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Riding Utah's King Kong Trail by Supermoon Light
Darren Berrecloth braves King Kong trail, at night. See Utah's treacherous route tamed in the dark.
Supermoon, Nov. 14, 2016, Darren Berrecloth, Utah
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On November 14, 2016, the moon traveled closer to the Earth than it has since 1948 — and we'll have to wait until 2034 until it gets this close again.
With only a few days' notice, Darren Berrecloth seized the opportunity for an epic attempt to ride one of Utah's most technically demanding trails — located on the edge of all four Red Bull Rampage event sites — in the dark.
Using only a headlamp, watch "Bearclaw" throw caution to the moonlit wind in the video below.
"Such an unreal experience shredding [King Kong] in the full moon last night," said Berrecloth on his Instagram. "[It] brings a whole new meaning to blind takeoffs."
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Riding November's Supermoon in Virgin, Utah
Darren Berrecloth braves King Kong trail, at night. See Utah's treacherous trail tamed in the dark.
" Kong is the line that turned my life in a direction I'll never regret," continued Berrecloth — a harken back to 2002 when he first rode the trail alongside Rampage event organizers, who immediately granted him entry into the unique invite-only contest, which successfully catapulted his career transition from BMX to MTB.
Like this video? Check out more projects from MTB filmmaker and Utah native Justin Olsen:
• Raw 100: Moonlit enduro with Cody Kelley in Utah
