Jerome Clementz & Rene Wildhaber at Close to Ima in La Paz, Bolivia - photo by Marco-IT

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POD Photo of the Day on Jul 10, 2011

Selected by Tyler Maine - My adventure senses are a tingling when I see this picture! One day...

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Photo info

Album: Bolivia-2011-Photostory
Category: All Mountain/Enduro
Date Posted: Jun 15, 2011 at 3:41
Jun 15, 2011
Location: La Paz, Bolivia
Trail: Close to Ima
Riders: Jerome Clementz & Rene Wildhaber

Photo details

Photo Size:

Camera

Canon EOS 7D

Lens

EF16-35mm f/2.8L USM

Shutter Speed

1/640

Aperture

6.3

Focal Length

24.0 mm

ISO Speed

200

Date

2011:05:29

Time

20:31:46

marco Toniolo

73 Comments

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KtownKilla (Jun 20, 2011 at 18:43)

Is that bend even possible to ride? looks like you would be hitting your bars.
Setup shot?

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jaykink (Jul 8, 2011 at 3:09)

if you click the previous button then you can see how they did it!!!!!!!

poozank (Jul 8, 2011 at 20:24)

Thats f*cking awesome!

downhiller900sl (Jul 10, 2011 at 0:05)

previous photo is not the same line as above

Andrew-Taylor (Jul 10, 2011 at 0:18)

Nifty

cam-mcilroy (Jul 10, 2011 at 0:45)

artsy.

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RonaldWeazley (Jul 10, 2011 at 4:18)

That shady bend always makes me think of this guy www.youtube.com/watch?v=baOsltOKtEU

xxslopestylerider9x (Jul 10, 2011 at 6:10)

wowzas, I would be so nervous im pretty sure I would fall because I shook so much!

bikounet (Jul 10, 2011 at 8:15)

I would take this track easy :d... Like 5km/h would be enough :p

despar66 (Jul 10, 2011 at 8:59)

he is riding the stair way to heaven

dylanvicente (Jul 10, 2011 at 9:21)

ohh shit dont look down

patrickrupert (Jul 10, 2011 at 12:07)

thats my tuesday.

tom666 (Jul 10, 2011 at 15:01)

All the effort some dude put into those steps only for some mug to ride down them...

bikounet (Jul 10, 2011 at 17:26)

maybe I get neg proped because my english is not that good... I mean pay attention by saying "take that track easy"... So I guess it didn't mean anything

zanderbiker (Jul 10, 2011 at 20:14)

lol when jaykink said push the previous button i pushed page back lol fail

gombo8 (Jul 10, 2011 at 1:29)

damn and i get sketched out sometimes on a skinny thats like 8 feet in the air. thats a narrow path with wall on one side and cliff on the other. id be sketchin so hard if i was there

powderskiing (Jul 10, 2011 at 9:24)

I would not trust my own riding

konascott15 (Jun 15, 2011 at 15:16)

Thats amazing, love the scenery!

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cam1001 (Jun 16, 2011 at 19:24)

Suck to fall....

Rideuse67 (Jun 17, 2011 at 5:00)

Mother f*cking nature ! That should be the poster of "Vertigo" !

Sambeckerno1 (Jun 18, 2011 at 14:58)

Such an amazing picture! Beautiful. Pod.

vonichi (Jul 8, 2011 at 1:20)

Wow. Navigating that tight sections would feel like near death experience. Not another beautiful terrain i can only dream of riding.

theriotact (Jul 10, 2011 at 0:04)

for a second I thought the vod thumbnail was todays pod. I was like now why the f*ck would there be a pod of a wheel? ahaha

stalkinghorse (Jul 10, 2011 at 13:27)

Rad, but sorta looks staged. There's a video of the trip here (www.pinkbike.com/video/205156) which is freaking rad on so many levels, best vid i've seen on this site in a long time, but this trail is conspicuously absent.

Marco-IT (Jul 10, 2011 at 13:47)

well, this is actually the real first photo of the trip, the day after the landing in La Paz. It should have been an easy day, but we found this spot close to the Ima trail and started scouting and shooting it. I didn't have my tripod and video stuff with me, but I can honestly tell you that the trail looks better on photo that on video: too sketchy for a flow ride and even for the firm hand you need for filming. This photo is the same spot: www.pinkbike.com/photo/6721046 I had to balance too, somehow. Thanks everybody for the positive feedback.

stab (Jul 10, 2011 at 17:23)

menergy is a super gay name. Ever thought coming up with that name maybe you want a penis to enter you so you can get your "menergy on"?

