For the second instalment of our new series we asked you to send us your favourite adventure-themed travel videos. If you've come across any other brilliant travel videos online, share them by adding a comment below, or tweet them to @GuardianTravelFor the second instalment of our series on the best travel videos on the web, we've gone thrill-seeking. Our team have scoured Vimeo for some of the most adventurous footage we could find, and combined this with your suggestions from Twitter. The results are below.... you may want to take a deep breath, and prepare a calming cup of chamomile for the when the credits roll.Flying, NorwayHoly crap. Espen Fadnes, a Norwegian wingsuit person, gathers himself while standing at the top of a mountain in Stryn. Then he throws himself off it, and flies to the bottom. Many thanks to @lukewaterfield for the link.Touching, RussiaTo promote news site Russia Beyond the Headlines' iPad app, Cody White embarked on a project to touch Russia. Yup, touch it. Borsch, oil pipes, battle cruisers, KGB headquarters, workers in a boiler house, babushkas, space rockets... Cody fondled them all.Urban skiing, CanadaIn a segment from the All.I.Can documentary, Canadian pro skier JP Auclair hurtles down a trail in Rossland and into the town of Nelson in British Columbia, using every patch of snow available. Watch for the flying sparks as skis hit tarmac. Thanks to @boomergirl50 for the link.Papua New GuineaStunning, cinematic footage from Filmmaker Michael Fletchers journey to Papua New Guinea's remote islands and villages in 2010.Waves, somewhereSurf photographer Mickey Smith talks in near-poetic verse about what motivates him to lay his body against the elements to catch the perfect shot. On first watch we thought this was a little cheesy. Then we got over ourselves and decided it was really quite beautiful. Thanks to @GemmaFreeman for the tip.Climbing, Yosemite"A lot of the greatest climbing feats in history have happened here, and they're happening right now," explains photographer Jimmy Chin calmly, before attaching himself to a rope and dangling off an impossibly high - and impossibly beautiful - cliff in Yosemite National Park.Adventure travelCanadaRussiaSkiingExtreme sportsPapua New GuineaSurfingUnited StatesNorwayBenji Lanyadoguardian.co.uk © 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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