Top Of The World

Whistler Bike Park delivering the goods. #followcamfriday with Ariel Lindsley, starting at the top and ending at the bar. 

Tour Du Wizzla continues as we ride Top Of The World for your viewing pleasure. Obviously, this is completely covered in snow as you read these words. We filmed this in August, under overcast skies and chilly temperatures. TOW is the crown jewel in the Whistler necklace. All the good rides start here. 

Is the red light blinking? Is this thing on? This episode is mostly filmed backwards, which means I cannot see my camera, which means I can't really see if I am filming or not... Fortunately Ariel has a keen eye for the blinking light of send. When you see the red light, pull up. Those are the rules. Ariel complies. 

If you look closely, Ariel is wearing pants and is actually riding a different bike here. We filmed this over 2 days, to get normal, and reverse POV, to offer some different perspectives. I think Ariel is faster in pants, on his wagon wheeler. But, that's just me. Ariel refers to the reverse cam as "shark cam", named after a video he saw on Youtube of a shark chasing a boat. Seems applicable. Maybe I should tie a fish to my ass. 

Have a look at Ariel's eyes here. He is looking through the turn. This is perfect form and execution. There is something to be learned here. Also to note, is his spacing behind me. If this appears close on a GoPro, he is almost touching my rear wheel. Commitment on fleek. 

Ever wonder what is happening behind you. If your friends are rad, they are taking bonus lines and hucking everything in sight. I present to you, example A. Unbeknownst to me, there is a spicy bonus line here. Always interesting to see other peoples interpretation of the trail. My job is rewarding in this way.  

If you use this rock as a jump, you can clear the no-hiking sign..... Extra bonus points and pints for Ariel. Remember the old arcade games, where you would gather coins? Remember the sound of the coins? Ding Ding Ding. That is the only thing going through my bean-brain as I look at this photo. Every "ding" represents one more pint that Ariel can have at the bar when we make it to the bottom. If we make it to the bottom...  Gather those coins friends.