Mountain bikers seem to have an unwavering desire to challenge how far they can push their limits. For some, it means jumping farther. For others, it means riding a line that terrifies them. For Whistler legend Adam Billinghurst, it meant attempting to descend one million vertical feet as quickly as possible.
Watch Adam Billinghurst in One Million Down as he takes on one of his life goals of achieving 1 million vertical feet on his bike. “I’ve wanted to ride 1,000,000 vertical feet in the bike park for almost 10 years now. You don’t get to do a million of a lot of things. The things you do, you rarely think about: how many breaths you’ve taken, grains of rice you’ve eaten, said the word ‘and’. It just seemed like a good number.”
Playa Parguito, Venezuela – Following four amazing days of great waves and exciting Bodyboarding performances, the 2013 ISA World Bodyboard Championship in Playa Parguito, Venezuela, is officially over. Brazil will go down in the history books as the Gold Medal Team of the 2013 ISA World Bodyboard Championship.
The individual division winners are: Eder Luciano from Brazil in Open Men’s, Neymara Carvalho from … More