The great outdoors

Cover

to travel a particular distance

Raft

a flat floating structure for travelling across water, often made of pieces of wood tied roughly together and moved along with a paddle

White-water rafting

the activity of being moved quickly in a raft along rivers where the current is very stron

Lifelong

lasting for the whole of a person's life

Meet up

to meet another person in order to do something together

A matter of time

used when you think that something will happen at some point in the near future

Hang glider

a very small aircraft without an engine. It consists of a frame covered in cloth, which forms a wing, and the pilot hangs from this frame.

Glide

to fly by floating on air currents instead of using power from wings or an engine

Slip

to slide without intending to

Polish

to rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine

Pick up

to learn a new skill or language by practising it rather than being taught it

Indoors

into or inside a building

Snorkelling

the activity of swimming while using a snorkel

Adventure racing

a contest in which teams compete in an expedition-length race which involves two or more sporting disciplines, often running, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, and elements of navigation and orienteering

Paragliding

the sport of jumping out of an aircraft with a special parachute that allows you to travel a long horizontal distance before you land

Gliding

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Skydiving

a sport in which a person jumps from an aircraft and falls for as long as possible before opening a parachute

Black-water rafting

a form of extreme sport which involves floating on underground rivers, navigating networks of caves and small falls.

Wild-water rafting

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