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Her neural link powered on as she ascended rapidly up the cliff face. Linked-in spectators gasped, their minds floating, dancing, with the rock.

Researchers at the QUT have debunked the myth that those that do extreme sports are adrenalin junkies with a death wish. Instead, it appears that they can ‘induce non-ordinary states of consciousness… at once powerful and meaningful’. BASE jumpers and climbers provided details of their lived experience, inspiring this story. //Alex Massey//