Connect With Your Primal Self And Transcend To Another Plane Of Consciousness

Sometimes, to feel alive, one simply needs to get that heart rate up. Here’s what you can do to connect with your primal self and, in the process, transcend to another plane of consciousness.

- Ho Yun Kuan

Ice Climbing

As if scaling a vertical surface isn’t hard enough, imagine doing so in freezing weather and a surface covered in slippery ice. According to the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, the first recorded ice climbing competition was in 1912 on the Brenva glacier in Courmayeur, Italy. It’s also where you’ll push your ab strength to its limits – planking will feel like a walk in the park when you try your hand at this.

If we could travel: Incredible Journeys is a Singapore-based tour operator that offers ice climbing courses in the Siguniang mountain range in Sichuan, China. There are eight-day itineraries for beginner and intermediate climbers. The former covers acclimatisation, basic climbing and abseiling techniques as well as plenty of climbing opportunities.

White-collar Boxing

As its name implies, white-collar boxing is when white-collar workers – amateurs, in other words – get into the ring. It’s usually a glitzy, black-tie affair, with money raised for charities. Cubicle rats train intensively for weeks to beat each other up in front of their colleagues, who have each paid hundreds of dollars to eat a multi-course meal at a ringside table.

If we could travel: Corporate Fighter in Australia runs boxing courses that last 10 to 12 weeks. Training costs A$795 and every participant is required to sell two tables of 10 seats each, with a starting price of A$2,500, for their fight night.

Rock Climbing