Myself at no name in Zermatt, Switzerland - photo by AlpineTrailhunter

Trip to the alpine region near Zermatt, July 2009 | Thx for this great shot Bernhard!

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POD Photo of the Day on Jul 11, 2012

Selected by Colin Meagher - Gotta give the man props: he can ride. I rode Zermatt last summer, and it is a sick zone that has it all--especially big unforgiving mountains.

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Album: Valais-2009
Category: XC Riding
Date Posted: Apr 1, 2010 at 4:53
Apr 1, 2010
Location: Zermatt, Switzerland
Trail: no name
Riders: Myself

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72 Comments

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conor1234567890 (Jul 11, 2012 at 0:01)

Higher than bob marley

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carlosamigo (Jul 11, 2012 at 2:44) (Below Threshold) show comment

Afro man too...

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chyu (Jul 11, 2012 at 2:55)

Hey, I found a cat.

RonDH (Jul 11, 2012 at 5:38)

surely deserves a POD!

BurgerBiker (Jul 11, 2012 at 5:42)

PODPODPOD!!!!!!!!!!!!

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conor1234567890 (Jul 11, 2012 at 8:06)

Thats why it is pod

giant1996 Plus (Jul 11, 2012 at 8:35)

balls to the wall man,sick!

scottrallye (Jul 11, 2012 at 9:05)

REAL Mountain biking.

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xxslopestylerider9x (Jul 11, 2012 at 9:15) (Below Threshold) show comment

only trolls such as myself count the number of switchbacks shown, and yes there are indeed 18 visible.

fantaman (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:32)

That rider is just a tiny dot on that mountain

rockhopper15 (Jul 11, 2012 at 13:10)

ohhhh shiiiiiitt. thats heavy man

RedzNC (Jul 11, 2012 at 14:03)

Putting the mountain in mountain biking

mtbrider256 (Jul 11, 2012 at 19:35)

i see more people at the top! Big Grin

carlosamigo (Jul 17, 2012 at 6:04) (Below Threshold) show comment

-45 props I'm so proud Smile

baannsshhee (Jul 22, 2012 at 18:05)

Love the look of that trail twisting its way down the mountain Smile

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rccannondale (Jul 11, 2012 at 0:02)

Spent forever trying to find him on the switchbacks... then i noticed the upper left corner. POD worthy for sure

Bullitproof (Jul 11, 2012 at 0:36)

im liking the new shift in POD's in the last little bit... excited to see whats to come for sure

PatMcG (Jul 11, 2012 at 3:39)

well i thaught it was a helmet cam until i sore the upper corner...

TyranT21 (Jul 11, 2012 at 5:42)

I love how everyone is just watching him from the top, not game to follow yet

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SandersB (Jul 11, 2012 at 0:27)

WOW I need to start traveling, its a big world out there.

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Draggon (Jul 11, 2012 at 0:02)

"You are here."

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DoCenT-Zmc (Apr 6, 2010 at 1:58)

Nice drop on his way Big Grin

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huwarcher (Jul 11, 2012 at 4:40)

I bet when he eventually got down he said something like " Oh ffs, left my keys up there!!!"

doubledeuce (Jul 11, 2012 at 8:09)

"Do I really NEED my wallet?" ..... Wink

shredds (Jul 11, 2012 at 18:49)

Not if you're poor like me.

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shishka (Jul 11, 2012 at 6:50)

Thats a nice mountain pic. How is that guy riding inside a floating bubble?

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erikmraz (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:36)

Looks like The Pass of Caradhras in the Misty Mountains, which the Fellowship of the Ring took to avoid the Gap of Rohan. Epic beautiful wilderness.

JAKEsterizer (Jul 11, 2012 at 17:11)

...

