This feature takes us behind the scenes with Sven Martin, one of the most recognized downhill dirt shooters at the world’s premiere mountain bike festival, Crankworx. This week-long biking event in Whistler BC, attracts the world’s top riders from every event, including downhill, cross country and slopestyle, just to name a few. With over 25 thousand spectators, it’s become the largest mountain bike festival ever.
The high speed action makes it extremely challenging to capture through photography and video. Those who are aren’t prepped and ready will miss the shot. The combination of the event’s high-paced action, and difficult to access locations only adds to the intensity. Needless to say, Sven has mastered this process, making it look easy. Press play to catch the chaos and see him in action, doing what he does best.
Social media has been flooded with heartfelt tributes to Hawaiian surfer Montgomery “Buttons” Kaluhiokalani in recent days. The 55-year-old from Waikiki passed away on Saturday after a painful bout with lung cancer. To tens of thousands of surfers he influenced during his mid-70s heyday, including most who never met him, his passing still feels like losing a childhood friend.
To understand Buttons’ significance on surfing, it’s important to grasp where surfing was when he came of age … More
Jokke Sommer, Espen Fadnes and Ludo Woerth start their season in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where they will attempt to fly under the arm of the Jesus Christ statue. But making this ground-breaking flight will not be easy and the crew encounters many unforeseen challenges.
Wingsuit Flight Under Arm of Christ Statue in Rio de Janeiro I The Perfect Flight, ep.1
Surf Alaska, the video series, tells the tale of a few hardy souls in the far north exploring their endless back yard in search of surf.
Playing chess with mother nature, we use all available resources from boats to helicopters in our search for a few fleeting moments of euphoria.
A land of extremes – Alaska is the home of the midnight sun and the midday darkness. With over 34,000 miles of rugged, wilderness coastline, snow covered mountains and glacier carved fiords, violent weather patterns and 30ft tidal changes – This is not an easy place to go prospecting for surf.
Easy isn’t something we are in search of. It’s the difficulty of accessing the coastline, enduring the storms and surviving the cold that make surfing in Alaska so rewarding.
We always venture out in search of waves to surf, but whether we score or not there is always a story of adventure to tell.