McConkey, un documentar – tribut pentru 2013

“McConkey,” este un documentar – tribut care va apare in 2013. Este despre si dedicat vietii lui Shane McConkey, un sportiv care a impins limitele sportului dincolo de perceptia vremii. A fost vazut ca un pionier al freeskiing & ski base jumping. I-a inspirat pe multi si a dus sportul mult iubit la un nivel mult superior fata de unde l-a gasit.

Red Bull Media House impreuna cu Matchstick Productions au pus cap la cap acest documentar care celebreaza viata lui Shane McConkey.

Pentru cei care nu stiu, baiatul asta despre care vorbim a murit pe 26 Martie 2009 intr-un accident petrecut in Muntii Dolomiti in timpul unui ski base jumping.

Despre documentar puteti afla mai multe pe pagina oficiala mcconkeymovie.com

“McConkey” movie trailer, 4 minute HD from MSP Films on Vimeo.

Tribute to Shane McConkey

(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]

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