Video: Welcome To Hell

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billy3197 (May 13, 2013 at 18:58)

looks tough and stressful and all but great looking trails and scenery. it sure as hell beats sitting indoors all day. id say it looks closer to heaven than hell

mfbeast12 (May 13, 2013 at 19:07)

right up there with you bro, this looks epic.

bholton (May 13, 2013 at 23:22)

That's probably what they mean by the title. It could be Cockney for Heaven in the same way that Cockneys would refer to a fat guy as slim. Maybe not. Just sayin. It does look epic even with the hike-a-bike. I like Dan's commentary.

zorba73 (May 14, 2013 at 14:20)

^Not. That is not what Cockney is.

billy3197 (May 14, 2013 at 18:24)

@bholton i sort of see where your coming from but i think welcom to hell is reffering more so to the physical challenge of the endeavor

bholton (May 16, 2013 at 0:52)

@billy3197 - yah you're right. Nothing easy about that 'ride'.

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kubaner (May 13, 2013 at 19:37)

Most ambitious bike related challenge?
Goran Kropp rode 7000 miles from Sweden to Mt. Everest with all his gear. Climbed Everest then rode home with his gear.
Just sayin

shirk-007 (May 13, 2013 at 19:47)

Agree. 4800m spread over two days is not that big. Perhaps they should re-word that last sentence to "This groups most ambitious bike-related challenge to date."

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bbk7 (May 13, 2013 at 20:38)

come on, i love riding but i aint never going on a 2 day 4000 m fucken acsent jesus. props to these guys

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taletotell (May 13, 2013 at 21:01)

Liam Neeson did the same ride on a little girls pink huffy while beating up Chuck Norris for saying it looked like a Trek Session.

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DanMilner (May 13, 2013 at 23:53)

I asked Liam to come on this one,. He said he'd stuff my face into a pillow case full of locusts. It wasn't meant to claim the 'Toughest bike challenge EVER" more the toughest bike challenge I have ever attempted, or atleast can remember attempting in my 30 years of MTB adventures around the world. Oops.

Allen82 (May 14, 2013 at 5:13)

Looks pretty hard going. But I'd much rather do this than be forced to watch a game of football...

casums (May 13, 2013 at 18:56)

this makes me feel like a lazy slob

MountainSensei (May 13, 2013 at 20:17)

Does anyone know how to say "Can you attach a bike rack to that Mule?" in Italian?

taletotell (May 13, 2013 at 20:59)

I believe the answer would be the Italian translation of the word: straps. You could try something more high tech, but mules don't respond well to hitch mounted racks. . .

UncleGroOve (May 14, 2013 at 13:23)

@MountainSensei

LMAO!!

Maybe (maybe) you've just given me an idea ....
After all those are the mountains where WW1 was fought... and mules hauled cannon, food and ammunition up those same mule trails.
Think of it as some kind of slo-mo shuttle service
:-))))

Ciao

Paul

UncleGroOve (May 14, 2013 at 9:20)

to anyone who wants to attempt doing that I'd seriously consider hooking up with a local guy from Merano called Maurizio Deflorian. You'll find him on mtb-forum.it under the nickname "nonnocarb".
Those epic painfest rides are his specialty and he knows those mountains like the back of his hands :-)

I'm heading out to the dolo-mighties this summer... but I'll leave the pain-burgers for someone else to eat hehe !!!

Paul

utah-shredder (Jun 10, 2013 at 3:04)

aucky (May 15, 2013 at 9:47)

he wants to stop moaning then he wouldnt be out of breath,then he could get the bike of his back and try riding up the hill,then he could call it hell.That just look't like a sunday afternoon walk up the mountain to ride a great trail down.

slc-ripper (May 13, 2013 at 19:20)

My bum hurts just watching this

casums (May 13, 2013 at 19:43) (Below Threshold)

thats she said

strengthXcycle (May 13, 2013 at 20:17)

Awesome! Bet it feels awesome to have accomplished that!

DanMilner (May 13, 2013 at 23:57)

It felt sick.

taletotell (May 13, 2013 at 20:55)

The tech articles divide us then along comes Dan to unite us again. Good show!

