Archive for the ‘Mt. Bike’ Category
Hiking up the Red Bull Rampage site is a feat in itself, the cliffs are steeps and the steeps are cliffs. The footings are loose and it’s easy to become solely focused on a sense of self preservation, but when you stop to catch your breath and look around, things come into perspective quickly. You start to see the tiny figures in the distance, dwarfed by the sheer size of the cliffs and camouflaged by the layers of dust they have become covered with as they try to mould the landscape. The silhouettes of pickaxe swinging workers that line the ridges against the hot sun are reminiscent of chain gangs, but with one major difference, these people have volunteered for these hours of manual labour. Friends, teammates, parents, siblings and girlfriends all have … Pictures and more
What is the meaning of mountain biking? Why do we ride? In this continuing Kitsbow video series, we explore what it means to ride from the motivations and perspectives of those whose efforts have lent the sport meaning to our own lives.
In this fourth chapter, we are introduced to the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance — a Seattle area advocacy and trailbuilding group committed to making Washington State one of the best places in the United States to ride a mountain bike. With a résumé featuring successful bike festivals, ride parks, urban unification projects, and incredible backcountry-caliber trails, there are fewer organizations that know how to bring people together to ride better than Evergreen.