Red Bull ROAST IT...7days

sick photo's of Gorge action by Chris Radford........yeeeeeehhhhaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Well it's non stop down at the Gorge at tho mo, everyone's helping to get'in her all ready to get destroyed by a bunch of trail slayers from around the world a week from today! So here's the latest from REDBULL........

The Count Down Is On! In one weeks’ time the Top BMX Riders From Around The Globe Will Descend On Queenstown, New Zealand.

On Saturday 18^th February get ready to Roast It!

Big internationals are confirmed to Roast It next weekend. Including Anthony Napolitan (USA), Brandon Dosch (USA), Kye Forte (UK) and Jai Bradley (AUS) will be competing against the best talent New Zealand has to offer.

Anthony Napolitan is synonymous with the BMX dirt scene. He was the first to land a double front flip in the 2009 X-Games, this trick cemented him as a front runner in progression with jumping tricks and he will no doubt bring his A game to Red Bull Roast It.

Kye Forte was lured to New Zealand to compete in Red Bull Roast It by the “sick jumps” that Gorge Rd Jump Park has to offer. Kye earliest memories are of him on a bike and he says nothing has changed since, his love of BMX lead him to create Empire Of Dirt, the world’s first BMX slopestyle competition that shook up the BMX scene creating a new discipline that combined influences from each BMX style.

Brandon Dosch blew up the scene in 2010 when he won several big events, he is known for his speed and ability to tail whip in either direction.

Jai Bradley will be the only grommie in Red Bull Roast It, the 13 year old pro has been hailed as the world’s youngest BMX ace since he competed in Red Bull Dirt Pipe in Australia last year.

The riders at Red Bull Roast It will be on the hunt for the "Best Rider" title and a share of the prize pool. The jump park at Gorge Rd is painstakingly hand built dirt jump heaven, evolving over the years to become one of the premiere dirt parks of the world. Line after new line awaits the riders when they come together on February 18 to judge each other and push the progression of BMX. Who has got what it takes? Who will have the best roast? Who will walk away with a large cheque and the new respect of their peers?

The format is 10 man jam sessions through out the day with the top 5 from each jam progressing onto the next round. The final session will the remaining top 10 riders who will throw it down in a final session of jump roasting to find the winner. "Best Line" and "Best Trick" riders will receive cash, voted for by all the riders but not necessarily having to be from the final 10.

On Saturday February 18th from 12pm make sure you are at Gorge Rd Jump Park in Queenstown so you can……Get ready to Roast It!

Brewster Glacier mission

Big Chris dwarfted by the start of Brewster's waterfall.

Lowell "Diggity" & a big chunk of Ice.

Mt. Top Heavy & Brewster waterfall from Brewster hut.

Went on a mish with Chris, Ben, Pat & Lowell up Mt. Brewster a couple days ago, we also mished beyond Brewster hut up to Brewster Glacier, just awesome! On our way back down to the valley floor our knees were scream'in in pain with our legs that felt like jelly....well worth it tho! Big ups go out to Chris for driving! Don't forget the REDBULL ROAST IT is nearly upon us......an the line up of slayers who are coming to roast the Gorge is looking dope as!

lakes, volcano's & trails...roasty toasty.

Diggity float'in some...u kno where!

TRAILS

alrighty then i'm sooooo out of touch ha!...or am I? The REDBULL "ROAST IT" is going down on the 18th Feb @ The Gorge, Qtwn, check out the teaser HERE OR THERE! Most of ya in the loop kno what up & no doubt everyone who's into TRAILS will be dragging their dirty ass minds down to the Mainland ie The Dirty South Island over the next week or so to to check the REDBULL "ROAST IT" & the "FARM JAM 2012".....yup 'tis the season to be slaying dirty trannys daily....i can't wait to get back to Gorge float'in, i'll c you evil satanic trails slaying locals real soon, it's gona be good to get home, I miss my flattie, my hands on the hose, my BMX & my loyal digging trails loving buddies!

Dig 'em & roast 'em!

Since I haven't been riding & do'in the recovery thang over the past 6 weeks I went for bit of a walk with a dam good friend from South Lake Tahoe, Mariah. We hit the "Tongariro Northern Circuit". The peeps @ DOC office said it would take 3-4 days, we nailed it in 2 1/2 days, camping for free the KIWI way & a birth right! (500 meters from a trail or out of site, you don't need to pay a cent unless you use a hut, research it if ya keen). Check out all the pics below there from day 2 of the mission. Enjoy.

We hung in Taupo for 2 days, then got to it, 1st day from Whakapapa Village to Soda springs, low cloud all day & rain that night. Day 2 was a blue bird & stinking hot we legged it from Soda springs to Waihohonu River/Hut it was like walking across Mars so barren & massive lava flows dwarfed us. Day 3 Waihohonu to Whakapapa Village in shitty cold wet weather, soaked legs & boots full of water, goretex is water proof but only if water is not running down ya legs into ya boots. Then we hitched 2 sweet rides back to Taupo to chill for a few days & get some swimming in the Waikato River in, so many rope swings! A dam choice mission to end being grounded to an end.

If you havn't done either "The Tongariro Alpine Crossing" or "The Tongariro Northern Circuit"...get out there man & DO IT! It's one of New Zealands Great Walks, in New Zealands oldest National Park ''Tongariro National Park" an it has dual World Heritage Listings. Thanks go out to Mariah your awesome with out you i couldn't have done it!! JJ & Mary for there place in Taupo, big ups to ya!

Jimmy

this pic does no justice at all, this section is steep n sooo dry n loose. Peeps were slip'in n slide'in all over the place an they had light weight packs. Mariah was loaded with 12kg & i was pack'in at least 2o+kgs so traction was shitty as. So sketchy in fact that if someone took off & took you out with them, it would not be pretty man. Either side of the trail was a dam nasty drop. Stand aside an let 'em thru.

big ups to Dean Hunt & Amber for the roof in Wellies, thanks heaps guys!

Lake Wanaka & Hawea....way way down below.