Sun, Oct 21, 2012
Magic Moment: Defying medical prognosis, Norweigan BASE jumper and freeskier Karina Hollekim skis again, after four long years of recovery from a bone-shattering sky diving accident.
My World: The sacred bond between an elephant driver and his elephant is on display at the world's largest annual gathering of the gentle giants the Surin Elephant Round-Up in Thailand.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world, Kaleidoscope: accompanies Belgian BASE jumper, Cedric Dumont as he soars just metres from the rock face through Swtzerland's legendary Crack Gorge; drops in on Garrett McNamara's self-filmed encounter with a 5-storey monster wave off the coast of Portugal; and joins Polish artist Agata Olek as she wraps an iconic New York City landmark in colorful woollen weaves, turning heads in the process.
People: Ryan Sheckler, one of the youngest Xgames winners at 13 years of age, has become one of America's skateboard heroes. Now 22 years old, the former MTV star does charitable work and contemplates life after skateboarding.
Culture: Graffitti. Is it vandalism or art? We follow street artists and undercover cops in Los Angeles to hopefully find some answers to this ongoing debate, once and for all.
Event Of The Week: With 60 deaths in its 34 year history, the Rally Dakar sees two rival bikers, Spaniard Marc Coma and Frenchman Cyril Despres, battling each other, and the elements through thousands of miles of the most rugged terrain in South America.
Protagonists: Karina Hollekim, Ryan Sheckler, Marc Coma, Cyril Despres, Cat Cult, Cedric Dumont, Garrett McNamara.
Locations/Country: Switzerland, Argentina, Peru, Los Angeles, New York, Portugal, Thailand, Norway.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Rally Raid, Skateboarding, BASE jumping, Art, Surfing, Elephant driving.
My World: The sacred bond between an elephant driver and his elephant is on display at the world's largest annual gathering of the gentle giants the Surin Elephant Round-Up in Thailand.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world, Kaleidoscope: accompanies Belgian BASE jumper, Cedric Dumont as he soars just metres from the rock face through Swtzerland's legendary Crack Gorge; drops in on Garrett McNamara's self-filmed encounter with a 5-storey monster wave off the coast of Portugal; and joins Polish artist Agata Olek as she wraps an iconic New York City landmark in colorful woollen weaves, turning heads in the process.
People: Ryan Sheckler, one of the youngest Xgames winners at 13 years of age, has become one of America's skateboard heroes. Now 22 years old, the former MTV star does charitable work and contemplates life after skateboarding.
Culture: Graffitti. Is it vandalism or art? We follow street artists and undercover cops in Los Angeles to hopefully find some answers to this ongoing debate, once and for all.
Event Of The Week: With 60 deaths in its 34 year history, the Rally Dakar sees two rival bikers, Spaniard Marc Coma and Frenchman Cyril Despres, battling each other, and the elements through thousands of miles of the most rugged terrain in South America.
Protagonists: Karina Hollekim, Ryan Sheckler, Marc Coma, Cyril Despres, Cat Cult, Cedric Dumont, Garrett McNamara.
Locations/Country: Switzerland, Argentina, Peru, Los Angeles, New York, Portugal, Thailand, Norway.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Rally Raid, Skateboarding, BASE jumping, Art, Surfing, Elephant driving.
Sun, Oct 28, 2012
Magic Moment: Extreme kiteboarder Ruben Lenten lives up to his nickname, The Flying Dutchman, when he launches himself off a snowy 100 ft cliff in Norway.
My World: Sword master and choreographer Tetsuro Shimaguchi battles to keep a noble, thousand year old Samurai tradition alive in Japan.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world at tightrope walker Bernhard Witz, as he walks the highline, without a harness, thousands of feet in the air above a Norweigan fjord; at Ryan Doyle showcasing his stunning free-running skills against the magnificent backdrop of Istanbul; and at Eric Aeder's renowned ocean photography project, Bodies Of Water, combining the power of the ocean with the beauty of the female form.
Culture: In Lisbon, Alexandre Farto uses drills, hammers and explosives to create his head-turning and sometimes controversial street art.
On Location: One man's food is another man's art; Hollywood actor Jack Black buys a questionable masterpiece at the Cheaper Show in Vancouver.
Event Of The Week: Step up and step down at Glen Helen raceway in southern California where the world's top FMX riders compete on the biggest track ever made for the Red Bull X-Fighters competition.
