Vaulting, dodging, climbing and swerving through tight corners might not be novel challenges for you if you’ve survived the city as a true Mumbaikar. But as athletes and coaches reveal later in this report, a good outdoor session is more about the mind than the body. “When I’m practising an extreme sport, my worldly worries melt away. My focus is channelled into my next leap, my next step, my next big decision,” says skateboarder Advait Raj. We pick our tried-and-tested safe outdoor sporting disciplines across the city and the suburbs to test-drive your adventure thrills.

Get a grip

A boulderer navigates an inclined climb. Pics/Atul Kamble