{"id":799557,"date":"2019-09-17T20:30:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T02:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=371658"},"modified":"2019-09-17T20:30:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T02:30:03","slug":"immersive-extreme-sports-exhibit-opens-at-denver-museum-of-nature-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/immersive-extreme-sports-exhibit-opens-at-denver-museum-of-nature-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Immersive extreme sports exhibit opens at Denver Museum of Nature & Science"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After opening Friday, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s “Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits,” exhibit will be open daily \u2013 sans Christmas Day \u2013 through April 12.<\/strong>
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DENVER \u2014 A new immersive extreme sports exhibition is now open at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for those looking to \u201cgo inside the minds and bodies of extreme athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The exhibition, dubbed \u201cExtreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits,\u201d attempts to educate museum goers of the psychological motivations and science needed to undertake such popular action sports as wingsuit flying, ice and rock climbing, parkour and free diving.<\/p>\n

The exhibition \u2014 which opened Friday and is free with general admission to the museum \u2014 goes inside the minds and bodies of such accomplished Colorado extreme athletes like 2019 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and rock and ice climber Maureen Beck; Estes Park-native, rock climber and skier Tommy Caldwell; and do-it-all thrill seeker Andrew Fraser, among others.<\/p>\n

The new exhibition, which will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through April 12 (except on Christmas Day) \u2014 seeks to delve into, as museum spokesperson Jamie Winter put it, \u201cthe common perception that extreme sports are only for \u2018adrenaline junkies.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile these sports are thrilling to both participants and fans,\u201d Winter said in a press release, \u201c\u2018Extreme Sports\u2019 dispels misperceptions and shows these activities typically involve high levels of intentional technical skill and decision-making, intense physical and mental exertion and proper use of specialized gear. \u201c<\/p>\n

Winter said guests will experience extreme sports through the exhibitions stories of international athletes, tales which illustrate amazing commitment and perseverance. Winter said there will also be immersive exhibits and hands-on activities that showcase science, creativity and innovation. The goal of the exhibit is to inspire guests to learn more about their own personal limits. <\/p>\n

The exhibition is also anchored around a special American Ninja Warrior-developed course created by the Colorado-based Ninja Nation obstacle course arena company. The obstacle course is one way guests can immerse themselves in the extreme sports profiled at the exhibit, along with the ability to virtually race backcountry slopes. Other elements include balancing along a high-line, discovering what it\u2019s like to pilot a wingsuit, taking a virtual leap off of a cliff, racing in the footsteps of a parkour athlete and getting into an upside-down halfpipe photo opportunity. The exhibit\u2019s Immersion Room also provides guests with the opportunity to ride a mountain bike and a whitewater kayak.<\/p>\n

\u201cColorado is the perfect state for the U.S. debut of this exhibition,\u201d Dr. Garth Spellman, the museum\u2019s curator of ornithology and the exhibit\u2019s curatorial advisor said in a statement. \u201cOur mountains, snow, skies, and waterways provide the perfect playground for extreme activities that have born world-renowned athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other extreme sports Colorado athletes profiled at the exhibit include American Ninja Warrior Brian Arnold of Brighton; American Ninja Warrior Geoff Britten of Castle Rock; skydiver, BASE jumper, wingsuit pilot, rock and ice climber, snowboarder, mountain biker and diver Dr. Omer Mei-Dan of the University of Colorado; adventure filmmaker, rock climber, skier and surfer Peter Mortimer of Boulder; skateboarder David Reyes of Denver; and the Colorado Springs extreme family of June and Eldon Cornish, Staci Suter and Jesse, Kristina, Alexis and Megan Mascarenas.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit DMNS.org\/ExtremeSports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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After opening Friday, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s “Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits,” exhibit will be open daily \u2013 sans Christmas Day \u2013 through April 12.Courtesy Denver Museum of Nature & Science DENVER \u2014 A new immersive extreme sports exhibition is now open at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-799557","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-24 06:47:48","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=799557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799557\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=799557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=799557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=799557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}