Protagonists: Jack Black, Ruben Lenten, Ronnie Renner, Tomas Pages, Todd Potter, VIHLS, Tetsuro Shimaguchi, Eric Aeder, Ryan Doyle, Bernhard Witz.
Locations/Country: Vancouver, Norway, Los Angeles, Istanbul, Hawaii, Japan, Lisbon.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Kite-boarding, Samurai swordsmanship, Street Art, Freestyle Motocross, Free-running, Tightrope walking, Photography, Art.
My World: Sword master and choreographer Tetsuro Shimaguchi battles to keep a noble, thousand year old Samurai tradition alive in Japan.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world at tightrope walker Bernhard Witz, as he walks the highline, without a harness, thousands of feet in the air above a Norweigan fjord; at Ryan Doyle showcasing his stunning free-running skills against the magnificent backdrop of Istanbul; and at Eric Aeder's renowned ocean photography project, Bodies Of Water, combining the power of the ocean with the beauty of the female form.
Culture: In Lisbon, Alexandre Farto uses drills, hammers and explosives to create his head-turning and sometimes controversial street art.
On Location: One man's food is another man's art; Hollywood actor Jack Black buys a questionable masterpiece at the Cheaper Show in Vancouver.
Event Of The Week: Step up and step down at Glen Helen raceway in southern California where the world's top FMX riders compete on the biggest track ever made for the Red Bull X-Fighters competition.
Protagonists: Jack Black, Ruben Lenten, Ronnie Renner, Tomas Pages, Todd Potter, VIHLS, Tetsuro Shimaguchi, Eric Aeder, Ryan Doyle, Bernhard Witz.
Locations/Country: Vancouver, Norway, Los Angeles, Istanbul, Hawaii, Japan, Lisbon.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Kite-boarding, Samurai swordsmanship, Street Art, Freestyle Motocross, Free-running, Tightrope walking, Photography, Art.
Sun, Nov 4, 2012
Magic Moment: Driven to win, US downhill skiing star Lindsey Vonn triumphs over a setback, and shares the feeling of winning Olympic gold in Vancouver.
My World: With the few remaining mountain gorillas still at risk in Rwanda, ranger Eugene Rutagarama is on a worthy but dangerous quest to save the world's last silverbacks from extinction.
Kaleidoscope: Hang on for quick peeks around the world at a skydiving formation record being shattered in Australia; at an old Austrian hunting lodge getting transformed by pro skateboarder Phillip Schuster into his trick-out dream; and at art collective Baji Lives as they bring a New York City bridge to life with thousands of pieces of colorful paper cut-outs.
Culture: Two paper plane pilots geek out in their quest for aerodynamic perfection at the Red Bull Paper Wings competition in Austria.
On Location: Stand-up paddle-boarding World Champion, Kai Lenny scores perfect waves at a secret surf spot on Hawaii's Big Island.
Event Of The Week: In an epic showdown between Neguin, Roxrite and Lil' G, the world's biggest b-boy competition blows the roof off Moscow's Nikulin Circus for the Red Bull BC One World Finals.
Protagonists: Lindsey Vonn, Phillip Schuster, Kai Lenny, Neguin, Roxrite, Lil' G, Baji Lives!, Eugene Rutagarama.
Locations/Country: Vancouver, Austria, Moscow, Hawaii, New York, Australia, Rwanda.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Downhill Skiing, Skateboarding, B-boy Dancing, Art, Stand-up Paddle-Boarding, Paper Plane Flying, Animal Conservation.
My World: With the few remaining mountain gorillas still at risk in Rwanda, ranger Eugene Rutagarama is on a worthy but dangerous quest to save the world's last silverbacks from extinction.
Kaleidoscope: Hang on for quick peeks around the world at a skydiving formation record being shattered in Australia; at an old Austrian hunting lodge getting transformed by pro skateboarder Phillip Schuster into his trick-out dream; and at art collective Baji Lives as they bring a New York City bridge to life with thousands of pieces of colorful paper cut-outs.
Culture: Two paper plane pilots geek out in their quest for aerodynamic perfection at the Red Bull Paper Wings competition in Austria.
On Location: Stand-up paddle-boarding World Champion, Kai Lenny scores perfect waves at a secret surf spot on Hawaii's Big Island.
Event Of The Week: In an epic showdown between Neguin, Roxrite and Lil' G, the world's biggest b-boy competition blows the roof off Moscow's Nikulin Circus for the Red Bull BC One World Finals.