DanMilner (May 14, 2013 at 0:05)

Well, everyone except ManuelMTB it seems. ha ha.

Sshredder (May 13, 2013 at 21:07)

Epic. Truly epic.

benmtb44 (May 14, 2013 at 18:03)

I love seeing stories like this. As I get older this is what more and more of my riding is looking like. Great to watch / inspire!

jaycubzz (May 13, 2013 at 19:57)

a shame; some of those descents look like they could be really fun on a 7' freeride bike

hobbnobs (May 14, 2013 at 3:01)

No wonder those guys were ahead of you all the time, they couldn't stand all your moaning!

no1000 (May 13, 2013 at 19:30)

Exactly what I want to do! Poachin!

SoCal-AM (May 13, 2013 at 21:37)

The definition of an EPIC ride!

Looks awesome!

chazamis (May 13, 2013 at 21:44)

Makes my daily rides seem like anthills.

luis-beri (May 14, 2013 at 1:07)

this kind of riding adventures gives us something to tell one day later...

ILVMTB (May 16, 2013 at 9:46)

Burnt toast and a video called welcome to hell. What a life I live.

XtremeHunter (May 18, 2013 at 10:15)

Possible in one day? We will see...

AwesomeStevie (May 14, 2013 at 14:45)

Awesome! Perfect ride

utah-shredder (Jun 10, 2013 at 3:05)

DeanGuitarist (May 13, 2013 at 18:58)

derp

utah-shredder (Jun 10, 2013 at 3:05)

#yoloswag

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NAPALMJEFF (May 13, 2013 at 22:19)

who payed for their holiday ? are they testing bikes and clothing ? or is it just an add for a holiday ? most people can only afford to go on the trails on their weekend off work . i would need to get reeducated to a job with lots of cash and time off to go on trips like this . am to old to go back to school anyway and i think i have learned enough now to survive in this on this planet with its greed driven inhabitants .

DanMilner (May 13, 2013 at 23:57)

These kind of 'holidays' are the perks of being a pro-photographer for the last 15 years. I knocked this little video out while shooting the adventure for a mag story. The 2 riders with me are TNF sponsored Brit' endurance racers (That'll teach me to choose buddies more carefully!). They both work regular jobs though. Not like me. My life is a massive holiday.

DanMilner (May 14, 2013 at 0:06)

BTW, it wasn't a bike test or guided trip, just an idea I had for a challenge....

WAKIdesigns (May 14, 2013 at 3:04)

Hah, just don't choose those Vertriders guys as your buddies for a massive MTB adventure in Alps. They are een'zayn! Thanks for sharing, I always admire people taking their time on bike trips to film stuff. I just want to ride and look at stuff (like Chuck Norris on the intro to Texas Ranger)

I'd love to see the Tre-Cime Di Lavaredo with my own eyes, one of The 6 Great North Faces of the Alps biking next to them? - Priceless!

NAPALMJEFF (May 14, 2013 at 14:12)

i live a pretty boring life too gave up the partying two years ago took up the MTB have a regular job got to the gym extreme kettle bell i might add twice a week then on the weekend all i have is glentress black trail and innerleithen xc trail in the same day no great rush i enjoy the ride . and next month i am going to UCI WORLD CUP at FORT WILLIAM and at the end of the month go see the scotish kickboxing champion in action phew am exausted typing this . the rest of the time is posting comments on pinkbike and facebook to wind people up and see what kind of reaction i get and maybe met new people .you photographers work dam hard i no this . enjoy the ride Mr .MILLNER see you around .

WAKIdesigns (May 14, 2013 at 23:11)

The details of my life are quite inconsequential ... Very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a 15-year-old French prostitute named Chloé with webbed feet. My father would womanize; he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes, he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament ... My childhood was typical: summers in Rangoon ... luge lessons ... In the spring, we'd make meat helmets ... When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds — pretty standard, really

NAPALMJEFF (May 15, 2013 at 11:38)

dam i wish i had writin that .

angryginger (May 13, 2013 at 19:12)

Welcome To Hell.. best album ever made by venom haha!

bbk7 (May 13, 2013 at 20:40)

gaY