2011 February | UltraRob's Adventures

Assault on the Peak in 3D

February 14th, 2011

The inaugural Assault on the Peak, the bike ride from Manitou Springs to the summit of Pikes Peak, was filmed in 3D by Convergent Design. I talked to the 2 guys shooting the video briefly at Crystal Reservoir. They said they were shooting it to show off some 3D capability which I’m guessing is their nano3D product.

I don’t have any 3D glasses laying around so I’m not sure how it looks in 3D. If you have some blue and red 3D glasses, take a look at it and leave a comment below with your thoughts.

Unfortunately it doesn’t look they got any footage from above timberline. In the version I embedded above, Peak Region Cyclist added in a few still photos.

Registration for the 2011 Assault on the Peak opens tomorrow and has a reduced entry price of $150 through April 30th. After that it will be $180 and day of ride registration will be $200.

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Tags: Assault on the Peak, Colorado Springs, cycling, Manitou Springs, Pikes Peak
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Taking a Big Fall from a Mountain

February 11th, 2011

A couple weeks ago Adam Potter, 35, was climbing near the summit of the 3,600-foot Sguss Choinnich Mor on the west coast of Scotland. He realized that he needed to get his ice axe out of his pack and to put his crampons on. Before he got them on he slipped and started sliding down the mountain.

He ended up 1,000 feet down the mountain. It wasn’t one big drop and he was sliding down the face much of the time but he took a few 100 foot drops.

Miraculously he survived and didn’t suffer any serious injuries. He had several bruises, cuts and scrapes and a minor chest injury. He was rescued by a Navy helicopter that was in the area.

Adam Potter gives a few more details of his harrowing ride in the this video. There’s also an article on MSNBC.

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Ride the Divide Movie Continues to be Shown

February 9th, 2011

Ride The Divide Movie Trailer from Ride The Divide on Vimeo.

The Ride the Divide movie of the 2008 Tour Divide continues to be shown across the country. It was shown here in Colorado Springs in September. I wrote a review of Ride the Divide after I saw it in September.

It’s coming back to the big screen here again this Thursday evening. Once again it’ll be at Stargazers Theatre at 7 PM. All the details here. A list of screenings for other parts of the country is on the Ride the Divide website.

This Colorado Springs showing is a fundraiser for Medicine Wheel. Medicine Wheel is a huge part of why we have access to so many mountain bike trails and very few trails have been closed to bikes.

At the Ride the Divide movie showing Thursday night Medicine Wheel will discussing their plans for building what they’re calling Lake Moraine – Missing Link trail until it’s formally named by the city. The trail is one of the trails being built as part of the opening of the Pikes Peak South Slope. This new trail will will connect Barr Trail to Jones Park and Cheyenne Canon to make one awesome loop. More on the trail can be found here on the Medicine Wheel site.

The Ride the Divide movie can be purchased from the official website or from Amazon.

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