Video: Strength in Numbers - Free Nepal Segment
The riding community in Nepal is just emerging. In Nepal, walking is the primary form of transportation resulting in a seemingly endless amount of paths, trails and routes connecting people and places throughout the landscape. What’s new for the Nepalese is the concept of riding mountain bikes on these trails. A core group of riders committed to sharing the riding experience with all have kick-started the mountain bike community here. Their enthusiasm and perseverance reminds us of what its like to be part of a movement.
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Strength in Numbers is a new community film project from Anthill Films and Red Bull Media House. Presented by Shimano and Trek, Strength in Numbers is being made available for all mountain bikers to experience through free online streaming of individual segments. The vision is to create the potential for every mountain biker in the world to see and share the film. To see the full film uninterrupted, get exclusive extra features and support the filmmakers, order your copy now at www.anthillfilms.com/strengthinnumbers/buy.
Strength in Numbers is produced, written, directed and edited by Anthill Films in co-production with Red Bull Media House. Presented by Shimano and Trek in association with Contour HD, Clif Bar, Pinkbike.com and PRO Components. Additional support for the film is provided by the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, Kona, Toyota Trucks, Scion, Oakley, Easton, Evoc, Big Mountain Adventures, Verbier St. Bernard and Ride Nepal.
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tabletop... it is actually true overtime. You just have to look at how many people travel there to go trekking/climbing/mountaineering and the changes that industry and brought with it.
I have quite a few friends that go biking there a few times each year. Everytime they go they come back with more stories of how much bigger its all getting out there.
However you comment 'peace & unity shit' gives more of an insight to the closed world you're living in, so your doubt its not surprising.
Which not only brings publicity to alot of minor sports, but also much needed sponsorship for many athletes.
And lets not forget its them who stumped up the cash so we can all watch this years WC live.
... so they're not all bad.
You however, seem to bit a bit of a lost cause. Have you started dressing in black yet? Tattooed a tear under one of your eyes?
And why should I be a lost cause just because I'm not cool with rb?
FYI, Rob Warner was the commentator with Freecaster and still is under RedBull too. How is he or even Cunny for that matter a stereotypical Crankworx announcer?
Solidarity? Peace and Unity? Self-empowerment? Altruistic world view? Ah, puhleeez. These pro mountain bikers grew up in a pampered first world, and as their full-time profession, they have won the lottery and get to ride mountain bikes. What do they know about the real Nepalese life?
I say this as someone from a region not much better off than Nepal some decades ago. Back then, if we had seen two blue-eyed white skinned foreigners coming down with a helicopter following them, they might as well have been aliens from another planet. They can take their solidarity and shove it up their ass.
What do you know about real Nepalese life? And bear in mind that I lived there for over 3 years, my little sister was adopted from there (her mother died at birth, she wasn't bought the Madonna way), my parents and sister go back there a few times each year and she finished a six month sabbatical working at a Nepalese hospital back in Feb.
You don't have to go to Nepal (or any other country) to change the world. If you can help anyone there then thats your call and your judgement (although its better to give to or help, local charities as they'll have a much better idea of what is actually needed).
Like I said, i do not think there were any false pretences here, but you can be certain that the guys got and saw more than they bargained for. How they react to that is their call, not ours.
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NAPALMJEFF -- the actual Anthill trip is priceless, realistically - it could not be replicated. We know as we helped them produce it! But, you could do it on your own for $2995 Canadian. We run this trip and the next departure is October 22: ridebig.com/adventures.php.
Come ride Nepal with Big Mountain Adventures and you'll ride the same trails as the Strength in Number segment!
I bet bikes from my days from 97 to 2004,the last of the boxxer era are as good for anything you could throw at them.
Song: Cantara
Not sure of the original album, but there is an even better live version on 'Toward the Within'.
The lead singer's deal is that she is rarely speaking a 'language', but is speaking in tongues, gibberish...
Ps the Website sucks. No real info in terms of how to get my ass down there and ride and how much it would cost.