Mountain sports like trekking, climbing, skiing, paragliding, and white water rafting are grat attractions for tourists. What it its effect on the economy of a region?
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Explanation:
Adventure sports or extreme sports are activities undertaken through the medium of Land, Water and Air and perceived as involving a high degree of risk. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion and highly specialized gear. Details of adventure sports popular in the world are:
(i) Land Based: Mountaineering, Trekking, Rock Climbing, Sport Climbing, Camping, Snow Skiing, Mountain Biking and Zipline.
(ii) Air Based: Paragliding, Powered Hang gliding, Parasailing, Sky Diving/Parachuting and Hot Air Ballooning.
(iii) Water Based: White Water: Rafting, Kayaking and Canoeing. Still water (Pond/Lakes): Canoeing, Water/Jet Skiing, Kayaking, Sailing and Rowing.
Sea/Oceans: Windsurfing, Sailing, Yachting, Scuba Diving and Deep Sea Diving.