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05 Jul

Where the Trail Ends: Freeride mountain bike film

Am vazut trailerul filmului Where the Trail Ends pus “sus” de Red Bull Media House  & Freeride Entertainment care va fi lansat pe orbita in Septembrie. Locatii incredibile, filmari de-ti pica plombele nepuse, rideri sariti de pe fix dar in acelasi timp printre cei mai buni din lume … adica avem toate ingredientele pentru a ramane cu gura cascata din nou!

Red Bull Media House si Freeride Entertainment combina filmul high tech, sunetul si cadre de la capault lumii intr-o calatorie uimitoare, alaturi de o distributie de aventurieri de mountain biking de prima clasa.

O noua era a filmelor de sporturi de actiune din secolul 21 va pasi mai departe ca niciodata in viitor cu lansarea “Where The Trail Ends” in aceasta toamna. Produs de Red Bull Media House, in asociere cu Freeride Entertainment, acest film va fi un spectacol global al ciclismului, deosebit de orice altceva surprins pe film. Un teaser pentru film a fost lansat pe www.wherethetrailends.com – odata ce clipul va obtine un milion de vizionari, un trailer full va fi dezvaluit si disponibil sa fie vazut.

“Where The Trail Ends” a fost realizat in mai mult de trei ani cu cele mai avansate tehnici de film si echipamente de sunet folosite vreodata in acest domeniu. Filmul introduce spectatorii intr-o cronica extraordinara a explorarii, haosului si culturii din cele mai izolate si magnifice peisaje ale globului. Inspirat de extraordinarul documentar de snowboard al Red Bull Media House, “The Art of Flight”, aceasta este esenta pura a explorarii definita prin doua roti. “Experienta realizarii filmului este ceva pe care spectatorii il vor experimenta la prima mana. Este povestea a ceea ce a trebuit sa faci pentru a ajunge aici. Si cum a fost sa experimentezi ride-ul suprem,” spune riderul Darren Berrecloth, considerat unul dintre freeriderii proeminenti ai lumii. “Am mers in regiuni aproape in totalitate necunoscute. Si deseori nu stiam daca vom reusi sau vom esua, sau mai rau.”

03 Apr

Tribute to Shane McConkey

12 (December 30, 1969 – March 26, 2009). Born in Vancouver, British Columbia,[1] McConkey was a professional skier based out of Squaw Valley, California. He won numerous awards and competitions. McConkey started as a competitive freestyle skier, but moved on to be featured in a long line of extreme skiing movies. McConkey was known for combining BASE jumping with skiing, as seen in such feats as skiing into a BASE jump off the Eiger. McConkey went to Burke Mountain Academy. He was also known for his contributions to ski design, notably being the father of reverse side cut and reverse camber skis (aka: skis with rocker), first with the Volant Spatula and, more recently, the K2 Pontoon ski design.

On March 26, 2009, McConkey was killed while skiing in the Dolomite Mountains in Italy. He and his skiing partner JT Holmes were skiing off of a cliff while wearing parachutes; after doing a double back flip, McConkey was unable to deploy his parachute because his ski failed to eject, and he crashed to the ground. His parachute did not malfunction, it was never deployed. He died on the scene.[2]

foto via lat34.com

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