Video: Yoann Barelli Climbs Double Black Diamond Trail in Whistler

May 19, 2020
by Yoann Barelli  

WOW!

What a personal challenge and test that was!! Probably the best way for me to conquer my fears after injuring my knee last year doing the same stuff. Sorry for the swearing everyone.

I don't know if I can say I climbed this thing but I tried my best!


I kinda like these challenges. For me this is what mountain biking is all about - challenging yourself, not just physically, but also in terms of skills.

Hope you will enjoy it!!

Love

Yo

Regions in Article
Whistler

Posted In:
Videos Yoann Barelli


Author Info:
yoannbarelli avatar

Member since Oct 31, 2014
56 articles
Report
Must Read This Week
Pole Bicycles Has Filed for Bankruptcy
56346 views
First Ride: The Sub-$600 RockShox Domain and Psylo Forks
42862 views
[UPDATED] Final Elite XC Results & Overall Standings from the Mairiporã XC World Cup 2024
42185 views
Tree Root Pierces Harriet Harnden's Foot at Round 1 of the British National Downhill Series
38239 views
Pinkbike's DH Fantasy League: Get Your Team On The Line - Fort William is in TWO WEEKS!
34954 views
Review: Race Face's Era Chainring Uses Steel, Carbon, & Aluminum
28351 views
First Ride: Fox's New Transfer Dropper Post - Adjustable Travel, Up to 240mm of Drop
27009 views
Industry Digest: Crowd Funding 36" eBikes, Canfield Bikes' Relocation, Recalls & More
26736 views
Sign Up for the Pinkbike Newsletter - All the Biggest, Most Interesting Stories in your Inbox
PB Newsletter Signup

71 Comments
  • 184 4
 Alternate title: "Frenchman air-humps bike in the woods while screaming".

On a completely unrelated note, my parents now think I'm watching French gay porn since I had the volume on.
  • 11 0
 If I could upvote this more times I would. Hilarious
  • 5 0
 Also. That is some seriously impressive technical riding. Props.
  • 2 0
 ahhh oui oui oui !
  • 3 0
 you know it is serious when somebody starts to curs in french....
  • 1 0
 I’m still laughing at this comment.
  • 1 0
 This comment is the best ever.
  • 1 0
 Oui! Oui! Oui!
  • 18 0
 Commencal Pogo stick. You should get one. You're a beast Yoann. Well done man.
  • 13 0
 Feel the burn after watching him straight up hop his way up the B line. I can now skip my workout for the day.
  • 1 0
 Who needs a chain when you can hop on the way up and coast on the way down?
  • 8 1
 not trying to start a wheel debate war but if he used an older commencal like the meta hip hop on 26inch wheels it would have been much easier to hop up. These 29er bikes look a bit too big. granted they roll over stuff better but if its as technical as this and you have to hop up that would be my call. That said massive respect for even trying this and he got over bits i was like....that aint happening...lol well done.
  • 1 0
 Friend of mine who's quite handy at tech riding/climbing like this stands by his thought that a 26er hardtail is the best bike for Slickrock in Moab.
  • 10 0
 Is riding "No girlie man" in reverse called a "Manly woman" ?
  • 7 0
 Yoann, you should try rock climbing;
All that swearing and frustation when you fail mid climb, but accompained with a few meters of free fall and slight fear for your life. Good stuff, I'm telling you.
  • 4 0
 Ondra better watch the fuck out
  • 9 0
 I love the tree dabs
  • 15 0
 Only ground dabs count haha! I salute that resolute rider who will hug a tree still clipped with their bike hanging off of them to avoid having a dab counted.
  • 3 0
 @50percentsure: totally! if the feet are on the pedals you're still good.
  • 6 0
 Ya I never count tree dabs.
  • 8 0
 Time for a Yoann Barelli + Jeff Lenosky crossover.
  • 6 0
 He needs to ask Commencal to build a trials frame so he can get up this trail!
  • 6 1
 I thought you had your lesson after blowing up your knee trying to climb sketchy stuff not meant to be climbeb
  • 3 0
 I thought he blew his knee coming off a wet log ride attempt. This, this was determination as only Yoann can bring.
  • 2 0
 @gnarterrorist: he blew his knee going reverse direction trying to climb on some old wooden feature
  • 1 0
 Clipped in too!
  • 4 0
 Dan Swanstrom built that trail. Local legend and character built River Runs Through It and most of the no flow zone too.
  • 3 0
 Man, the distortion from that lens gave me a headache. Great tech climbing though, awesome seeing yoann go back into the gnar...
  • 1 0
 Brilliant video! Got me signing up to be able to post. Getting tired of all samesame videos out there. First vid in a long time that I watched all of. Cheered when he got to the top! Really inspiring!
  • 4 0
 I had an asthma attack just watching a part of it.
  • 3 0
 Du fonds du coeur "Putain de merde!"
  • 2 0
 Yoann slowly loosing his mind as we all would...then continues to laugh and faces the challenge till the end. Respect!
  • 2 0
 So @RémyMétailler nose manuals down In N Out Burger
After seeing this I’d nominate @YoannBarelli to wheelie up it!!??
  • 1 0
 Yoann went up a double black diamond trail on his mountain bike..it was hard... Remy was like...hold my camelback bottle...i'm riding up a double black trail on a trials bike and i'm a beginner!! Come On Raymond!!
  • 1 0
 That was good...actually found that more interesting than watching the descent. Some serious fitness, strength and skills involved with that.
  • 3 0
 Some very sweet upcountry here
  • 3 0
 Just waiting for a rider to come over the crest.
  • 1 1
 hi Yoaann, what tire pressuere do you normally run...uphill like on this vid...and downhill on those trails`..thx for letting us know
  • 1 0
 Attaboy Yaonn, you are a beast. Love watching your videos and I would have swore a lot more than you did. Bon travail!
  • 2 0
 This is the content I want to see. 9:30 to 5:50 is gold.
  • 12 0
 Are you watching it backwards, trying to make him descend?
  • 2 0
 Try the tower of power climb
  • 1 0
 Now eat a pizza Yoan and do that right after and on flat pedals. Thats the new chanlenge !
  • 1 0
 I haven’t laughed that hard in a very long time. That was f*cking awesome.
  • 1 0
 This gives me sweaty palms.
  • 2 1
 Who would have thought there would be rocks on a double black...
  • 1 0
 What, he only went up once?!
  • 1 0
 Y'all riding up hills I couldn't ride down.
  • 1 1
 Pedalling up a 10% grade fire road pisses me off. Can't think of anything worse than this!
  • 1 0
 Totally insane... love that ! :-p ♡
  • 1 0
 "I will just BRAAAAP through that shit"
  • 1 0
 "How are you?"... "f*cking hell"
  • 1 0
 No worries about the swearing, I'm a potty mouth trying to ride up blues.
  • 1 0
 Feel like I lost weight watching that.
  • 1 0
 Better off on a trials bike
  • 1 0
 Amazing! Wana do that too!
  • 1 0
 Wrong bike for the job imo.
  • 1 0
 The bouncing tripod!
  • 1 0
 the whistler clown
  • 1 0
 Prepare for Merde-man.
  • 1 0
 Beast mode Barelli
  • 1 0
 I could do that.
  • 1 0
 awesome
  • 1 0
 27 minutes? No thanks.
  • 1 1
 Why?
  • 2 3
 Barelli needs eagle
Below threshold threads are hidden







Copyright © 2000 - 2024. Pinkbike.com. All rights reserved.
dv56 0.056321
Mobile Version of Website