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Some people look for "R&R" (rest and relaxation) when they are on vacation, but other people are looking for excitement and adventure. Many "travel agencies" (companies that help people plan their vacations) and small companies now specialize in "adventure travel" to help people have the exciting vacation experiences they desire.

Adventure travel combines "exploration" (learning about new places by visiting them) with a little bit of "risk" (the possibility that one could get hurt or die) and "physical exertion" (using one's body). Zip-lining, kayaking, and skydiving are all popular forms of adventure travel, but some people like to "take it further" (do something in a more extreme way).

For example, people who go "heli-climbing" ride in a helicopter to a "remote" (very far away from cities and other people) place, where they are left to "climb" (move upward using one's body) to a "peak" (the highest part of a mountain). And "heli-skiing" is when people ride in a helicopter to go to a remote, "snow-capped" (with snow at the top) mountain and "ski" (glide over snow while wearing long, narrow, flat pieces under one's boots) down the mountainside.

Many people enjoy "bungee jumping," an activity in which they wear a "harness" (straps that are fastened around one's body, like a vest) that is attached to a long, "stretchy" (able to get longer) elastic cord called a "bungee cord." Then they jump from the top of a bridge or other position high up, falling very far and stretching out the cord, which then "snaps back" (becomes short or small again), pulling the person up before he or she hits the bottom surface).