This is a generalized category, which includes all the adventurous sport which takes place in exotic locations.
Here is a basic description of all such sports in short, also the pictures included with each category helps you in getting a better understanding of the sport.
The most common and well known adventurous sports are kite surfing, bungee jumping and rock climbing.
Every category has its own specialty and requirements, also the equipments used are different.
Sport climbing is a style of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors fixed to the rock, especially bolts, for protection.
The term is used in opposition to traditional or adventure climbing. Sport climbing is a relatively modern branch of the sport, becoming popular in the 1980s.
The emphasis that it places on strength and stamina led to a big improvement in standards among top climbers.
The increase in strength and skill that climbers gained from sport climbing has been applied to traditional climbing allowing increase in grades.