2013 Red Bull Rampage: Building The Love
 | The builders are who make Rampage happen for all these athletes. I would not be here right now without them. - Kyle Norbraten |
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Hiking up the Red Bull Rampage site is a feat in itself, the cliffs are steeps and the steeps are cliffs. The footings are loose and it's easy to become solely focused on a sense of self preservation, but when you stop to catch your breath and look around, things come into perspective quickly. You start to see the tiny figures in the distance, dwarfed by the sheer size of the cliffs and camouflaged by the layers of dust they have become covered with as they try to mould the landscape. The silhouettes of pickaxe swinging workers that line the ridges against the hot sun are reminiscent of chain gangs, but with one major difference, these people have volunteered for these hours of manual labour. Friends, teammates, parents, siblings and girlfriends all have arrived here to selflessly work towards a singular goal, to help these riders entertain the world and derive some glory from the barren earth.
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GatorLikesToRomp
(Oct 12, 2013 at 1:17)
god bless everyone of your little hearts.
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maxyedor
(Oct 12, 2013 at 1:56)
Awesome photo-set!
To me, this is what makes Rampage so cool. In order to win it, a rider has to look at a big-ass mountain and figure out where a line could be, then trick a couple of their friends into helping them build it. Some of the stuff those men and women build in a couple days is amazing, and none of the rad riding could happen without them.
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chair1films
(Oct 12, 2013 at 7:04)
Exactly, there's not just one set line. The riders get the whole mountain to express their style and creativity within their personal line
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si-paton
(Oct 12, 2013 at 6:24)
I helped Gee one year dig and build some lines. Now I've done some digging over 25 years and created some exciting fresh lines at race tracks. Though I can honestly say nothing prepares you for digging at Rampage. The athlete has the vision and you sculpture the land as he sees fit. The work was unpaid, long hours and extreme heat. The satisfaction and reward from seeing Gee stomp the lines we grafted on was true pay back and a huge satisfaction that is one of my greatest memories in Mountainbiking. Next year Pinkbike, you need to start a recruitment blog for people to apply to!
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sino428
(Oct 12, 2013 at 7:36)
Why isn't gee riding this year? Is he injured or is it just self preservation?
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its-joe-44
(Oct 12, 2013 at 10:50)
(Below Threshold)
because he is a pussy
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mtbbmxdad
(Oct 12, 2013 at 15:57)
Djzombie should be shot for saying that
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realsam
(Oct 12, 2013 at 19:19)
he has a point
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timsim07
(Oct 13, 2013 at 8:49)
He is having an operation on his ankle to repair some of the damage done during last years rampage crash
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jakelemin
(Oct 13, 2013 at 15:50)
id really love to see djzombie ride at least 1 line at rampage.
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mb00033
(Oct 12, 2013 at 0:23)
Please be carefull with the drops and try not to hurt the dirt. Rampage rules.
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thuff4130
(Oct 12, 2013 at 10:07)
I like it because it puts the builder in the spotlight as well as the rider. too many times the hard work of a lot of people are overlooked by everyone looking at the picture of the guy riding. whether its single track, slope, trails, dirt jumps, somebody put in the hours to make it happen. nice piece PB
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si-paton
(Oct 12, 2013 at 8:58)
Gee went in this week for ankle surgery..
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DBomberMan
(Oct 12, 2013 at 10:19)
was wonderin where he was at. thx for the update
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sino428
(Oct 12, 2013 at 17:04)
I figured it had to be something. He's always seemed really stoked about rampage.
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dogma13
(Oct 12, 2013 at 0:26)
gully in follow me about brad: if he has an idea, he's gonna build that thing in the nastiest way he can 
excited about aggy's line
excited about aggy's line- 21
eqsound
(Oct 12, 2013 at 1:06)
Huge props to these guys giving up their time and effort for the riders, didnt i read somewhere that these guys dont even get a fed by the organisers?
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Obeh
(Oct 12, 2013 at 0:36)
Great use of black and white photography to show only the emotions that are taken from each face during a long days build
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siyross
(Oct 12, 2013 at 0:39)
Cracking Photos Paris Gore, Black and White still rules.
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EricHarger
(Oct 13, 2013 at 20:57)
These photographs are fantastic. A great body of work to represent the hard work behind the event. Hats off to Paris.
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konabike4321
(Oct 12, 2013 at 0:21)
Hope zink can still ride!
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minchae
(Oct 12, 2013 at 0:23)
badass builders for badass riders
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machuqueiro
(Oct 12, 2013 at 0:56)
props to this guys and gurls 
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scrappyj
(Oct 14, 2013 at 18:49)
THANK YOU BUILDERS!!! sick course
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kubike
(Oct 12, 2013 at 1:05)
my dream work
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Bashment
(Oct 12, 2013 at 4:42)
no bender this year ?
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