World Heli Challenge 2010 from Trinity Ludlow-Monarch Post on Vimeo.
During this week we all made a lot of new friends from all around the world. This event has been attracting crazy people since the 90ies and was brought back to life in 2009 after a long break. When we left to continue our trip we were a bit sad, but we are all certain about one thing ... in 2011 you'll hear another ''The Germans are here!'' in the WHC Highlights Video! :)
It´s thursday, last day of competition.The alarm goes down at 6.00 a.m., everybody is super stoked, but when we arrive at 7.00 a.m. in the parking lot we are still on hold, cause there are a lot of clouds up in the mountains. An our later everything is clear and a beatuiful cometition face is presented to us. The face is pretty steep and there a lot of cliffs to hit. Unfortunately its pretty icy and no powder in sight.
gets the whole snowpack under me going but I am able to manage the sluff and ride it out. My next turns brings me in to the main part of the face where I picked one couloir to an open field. Big turns to the next ridge, its really icy here. :D One last drop at the end and finish. I am super stoked, the othere riders are cheering. In the end I take 7th place. I was hoping for a bit more, buts its a judgement sport and the judges liked something else more. Overall I am still happy I got the 7th place overall in a competition with the best riders in the world like Ted Davenport and Chris Booth. I filmed my run with my helmet cam check it out guys.
big names like Travis Rice and Andy Finch, so that you guys have any idea how good the riders really are at this years World Heli Challenge. Unforantely he wasn´t able to get to his starting point, cause the Heli couldn´t land there. So he had to pick a differnet line, which he managed awesome in the begining. But shit hit the fence and he slipped on a big icy field and crashed. Luckily he wasn´t injured and could finish at the bottom. Unfortunately the second run was cancelled, so we both didn't have another chance.
Our partner Sport2.de published a preliminary report about our trip today!
Another very important Kiwi company confirmed to support our project! Chill Winter Adventures is the newest addition to the amazing group of people and companies who are supporting us! Most of you will know the Chill Mountain Pass or the Chill Magazine which is being published in New Zealand every year. Our cooperation with Chill allows us to ride in 11 of the most interesting Kiwi ski resorts. Hope to see you all down there for some hours of shredding in the beautiful mountains of New Zealand! :)
Today we received the final ok for our cooperation with Chop Headwear from New Zealand! Chop produces all kinds of hats, beanies, caps and other apparel down in Wanaka. The guys will be supplying us with clothing and hats to keep us warm :).
