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Trail running and hiking

Explore Hong Kong's Wild Side

Wild Hong Kong takes tourists and locals to the most remote parts of the Country Parks

April 2, 2020
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South Koreans had the chance to run a ‘vertical marathon’ on November 10, 2019. According to Hanwha Life Insurance, who hosted the event, 630 avid runners decided to conquer the 1,251 steps in the ...01:24
Trail running and hiking
South Koreans run ‘vertical marathon’
November 12, 2019
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With borders shut and travel restrictions in place during the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a surge in interest in hiking among Hong Kong residents seeking new activities. But the trend has...05:06
Hong Kong hiking
Hong Kong’s volunteer mountain rescuers
July 31, 2022
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Hong Kong’s first and longest hiking route, the MacLehose Trail, was opened on October 26, 1979. It was named after the city’s longest-serving colonial governor, Sir Murray MacLehose, an avid hiker...10:02
Trail running and hiking
On the Hong Kong MacLehose Trail
April 8, 2021
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Shanghai’s annual marathon went ahead as scheduled on November 29, 2020, but because of the coronavirus pandemic the field was capped at 9,000 runners, 29,000 fewer than the number who took part in...01:31
Coronavirus China
Covid-19 shrinks size of Shanghai marathon
December 1, 2020
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Having two tough sessions on consecutive days is a smart way to get volume into your programme while reducing the risk of injury 04:32
Outdoor
Back-to-back training for a 100km trail race
October 15, 2019
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In the bustling city of Shanghai, office worker Ivan Li has found an unconventional alternative to stressful commuting: kayaking. By paddling through the city’s waterways, Li sidesteps the...03:31
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Shanghai worker trades car for kayak to get to office
August 25, 2024
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Outdoor & Extreme: Extreme Sports
Extreme bike race welcomes its first two women
August 23, 2023
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The Beijing marathon was held in the Chinese capital on November 6, 2022, for the first time in two years following multiple cancellations because of the Covid-19 pandemic. About 30,000 people took...01:42
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Beijing marathon back after 2 years of Covid cancellations
November 7, 2022
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Hong Kong-based swimmer and Splash volunteer Li Ling Yung-Hryniewiecki became the first Singaporean woman to swim 34km (21 miles) across the English Channel in September 2022, completing the swim...07:05
Expeditions and adventures
Singaporean swimmer makes history crossing English Channel
October 4, 2022
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Sanu Sherpa, a mountain climber from Nepal, set a world record by summiting all of the world’s 14 highest peaks, twice. Known as the “eight thousanders”, each of the 14 mountains is more than 8,000...01:25
Climbing and mountaineering
First climber ever to summit the ‘eight thousanders’ twice
August 23, 2022
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French freediver Arnaud Jerald set a new deep dive world record on August 9, 2022. He broke the world record for bi-fin freediving with a descent of 120 metres (393 feet) at Dean’s Blue Hole during...
Water sports
French freediver breaks world record with 120m-deep dive
August 10, 2022
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German Sebastian Steudtner is the new record holder for the biggest wave ever surfed, a 26 metre (86ft) wave ridden on October 29, 2020 in Nazaré, Portugal. The video recently resurfaced after...01:52
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Biggest wave ever surfed
May 26, 2022
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Three brothers, all seasoned Sherpas who have climbed Mount Everest, have reached the South Pole and scaled Antarctica’s tallest peak, Mount Vinson, in a first for Nepali nationals. The brothers...04:02
Nepal
Sherpas tackle Seven Summits
January 26, 2022
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Hong Kong’s iconic Cross Harbour swim has returned, after a two-year hiatus because of the 2019 protests and the pandemic. About 1,200 entrants set off from the city’s Wan Chai district on Sunday...03:32
Swimming
HK’s Cross Harbour swim makes comeback
December 12, 2021
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The lowrider bike is a highly customised bicycle inspired by classic lowrider car culture which first began in the US state of California in the 1940s. Lowrider bikes, which often feature long...05:23
Hong Kong culture
Lowrider bikes on a roll in HK
June 26, 2021
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Three inventors in Egypt have created a vehicle that can drive on water. Priced between US$19,000 and US$45,000, each ‘car’ takes about three weeks to build.01:27
Egypt
This ‘car’ can drive on water
June 22, 2021
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A team of climbers from Nepal that made the first winter ascent of K2 received a warm welcome upon returning home on January 26, 2021. The 10 Nepalese climbers reached the summit of the world’s...01:23
Nepal
Nepalis return home from historic K2 climb
January 27, 2021
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The completion of a section of cycling track in Hong Kong’s New Territories has put the finishing touches on a 60km (37-mile) long path that links Tuen Mun and Ma On Shan. The new 11km (6.8-mile)...03:51
SCMP Originals
Road test: Hong Kong’s newest cycle track
November 7, 2020
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Peter Cooper run 5,250 laps of his small flat to complete an indoor marathon while quarantined01:11
Extreme fitness
Indoor marathon during quarantine
March 30, 2020
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Margielyn Didal from the Philippines has ridden from poverty to sudden fame after winning gold medals in street skateboarding at the 2018 Asian Games and 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Now the 20-year...04:09
Outdoor & Extreme: Extreme Sports
Filipino skateboard champ on a mission to help
January 26, 2020
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In Chaiyaphum, Thailand, local people risked burns as they played a game of fire hockey with a burning ball, as well as staged a sword fight. The events on December 20, 2019, were part of annual...01:15
Thailand
‘Fire hockey’ and sword fights at Thai festival
December 27, 2019
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Australian flyer Scott Paterson has emerged the victor at a wingsuit tournament in Yunnan, China. He was among 15 flyers from 11 countries who joined the three-day event. Chinese state media...1:41
China
Wingsuit flying tournament in China
December 23, 2019