Claudio Caluori’s screams made us laugh. His commentary? Even better: “I’m almost crying I’m so scared.” The 1:40 mark when he arrives at the jumps is where it gets really good.
But entertainment value aside, his fear should not be ignored – his fear was very real, as any “regular” guy’s fear would be.
Red Bull provided even more insight:
When Caluori arrived at the Rampage venue on Sunday, he felt intimidated. When he climbed to the start gate on the mountain’s peak, he was terrified. By day two, Caluori was literally crouched on the razor edge of the top ridge, paralyzed by fear. Luckily for us, he overcame his demons and took “the easiest line down the mountain.”
The result is a glimpse into how a “regular” guy would ride Rampage — if “regular” means a racing veteran who was a professional downhill racer between 1998 and 2012.