FetusOven (Jul 10, 2011 at 17:58)

ah good one.

stab (Jul 10, 2011 at 0:38)

Sick ten stair yo...

JordieGT (Jul 10, 2011 at 8:03)

nice pic but not sure about POD

jthefoo (Jul 10, 2011 at 9:09)

I've done something like this but it was only 5ft off the ground, these guys have extreme BAWLS!!!

cardonethebear (Jul 10, 2011 at 11:10)

sick picture! ^of course someone with the name of "menergy" would say something like that

alexallan (Jul 10, 2011 at 12:32)

wow..... Wouldnt ride it

captain-sandbag (Jul 10, 2011 at 18:41)

Forget riding, I'm not sure I'd even want to walk it.

oliverbunno (Jul 10, 2011 at 15:23)

it reminds me of this , is this it ? ; www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOZVY7bCS_8

abenes (Jul 10, 2011 at 23:20)

I get freaked out on the 10 foot ladder bridge on CBC this dude has nerves of steel

JackStephen (Jul 12, 2011 at 8:02)

Beautiful. After looking the pics and video, I'm considering going to Bolivia next year.

herculee102 (May 6, 2012 at 13:20)

how is there no dust off there tyres hhhhhmmm???????its dry as a nuns cut in that photo haha

picottj001 (Jun 19, 2011 at 8:57)

POD, nuff said.

Vulpine (Jul 8, 2011 at 14:12)

Look that stairs!! in the middle of nowhere!!..

josecampos (Jul 9, 2011 at 5:01)

amazing!!!!!!!!!! just love it!!!!!!!

cyprusdownhill (Jul 10, 2011 at 0:05)

LOVE it!!! EPIC Scene!

eellbird101 (Jul 10, 2011 at 0:19)

bad ass i know ide fall if i rode that

phlo (Jul 10, 2011 at 0:26)

Love it..makes me want to ride.

props-guy (Jul 10, 2011 at 0:31)

Wow what a sick shot. Wonder how high that drop off is

GiantFruit (Jul 10, 2011 at 1:52)

Long way up! :-D Long way down :-(

Downhill340 (Jul 10, 2011 at 3:56)

That look shit scary

angilyca (Jul 10, 2011 at 9:59)

everyone look the the left its the gates to hell

djmonty (Jul 10, 2011 at 17:06)

My spidey senses tell me i'd sh*t my pants riding that

shadow-ryder (Jul 10, 2011 at 21:01)

well now this is interesting

GunsANDCigarettes (Jul 11, 2011 at 19:09)

fall off and your f*****...
is the guy in the backround falling off??

bordom (Jul 12, 2011 at 0:40)

I'm nervous just looking at it

R14NLE (Jul 30, 2011 at 2:13)

What an amazing shot. I love it.

shredright (May 8, 2012 at 16:38)

interesting trails thats for sure

Javiersh (Jun 17, 2011 at 19:05)

demente, nice!!!

konaking1 (Jun 20, 2011 at 18:47)

anyone know where this is??

downhiller900sl (Jul 10, 2011 at 0:06)

if your read closely on the "location" of the photo, says where

njhop (Jun 23, 2011 at 19:09)

POD definitely

hibbard (Jun 29, 2011 at 21:08)

Love the stairs...

nouser (Jul 8, 2011 at 3:12)

POOOOD!!

david-cs (Jul 8, 2011 at 6:44)

POD!!!

clemson (Jul 10, 2011 at 0:57)

amazing

two-tyred (Jul 10, 2011 at 2:29)

that is so cool!!

Bashment (Jul 10, 2011 at 6:02)

wow

kaptankaos (Jul 10, 2011 at 6:52)

Stairway to heaven?!?

willisrock98 (Jul 10, 2011 at 7:49)

IM OLD GREGG!

kentb276 (Jul 10, 2011 at 13:08)

nuts

pokalface (Jul 10, 2011 at 17:02)

POD

bebemonk4ever (Jul 10, 2011 at 19:18)

no long bars allowed

potrzeba4x4 (Jul 19, 2011 at 1:33)

That's amazing!!!

Arin (Jul 10, 2011 at 7:32)

oh my lord what a view!

RideFree420 (Jul 10, 2011 at 12:29)

Fuckin launch it!

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