Protagonists: Lindsey Vonn, Phillip Schuster, Kai Lenny, Neguin, Roxrite, Lil' G, Baji Lives!, Eugene Rutagarama.
Locations/Country: Vancouver, Austria, Moscow, Hawaii, New York, Australia, Rwanda.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Downhill Skiing, Skateboarding, B-boy Dancing, Art, Stand-up Paddle-Boarding, Paper Plane Flying, Animal Conservation.
Sun, Nov 11, 2012
Magic Moment: Twelve year-old American skate-boarder, Tom Schaar, flies into the history books when he lands the first ever 1080, in California.
My World: The world's greatest extreme runner, Christian Shiester, battles mental and physical pain, as he runs through the harshest deserts of the Middle East.
Kaleidoscope: Quick peeks around the world at Bermuda's Happy Man who's constantly waving and blowing kisses to drivers passing by; Brandon Semenuk and Martin Soderstrom who make getting big air on their mountain bikes into an art; Josh Tranby who takes some beautiful turns as he wakeboards on a cranberry bog.
Culture: Urban photographer, Shane Perez, shoots his models in New York City's long-abandoned and crumbling industrial spaces.
On Location: Austrian BMX pro, Senad Grosis takes a pilgrimage to Mecca, giving the holy city their first taste of high-flying BMX action.
Event Of The Week: British motocross rider Jane Daniels battles alongside boys like Jonny Walker at the world's most insane enduro race, the Erzberg Rodeo.
Protagonists: Tom Schaar, Christian Schiester, Shane Perez, (leave out Kaleidoscope unless there is someone famous), Jonny Walker, Jane Daniels, Senad Grosic.
Locations/Country: Los Angeles, Wisconsin, California, Bermuda, Austria, Sweden,Mecca, Middle East.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Enduro-cross, BMX, Wake-boarding, Mountain Biking, Extreme Running, Skateboarding, Photography.
My World: The world's greatest extreme runner, Christian Shiester, battles mental and physical pain, as he runs through the harshest deserts of the Middle East.
Kaleidoscope: Quick peeks around the world at Bermuda's Happy Man who's constantly waving and blowing kisses to drivers passing by; Brandon Semenuk and Martin Soderstrom who make getting big air on their mountain bikes into an art; Josh Tranby who takes some beautiful turns as he wakeboards on a cranberry bog.
Culture: Urban photographer, Shane Perez, shoots his models in New York City's long-abandoned and crumbling industrial spaces.
On Location: Austrian BMX pro, Senad Grosis takes a pilgrimage to Mecca, giving the holy city their first taste of high-flying BMX action.
Event Of The Week: British motocross rider Jane Daniels battles alongside boys like Jonny Walker at the world's most insane enduro race, the Erzberg Rodeo.
Protagonists: Tom Schaar, Christian Schiester, Shane Perez, (leave out Kaleidoscope unless there is someone famous), Jonny Walker, Jane Daniels, Senad Grosic.
Locations/Country: Los Angeles, Wisconsin, California, Bermuda, Austria, Sweden,Mecca, Middle East.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Enduro-cross, BMX, Wake-boarding, Mountain Biking, Extreme Running, Skateboarding, Photography.
Sun, Nov 18, 2012
Magic Moment: Making BMX history, New Zealander Jed Milton lands the first ever triple back flip in front of a home crowd.
My World: Biologist Dean Miller gets up close and personal, filming the elusive Dwarf Minke whales in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world at its most beautiful, daring and amusing adventures; surf legend Bruce Irons sticks a flare on his board and fires up the evening waves in Indonesia; Russian BASE jumper Valery Rozov flies off the 21,000 foot peak of Mt Shivling, high in the Indian Hmalayas, breaking a world record in the process; French design collective, lab212, uses specialized cameras and computer programs in their swing-set installation, allowing people to imagine themselves swinging through a star-filled galaxy.
Culture: British DJ Steve Lawler surprises his Greek protoge, DJ Detlef, with the opportunity of a lifetime, at SpaceIbiza's legendary dance music mecca.
On Location: Artist Curtis Santiago takes a tour through Vancouver's hip East Side on his way to Canada's biggest art fair, the Cheaper Show.
Event Of The Week: Hundreds push their minds and bodies to their limits as they tackle one hell of an obstacle course in New Jersey, for the title of the World's Toughest Mudder.
Protagonists: Jed Milton, DJ Steve Lawler, DJ Detlef, Bruce Irons, Valery Rozov, Curtis Santiago, Junyung Pak, Dean Miller.
