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Within less than a week of its posting, a short titled ‘Danny MacAskill: The Ridge’ has garnered a whopping 10 million view count as of writing.
The secret to this video lies in its feature of professional street trials rider Danny MacAskill’s death-defying endeavor of his hometown’s Isle of Skye.
With the breathtaking scenery as backdrop, the 28-year-old conquered the fearsome Cuillin Ridge, maneuvering the Scottish terrain on his mountain bike.
Filming the short was no easy feat either, as director Stu Thomson shared with Fstoppers.
“It was a serious effort to just get to the filming locations. The Cuillin Ridge is seven miles long, and to get to the easiest summit is at least two hours of hiking up, and then two hours back. We had to carry food, water and all our camera gear, including the drone and eight batteries for it, in and out each day. The longest day on the mountain was 8am until 1am, and included a total of seven hours of hiking for five shots in the film.”
Check out the incredible video below:
[via Adweek, images via Cut Media]
Within less than a week of its posting, a short titled ‘Danny MacAskill: The Ridge’ has garnered a whopping 10 million view count as of writing.
The secret to this video lies in its feature of professional street trials rider Danny MacAskill’s death-defying endeavor of his hometown’s Isle of Skye.
With the breathtaking scenery as backdrop, the 28-year-old conquered the fearsome Cuillin Ridge, maneuvering the Scottish terrain on his mountain bike.
Filming the short was no easy feat either, as director Stu Thomson shared with Fstoppers.
“It was a serious effort to just get to the filming locations. The Cuillin Ridge is seven miles long, and to get to the easiest summit is at least two hours of hiking up, and then two hours back. We had to carry food, water and all our camera gear, including the drone and eight batteries for it, in and out each day. The longest day on the mountain was 8am until 1am, and included a total of seven hours of hiking for five shots in the film.”
Check out the incredible video below:
[via Adweek, images via Cut Media]