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I've been addicted to the feeling of calm that sets in hours into a long ride or alpine climb since I was a Boy Scout scrambling up fourteeners. It's nice to finally have a word for the feeling. ATARAXIA is a short film that was born after a discussion with a good friend, Rudi. Rudi... Continue Reading →
“We Are Mountain Bikers” is a short film by Robin Munshaw, shot on location in the amazing communities and on the hand built trails the 2019 racers experienced. BC Bike Race saw 600 participants from 38 countries attend the 13th running of the event and the latest incarnation of the ‘Ultimate Singletrack Experience’. This film... Continue Reading →
The Postman is a new short film from Sam Needham. The short looks at the trail Kenny Mackay, the last postman to walk the rugged singletrack route, took each day to reach the isolated village of Rhenigidale before a road was constructed in 1990. Clinging to the frayed edges of the ragged shores of the... Continue Reading →
Rugile Kaladyte put together this amazing short film, “I Just Want to Ride”, documents Lael Wilcox’s passion for the Tour Divide. Lael Wilcox loves the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. She loves the climbing. It's pass after pass. She loves the roads. They’re not too technical. She loves the landscapes. Traveling from Canada to Mexico,... Continue Reading →
A short film that opens with two guys fabricating surfboard trailers for their bikepacking trip is a good start. Two cheap bikes. A surfboard. And 250-miles of human-powered travel to find good surf. One grand adventure! All Rideable! From the city of Portland to the Oregon Coast and back. A film by Steven Mortinson and... Continue Reading →
This is a fantastic video documenting a father and daughter bikepacking trip through the Himalayas. Over 21 days, the pair covered 1,250km, through illness, extreme winds, and over rough terrain and high altitudes they prevailed and shared a very memorable journey. In late 2018, father-daughter duo, Jess & Peter Cappendell decided to bike tour 1250... Continue Reading →
‘Home Wild Home’ is the latest film by Montanus, but it doesn’t tell of an expedition in a remote land like those they made in Patagonia and Iceland. Montanus duo created a sort of tribute in honor of their own land, filming the backyard trails that link their hometown L’Aquila, in central Italy, with the... Continue Reading →
Wherever you live, adventure is waiting not far from home. A short film about a quick escape from daily life, exploring hidden places in search of that sense of freedom felt only if we are completely deep in nature, because you don't have to go far to live your adventure. Watch and be inspired, take... Continue Reading →
A short film that looks at how planning and infrastructure have made the Dutch city of Utrecht possible the world’s best city for cyclists. Please, every city planner in Denver, watch this! Utrecht is a city with unbelievable momentum for altering how its city center integrates with people. They've been slowly pushing the car out... Continue Reading →
Terroir features Texas Tech University's Adventure Media course, in which 16 students bikepack the Epic route in Big Bend Ranch State Park in order to create compelling adventure stories about mountain biking and public land, as well as become more versed in this pristine, viable area in the borderlands. Along the way, the class made... Continue Reading →
Admissions of an Amateur Bikepacker is a new film by Ben Johnson. Not far into his trip Ben realized his limited biking and backpacking skills might not have prepared him for a solo bikepacking adventure through the Peruvian Andes. Ben, from Johnson Studios, had the “brilliant” idea of bikepacking and self-filming a solo adventure in... Continue Reading →
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