First Time Senders at Red Bull Rampage 2014

Welcome to the new Red Bull Rampage venue. There is no easy way down, and finding a line off the daunting cliff band that spans the upper ridge is mandatory. - Trumpore

Today was another big build day, and the diggers were throwing more roost than the riders for most of it. Dustin Gilding weighs in on the soil. - Trumpore

Water is without a doubt the most precious commodity, and may be the key to a successful line. - Trumpore

Wil White is once again keeping things as raw as he can. - Turman

In contrast, the amount of dirt that has been moved in such a short time on some lines is unbelievable. A few days ago these perfectly sculpted jumps where nothing more than a ragged ledge and scree field. - Trumpore

Brendan Howey inspects one of the bigger moves in his line. A few years ago this would have been considered massive, but in 2014 it's the status quo. - Trumpore

Howey was the first rider to finish his line and session it top to bottom. - Trumpore

Riders make their way to the top for a late afternoon practice session. Getting to the top is nearly as treacherous as coming down. - Steen

Kyle Norbraten and Brett Rheeder play rock paper scissors to see who will be the first to test out the big drop near the top of their line. - Trumpore

As you can see from the tracks on the landing, both Norbs and Rheeder nailed it on the first go. Eliot Jackson can't believe his eyes. - Trumpore

Cam Zink and Kyle Strait will point their bikes straight down the steepest part of the mountain. See the dust? That's where they're headed. - Turman

Antoine Bizet can only look at the gnarly upper ridge and wonder what might have been. Recovering from a kidney injury sustained at Crankworx means he can only watch this weekend and provide a bit of help for his friends. - Trumpore

Nicholi Rogatkin is looking more and more comfortable on his big bike as the days go on. - Steen

Norbs' face says it all. He's stoked with the new venue and a blank canvas to work with. - Trumpore

Mitch Do-elato is adding another type of event to his resume. The guy has done it all and done it well. He's ready to put those varied skills to good use this weekend. - Turman

Paul Bas and KC Deane teamed up to build a steep and sketchy ridge line with only a small catch berm keeping them from flying off a cliff. First to test things out, KC ended up going for a pretty wild ride. - Trumpore

Safety first! Brendan Fairclough lowers one of his builders over a cliff to chip away a bit more unwanted rock. - Trumpore

Kelly McGarry loves this ridgeline. He also loves massive canyon gaps. Watch for him to spend a lot of time in the air. - Steen

There is much less manmade influence this time around, and the 73-foot canyon gap is one of the only bits that resembles the Rampage of old. - Trumpore

Carson Storch trains behind Ryan Howard on the Flow Fest line. Both are looking very confident and still have time to dial things in even more. - Turman

Nicholi randomly threw one of his trademark lawn dart front flips over the 46-foot hip during today's evening jam session. - Turman

Hi-fives all around after Nicholi stomped the front flip. He's gaining respect on the big mountain scene quicker than many would have guessed. - Turman

Replace the bike with a pair of skis and you would have a more typical shot of KC Deane. No stranger to big mountains, KC is pushing his limits on the brown pow this weekend. - Trumpore

There's nothing like stomping a line. Doerfling nailed this chute his first try, even if he only had one foot on the pedals. - Steen

Aggy's nasty 360s and boosty backflips late in the day were the highlight for R-Dog. We can see why. - Steen

We're pretty sure Andreu Lacondeguy spun this 46-foot gap on his second attempt. Needless to say, all his recent time on a big bike is paying off. - Steen

Brett Rheeder slashes through the loose dirt as he drops in. - Trumpore

If ever there was a theme to the building and shredding that goes on at Rampage, this would be it. - Trumpore

Bernard Kerr was taking cues from Brandon Semenuk and Graham Agassiz when he dropped into the big Polaris hip. Watch for him to make a b-line straight to the bottom. - Turman

This is what happens when you come up short on a big gap and your bike cartwheels down the hill. - Trumpore

In case you didn't already know who Rachel Throop was rooting for this weekend, her perfectly painted paws serve as a fun reminder. - Trumpore

Rumor has it a certain DH World Cup racer responsible for this line has recently learned backflips on his DH bike... - Trumpore

It's hard work out here in the desert as lines must be created from scratch. Luckily most of the hard work is done. - Trumpore

With several days until the finals, Brandon Semenuk can comfortably progress into his line. He's already well on his way to perfecting most of it. - Pondela

The evenings here in Virgin are easy on the eyes. We'll keep coming back for more and expect you to do the same. It's Rampage time! - Trumpore

First Time Senders at Red Bull Rampage 2014

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