attempts to base jump independently without the proper equipment and skills usually result in severe injury or death. So... he's probably number one! (Alexandru Safta)

Have you worked hard and have already raised money for a trip to the tropics, where naked Nastya Volochkova frolics? Don't rush to get into another remake blue lagoon with myself in the title role. In addition to an all-inclusive holiday, there are options for a manly vacation. And the Caribbean with palm trees will wait.

Flight to Russian MiG

Some tour operators organize five-day tours to Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, to the aircraft factory Falcon. For the most daring - a flight in a combat aircraft to an altitude of more than 20 km and 45 minutes of amazing impressions of the figures aerobatics. Just don't eat anything before the flight!

Trophy freak buggies around Las Vegas

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If you find a dozen more desperate men, then you can be offered crazy cross-country races. And here it is so rugged that high jumps, unexpected falls and surreal driving are provided to you. But is it really difficult for real men?

Riding a tank

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Are you tired, you have nerves and you have long wanted to sit in a big car and turn something smaller into trash? No problems! In the state of Minnesota, you will be trained to drive British combat vehicles - the FV433 Abbot tank and the FV432 armored personnel carrier. All you have to do is choose a target.

Street racing on skateboards

If you ended up in Las Vegas, but didn’t get out to ride the “mad” buggies, it doesn’t matter. In this fabulous city, people love to roam the streets on boards with wheels. But do not forget about the brakes - the local terrain allows you to accelerate to 100 km / h!

Bulldozer?

In American Bradenton there is an amazing attraction Construction Adventure. You will first be taught how to drive a bulldozer or excavator. And then on 10 hectares you can roll, pull, rake in everything you find there - pipes, old tires, logs, stones all day long. The most gifted can try bulldozer acrobatics.

Feel like a lifesaver

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Beer will seem especially tasty if you put out a burning house before. Such entertainment is ready to offer at the Central Florida Fire Academy in Orlando. The “menu” also includes cutting a mangled car and rescuing a “victim” of an accident, driving a huge fire truck and eating a daily ration of an American firefighter.

helicopter safari

If you are tired of a soft tourist bus, transfer to a helicopter. For only $7,975 per nose, you can take part in an air supertour around the eight highest mountain peaks in the world. Fortunately, they are located in almost the same place - in Nepal.

drag racing

North Carolina drag racing school in Mooresville. Those who are interested in extremely high speeds and roaring engines are waiting here. So 350 dollars for the opportunity to race a hundred meters at breakneck speed is not such a big price.

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