Monday, October 28, 2013

San Diego Activities That Will Push Your Limits

By Rod Bourgoine


San Diego offers plenty of seashore for those who enjoy splashing around in the waves and there are excellent shops and museums to enjoy, but if you crave a bit more adventure and excitement, you probably want to spend your time with some more extreme activities. San Diego also offers plenty of fun adventures for those who prefer a bit of danger or intensity along with their fun. Here are just a few examples of some activities that you might enjoy.

The vast San Diego County coastline is the perfect spot for some adventurous excursions. You can enjoy scuba diving and if that's too tame, consider heading out into the open water for a shark dive. While it's true that you will be in a protective cage, it's still fairly exciting when a Mako shark rams into the side of the cage. Another fun option is to take a kayaking trek throughout the waters and caves off of La Jolla. In addition, to these ideas, you can parasail or rent jet skis or even go water skiing. There are many companies that offer all of these fun options.

Surfing is a great sport for people of all ages, and big wave surfing is definitely an extreme sport. Generally, the best waves in San Diego County can be found at Black's Beach or at the world-famous Trestles, which is located on the San Diego-Orange County border. If you seek truly massive waves, you can find a company that will take you by boat to the Cortes Bank. From there you can tow out to some huge waves, often as big as you will find anywhere on earth, include famous big wave beaches such as Maverick's and also Hawaii's Waimea Bay.

You don't have to just stay by the water to enjoy some extreme fun. There are plenty of adventures to enjoy up in the air. Combine the fun of flying and the ocean by renting a jetpack and soaring as high as 30 feet above the ocean and then diving into the waves. There are quite a few excellent skydiving centers in the county for those wishing to truly experience a death-defying activity. You can even go on a fighter jet experience and take part in dog fighting maneuvers. While you won't actually be shot at, the planes are authentic fighter jets and the stunt flying is as real as it gets without actually being in combat.

While mountain climbers won't find in tall peaks to climb in the San Diego area, there are some cool bouldering and rock climbing options. Mt. Woodsen, for example, offers hundreds of boulders and it's a great place for practice and training. Mission Gorge is another climbing hot spot, and this one is located in Mission Trails Regional Park. There are also indoor rock climbing facilities throughout San Diego.

For those who love adventurous activities, they probably would not be satisfied with working out an ordinary fitness center. San Diego also offers The Arena MMs, one of the country's top MMA gyms, where you can train alongside professional MMA fighters and hone your skills in Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, Judo and more. In addition, you can workout at The Arena's CrossFit gym or consider taking part in their own custom training program called FightBuilt, which will have you ready to enter a cage and take on an opponent in no time at all.




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