#bethefirst [part 1 — CLIMB] a visual depiction and insight into of the true essence behind the brand. Following a first Ascent athlete to the top, to be the first and to understand the strength and willpower it takes to truly succeed .
This is part 1 of a series of short films.
CREDITS
Climber – Gosia Lipinska
Director — Kirsten Gerber
Rigging — Cobus Liebenberg
Camera assist/rigging – Olaf De Wet
Aerial camera — Graham Newton
DOP – Troy Davies
Edit/Production – Retroyspective
Most of you know me for filming at the WP Downhill races but this event I decided to give it a bash with some stills; thanks to Ewald Sadie, Mr. ESP, for lending me a flash and acting like the super cool pro that he is.
With a new course for this year’s Urban assault, the slopes of signal hill down into the Bo-Kaap had the riders’ work cut out for them and many a tyre did not make it to the bottom inflated. It was good to see the big names back in the country and taking top honors at this year’s Urban Assault event.
I think the biggest treat was for the Bo-Kaap locals who had a spiced up Sunday afternoon with DH riders cruising past their balconies and terraces; bringing the entire neighborhood onto the streets and proving to be one of the most supported events so far this season.
With the level of riding constantly on the rise I am really looking forward to the WP champs at Tokai on the 24th of November this year. Read More
Rocking the daisies is a music festival held once a year at Cloof wine estate in Darling, a estimated 15000 people attended this years event. This video is a collection of time lapses during the course of the weekend that I took in-between filming for MK studio1 and streaming the festival live – luckily I had a few great camera positions back stage to add to the awesomeness of the festival itself – [angles ,angles, angles !]. Thanks to Paul Charles [PMC] for helping me out with the last shots after a very long weekend. Sit back and enjoy a awesome festival in fast forward.
This video was taken on a Canon 60d using the Magic Lantern firmware and a forced slow frame rate setting. Read More
The final round of the WP DH series took place this past weekend at Jonkershoek in Stellenbosch. Even though it was the same track as last year, everything looked different as the pine plantation was completely cleared, leaving a uncovered track from top to bottom. The plus side was that this made spectating very easy as you could see almost 2 thirds othe track from the finish line.
Saturday’s practice saw a mixed bag of weather, from a cold rainy morning to a sunny warm afternoon. The rain that fell in the days leading up to the weekend left behind some thick mud that made practice very interesting. Apart from a couple of riders, everybody took it easy and tried to stay upright and avoid the deep ruts that formed very quickly. Read More
A collection of Images from the Moonlightmass 8.1 ride in Cape Town Read More
00:00 Chapter 1 – Visions of Jbay 2012
04:45 Chapter 2 – Monster Team – Matt Bromley, John John Florence, Dale Staples
08:33 Chapter 3 – Monster After party at the Mexican
09:45 Chapter 4 – Event Wrap
“Supertubes at its best was what greeted surfers in the Billabong Pro J-Bay 2012 today, the opening day of the event. A solid six to eight-foot of surf groomed by offshore southwest winds and a mid-day low tide made for an incredible day of high performance surfing and perfect barrel rides” Read More
Like round #1 at George earlier this year, things were wet and cold this weekend at the 4th round of the WP DH season at Contermanskloof. The main line was given a break this time round, and riders took on the shorter, revised track.
Saturday’s practice saw some sunshine and blue skies, but things turned for the worse overnight and everybody woke up to grey skies and a constant drizzle that slowly increased to some proper rain. This turned the upper part of the track into a bit of a river, but luckily did not cause any major drama. Heading past the tree line, riders faced a road gap into a sharp right handed berm, which was followed by some tight corners into another road gap and some more corners. The final section was fast(ish) and open with a nice rock garden leading up to the finish line table.
With a number of the top riders overseas, the race was wide open and the crowd saw some new faces on the podium with Luke Davis taking the top step with a time of 2:00:59. 2nd spot was taken by Duran Van Eeden, followed by Dane Olsen in third. Read More
