Today was my first time that I competed in a trials competition since 1998!
It was a fun event held during the Crankworx Festival in Whistler, Canada. The Baia family organized a very nice event with good sections, some of them were in the center of town others were in a nearby creek and park.
A few days ago I finished my latest 'Hans Rey Adventure Team' trip together with Cross Country legend Thomas Frischknecht from Switzerland. We did a 6 day freeride tour in the heart of the Alps utilizing ski-lifts, gondolas, trains and shuttles to get around and to the top of some of the best singletrails in the world. We did close to 60,000 ft (20,000 m) vertical downhill trails. The Alta Rezia regions consists of approx. 40 villages partly Swiss and partly Italian; our route started in St. Moritz via Tirano via Livigno to Bormio, with many detours and surprises along the way.
As usual we had a filmcrew in tow (Halsundbeinbruch Film), who filmed in HD format for a DVD and to produce royalty-free TV footage; as well as photographer Stefan Eisend, who is also producing a royalty-free photo CD. Our complete crew was on bikes, which really helped us keep the pace and move along very efficient.
We have just concluded the latest Hans Rey adventure to Copper Canyon in Northern Mexico. Our mission was to be the first to ride mountain bikes on the technical and difficult Chinivo Trail to the heart of the canyon, the old mining town of Batopilas.
I'm not sure if I'm on an endless rollercoaster or if I'm caught in a tornado. It's been an incredible experience to be here in France at the Tour de France. It's hard to describe this event in words or even pictures. It's basically a giant sports event with up to 1,5 million spectators along the roads, 5000 persons with accreditations, 1400 official cars, over 90 different TV stations (OLN is just one of them with probably 50 people or more), over 1200 journalists, some 70 photo agencies, and some 180 cyclists. The most impressive part is that everything and everybody has to move daily. It is literally a tornado and I'm one of the many persons who is caught in it - speeding through France.
Hans Rey Adventure Team trip with Richie Schley: "Mountain Kenya Rage 2004"
This was a serious undertaking not only because of the high altitude but also because of the constantly changing terrain which turned out to be more challenging than expected. Along with us was a small film-crew, Bob Poole and John Mans, who documented this expedition on HD (high definition) film for television and still photographer Blake Jorgenson; along with our local guide Dickson and the porters who carried our tents, food and camera-gear.I'm sitting at the edge of the Indian Ocean reflecting on my latest "Hans Rey Adventure Team" trip which just ended a few days ago. The goal was to be the first to traverse and summit Mt. Kenya (16,300 feet/ 5,000-meters) in East Africa on mountain bikes. My partner for this trip was freeriding legend and pioneer Richie Schley from Canada.
I just got done with one of the coolest projects I have ever been involved with.
I got hired to be one of the experts, on-camera TV moderator, and race director for this new TV Show for the Outdoor Life Network (OLN) and ABC, produced by American Adventure Productions Inc.
I got to work with some old friends, but I met a lot of new cool people as well.
The event is set in 6 stages. 50 non-professional, non-sponsored athletes were interviewed and invited by the network for our first elimination round in Moab, Utah in October 2002.
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Today was my first time that I competed in a trials competition since 1998!
It was a fun event held during the Crankworx Festival in Whistler, Canada. The Baia family organized a very nice event with good sections, some of them were in the center of town others were in a nearby creek and park.