- Many people now undertake extreme activities, from hang-gliding to mountain climbing. Why do people risk their lives in this way, and do you think this is a good trend? Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Adventurous sports like

paragliding

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Paragliding

and mountain climbing are gaining popularity among different age groups. These days,

majority

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the majority

a majority

of the people are participating in these thrilling activities and sometimes risk their lives as well. There can be different reasons behind

it but

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it, but

I will discuss some of them now. The one possible reason for people risking their lives is that many times they are unaware of the danger associated with a particular activity. Having incomplete information about the sports, often results in critical situations.

Secondly

, people’s behaviour

also

leads to serious issues.

For instance

, overconfidence and exaggerating one’s own capabilities, without paying attention towards reality exacerbate the circumstances.

Finally

, in the flow of adrenaline rush and curiosity of attempting these breathtaking sports, ignoring the safety precautions and measures leads to devastating situations. People really need to understand that the trend of endangering their lives into

such

activities is not going to be fruitful. There have been cases where families have lost their loved ones just because of ignorance and arrogant attitude. Some people have either lost their any body part or became paralysed for

rest

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the rest

of the life.

Moreover

, the person who tries

such

life threatening stunts will not be the only sufferer; the families

also

had to pay for the consequences. To conclude, I can say that,

yes there

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yes, there

is plenty of danger in extreme sports and deterring ourselves not to participate in it, is not an effective solution. All we need to do is to analyse and study details prior to

attempt

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attempting

any activity. Preparing ourselves physically and mentally in

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utterly

important. And

last

but not the least, we shouldn’t forget about our family and their guidance should be followed strictly.