HIKE2Ride - der Film/deutsch from FREILUFTDOKU on Vimeo.
With Hike2Ride, three Austrian freeriders bring their very own freeride film to Vimeo free of charge. Rather than the usual Alaska lines, the riders tour from a mountain hut and ride beautiful slopes in their home mountains. The focus is on the background voices and the descriptions of the "feeling on the mountain".
Freeskiers Björn Heregger, Stefan Häusl and soulboarder Mitch Tölderer explain their view of things in this beautiful film. After the end of the contest season and the typical heli recordings, they look for a small but nice mountain hut on their doorstep and ride some smaller faces. Their stories and thoughts during this tour are fascinating. From the tour preparation to the individual jump, they allow the viewer to empathize and also ride along with them with helmet camera shots.
Conclusion
A very nice-looking film, professionally produced and with a good mix of riding shots and background story. Only the helmet camera shots don't seem technically perfectly integrated. However, as the film is available to download free of charge (in max. 720 pixel resolution) and also lasts just under 30 minutes, this is just a detail that doesn't detract from the very successful overall work.
Film length: approx. 30 minutes