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pali26 (Jul 11, 2012 at 1:24)

the picture looks awesome but it's a shame that we are not getting it in a higher res. Frown

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soulless (Apr 1, 2010 at 21:26)

crazy

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soulless (Apr 1, 2010 at 23:45)

i still cant get over how fricken nuts this is!! mad props man!!!

xXZULTXx (Apr 12, 2010 at 18:38)

look at that zigzag trail going down the middle, Sweet!!!

orangepatriotcoil (Jun 6, 2010 at 10:24)

thats what i owuld call a sweet trail ! But getting up there thats a mish !

andrewgrant (Jul 11, 2012 at 19:59)

it's called a helicopter bro Wink

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bendy (Jul 11, 2012 at 0:24)

by the time i had got to the top of that thing id be too buggered to ride back down

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Stuuriaan (Jul 11, 2012 at 5:48)

imagine flipping the front wheel at one of those switchbacks...that's gonna be a looooong loooooooooong way down

dear god I most definitely would sh*t my pants up there

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six66 (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:47)

How the hell is this in "XC riding?!"

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ziperzap (Jul 11, 2012 at 1:09)

it's rare seeing a POD appreciating the bigger picture.

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specialized15 (Jul 11, 2012 at 0:37)

this looks steep from just looking at it, imagine if you're riding down it! Absolutely insane!

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ercover (Jul 11, 2012 at 5:02)

Mother Earth's nipple.

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tworldsmine (Jul 11, 2012 at 13:10)

He did not use the flash, did he?!

PODs are getting EPIC recently aren't they?

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mcarswell (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:19)

thats sick,does anyone know how they got up there,heli? that would be a hell of a hike...sick shot! raw riding Salute

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gr8tfyredup (Jul 11, 2012 at 22:18)

no guts/ no glory!!!ride like the wind!stay fired-up!cold brewskis@ the bottom**.

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ffmc (Jul 11, 2012 at 3:37)

Those switchbacks are insane. I wonder just how steep that slope is though?

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jkipp (Jul 11, 2012 at 18:38)

I wonder what the people chilling at the top are thinking...

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oonser Plus (Apr 12, 2010 at 19:26)

holy crap. that is way cool.

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beardwithabike (Jul 11, 2012 at 12:59)

Chuck Norris would have ridden uphill

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erdadh (Jul 11, 2012 at 1:01)

haha,one of the best pics i ever seen.

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kisiel64 (Apr 6, 2010 at 4:57)

this man is crazy Big Grin

POD for skills

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Micheal-W (Jul 11, 2012 at 15:38)

hes as high as a llama in peru

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mthygesen (May 24, 2010 at 9:36)

the crazy thing is he had to walk his bike all the way up there

tanner-greiner (Jul 11, 2012 at 22:15)

Or hit the granny gear!

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dirtdestroyer (Jul 11, 2012 at 17:20)

when he got to the tope he said to himself, "wheres the bathroom?"

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simonsilver (Jul 11, 2012 at 0:04)

Umm I cannot imagine climbing those swithbacks to the top

Pabail (Jul 11, 2012 at 12:05)

yeth ith high up simon

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SHEESHKAH (Jul 11, 2012 at 1:35)

Not what I would expect for a POD, it is unusual but I like it.

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tolek87 (Jan 19, 2012 at 3:43)

Mettel? Is it rideable? I also thought about this summit.

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diogodavinha (Jul 11, 2012 at 19:22)

sweet! ZIG ZAG trail!

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Amplidude (Jul 11, 2012 at 13:07)

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APMLF (Jul 11, 2012 at 15:04)

Cool

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czarny360 (Jul 11, 2012 at 2:56)

I see some ppl on the top Razz

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specialized78 (Aug 16, 2012 at 4:41)

Epic

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Jay-Beno-93 (Apr 12, 2010 at 8:15)

wow thats sick

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tonydeluxe (Jul 11, 2012 at 2:34)

Looks stressful Smile

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cofattire (Jul 11, 2012 at 7:37)

Great contrast of scale.

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wassoides (Jul 11, 2012 at 7:20)

wie heißt der berg?

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gauravman (Jul 19, 2012 at 5:23)

Amazing ... epic

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WAKIdesigns (Apr 4, 2010 at 1:51)

this is amaaaaazing!!!

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AlligatorRider (Jul 11, 2012 at 2:58)

Looks like a tolberone

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