Extreme Travel - Page 4

April 21, 2026

Bear Grylls reveals why A-list stars willingly eat snakes, brave glaciers on 'Running Wild'

A-list celebrities such as Matthew McConaughey face harsh survival challenges with Bear Grylls on "Running Wild" in Season 9, and the star spoke about the show Tuesday.

April 8, 2026

Coast Guard rescues family stranded for days in Pacific after boat failure sets them adrift

A family stranded at sea for nearly a week after their engine failed was dramatically rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard in the Pacific Ocean near Micronesia.

April 8, 2026

Space travel tickets are back, but prices keep rising

Virgin Galactic is selling space tickets again at $750,000 a seat, up from $600,000, with over 675 customers already waiting for suborbital flights.

April 7, 2026

Cruise ship strikes reef near Tom Hanks' iconic 'Cast Away' island, sparking rescue at sea

A cruise ship struck a reef near Fiji's Monuriki Island, known as the "Cast Away" filming location, after a severe squall caused its anchor to drag.

March 27, 2026

Captain hauls in nearly 500-pound sea giant after grueling battle, feeds most of town

Captain Jose Rodriguez Jr. caught a massive 480-pound swordfish in the Florida Keys, fighting the trophy fish for five hours on a deep-sea fishing charter as a family watched.

March 27, 2026

Couple ditches corporate grind as cost-of-living crisis leads to decade-long van travel

A couple from the U.K. learned surprising budget lessons after leaving high-stress corporate jobs. They slashed living expenses and began traveling in a motorhome.

March 22, 2026

Man pulls off extreme 8-hour trip to another country, flies home same day

A 28-year-old NYC content creator flew to Jamaica and back in just eight hours, hitting a waterfall, eating jerk chicken, and spending only $382.

March 12, 2026

Paraglider makes emergency landing on packed ski slope after spending hours in the air

Footage shows a paraglider making an emergency landing on a crowded ski slope at a South Korean resort. No injuries were reported despite busy conditions.

March 7, 2026

National park death exposes repeated rule violations as tourists take dangerous risks

National park deaths mount as visitors break safety rules despite repeated ranger warnings, risking burns, falls and more. The latest fatality involved a resident of Hawaii.

March 2, 2026

Skier's prank backfires, leaving her dangling 65 feet in the air as twin desperately holds on

A skier was left dangling 65 feet in the air after a chairlift prank went wrong at Big Bear Lake. Roula De Miranda-Arce, 21, hung in midair for two minutes as others clung to her.