Have you got a mate who worries you a bit? Do they discuss jumping off tall buildings while attached to a thin bit of rope? Or do they enjoy pacing through the woods for hours at a time, careering through mud tracks, before boarding a helicopter and jumping out when it reaches a stomach-churning height?
Well, your friend isn’t alone – and they’re probably trying to get YOU involved in their extreme stunts.
If your mate is trying to hassle you into becoming an adrenaline junkie, why not suggest these less death-defying, but still exhilarating, adventure days to gain the best of both worlds?
Hop aboard a Segway
An intricate yet utterly simple ride, Segway active days are the perfect entry point into extreme sports. Taking place in Chepstow, the track you’ll ride is great fun to master, and in one day you’ll be taught all the tricks and tips to getting the most from a Segway.
It’s an undeniably great day, so take yourself and your mate for a ride on these two-wheeled wonders.
A gun-full of fun
While they may be fatal in the wrong hands, one thing is for certain – guns just make you feel cooler. And when they’re filled with paint, those fun levels only rise.
For some completely harmless shooting action, get a team together and hit up one of the many paintball courses available in the UK. Costs can vary from course to course, with different equipment, number of paintballs, bombs and length of time allowed on the course ranging from relatively cheap to exorbitant.
Also be sure to check out the course before you go. Nobody wants to show up to a battlefield no bigger than a garden shed.
The drive of a lifetime
Let’s skip being extreme for a while. Instead, let’s discuss class. Not the type of class that dictates your pay packet or social standing. But that moment when you feel classy, like a less jet-setting James Bond.
For that boost to your ego, hit a racetrack to drive luxury cars at top speeds. Unlike your rubbish Vauxhall Nova or family hatchback, this day out will let you go hell for leather, enjoying those relaxing seats, top speeds and, just for a little while, letting you feel like that secret agent himself.
The great indoors
If your, frankly overenthusiastic, mate is bothering you to go rock climbing, then don’t panic. You can still join them, but on a smaller, less panic-inducing scale.
Head to one of the hundreds of indoor rock-climbing venues in the UK to get all the fun without all the danger. You’ll be given full tutelage and can hit a rock wall to fit your ability – while your adrenaline-fuelled mate heads for the biggest wall in the venue.