Locations/Country: Vancouver, India, France, Indonesia, New Jersey, Ibiza, Greece, New Zealand, Australia.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: BMX, Djing, Art, Surfing, BASE Jumping, Art Installation, Endurance Running/Obstacle Course, Animal Conservation.
My World: Biologist Dean Miller gets up close and personal, filming the elusive Dwarf Minke whales in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world at its most beautiful, daring and amusing adventures; surf legend Bruce Irons sticks a flare on his board and fires up the evening waves in Indonesia; Russian BASE jumper Valery Rozov flies off the 21,000 foot peak of Mt Shivling, high in the Indian Hmalayas, breaking a world record in the process; French design collective, lab212, uses specialized cameras and computer programs in their swing-set installation, allowing people to imagine themselves swinging through a star-filled galaxy.
Culture: British DJ Steve Lawler surprises his Greek protoge, DJ Detlef, with the opportunity of a lifetime, at SpaceIbiza's legendary dance music mecca.
On Location: Artist Curtis Santiago takes a tour through Vancouver's hip East Side on his way to Canada's biggest art fair, the Cheaper Show.
Event Of The Week: Hundreds push their minds and bodies to their limits as they tackle one hell of an obstacle course in New Jersey, for the title of the World's Toughest Mudder.
Protagonists: Jed Milton, DJ Steve Lawler, DJ Detlef, Bruce Irons, Valery Rozov, Curtis Santiago, Junyung Pak, Dean Miller.
Locations/Country: Vancouver, India, France, Indonesia, New Jersey, Ibiza, Greece, New Zealand, Australia.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: BMX, Djing, Art, Surfing, BASE Jumping, Art Installation, Endurance Running/Obstacle Course, Animal Conservation.
Sun, Nov 25, 2012
Magic Moment: Twenty one year-old motocross sensation, Levi Sherwood, battles back from injury to reach the winners podium yet again, in Dubai.
My World: Street trials pro and YouTube phenomenon, Danny MacAskill reconnects with the Scottish landscape in an unforgettable riding and filming journey back to his hometown of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world at its most beautiful, daring and amusing adventures; With no snow around, Norwegian free-skiers, Felix Usterud and Per Schoyen, throw off their shoes and hit the trampoline to keep their aerial skills in check; two and a half miles above the Austrian landscape the five-man Red Bull wing-suit skydive team launch out of a plane, fly over a hundred miles per hour, and position themselves alongside the Red Bull gliders, for a breathtaking formation; Girls on longboard skateboards glide into the gorgeous sunset along a winding seaside highway in Spain.
Culture: In the Arizona desert lies America's biggest aircraft cemetery, known as The Boneyard, where a group of artists bring colourful new life to scores of abandoned planes.
On Location: Big wave temptress Maya Gabeira shows off her favourite US surf spots, AND her favourite bikini, during her busy globe-trotting schedule.
Event Of The Week: French World Rally king, Sebastian Loeb puts his tradition, and his car, to the test against American Rallycross champ, Travis Pastrana, at the Xgames in Los Angeles.
Protagonists: Levi Sherwood, Danny MacAskill, Sebastian Loeb, Travis Pastrana, Maya Gabeira, Faile, Andrew Schoultz.
Locations/Country: New Zealand, Dubai, Scotland, Spain, Austria, Los Angeles, Peru, Hawaii, Arizona.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Motocross, Mountain Bike Street Trials, Trampoline, Longboard Skateboarding, Wing-Suit Sky Diving, Art, Big Wave Surfing, Rallycross Driving.
My World: Street trials pro and YouTube phenomenon, Danny MacAskill reconnects with the Scottish landscape in an unforgettable riding and filming journey back to his hometown of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world at its most beautiful, daring and amusing adventures; With no snow around, Norwegian free-skiers, Felix Usterud and Per Schoyen, throw off their shoes and hit the trampoline to keep their aerial skills in check; two and a half miles above the Austrian landscape the five-man Red Bull wing-suit skydive team launch out of a plane, fly over a hundred miles per hour, and position themselves alongside the Red Bull gliders, for a breathtaking formation; Girls on longboard skateboards glide into the gorgeous sunset along a winding seaside highway in Spain.
Culture: In the Arizona desert lies America's biggest aircraft cemetery, known as The Boneyard, where a group of artists bring colourful new life to scores of abandoned planes.
On Location: Big wave temptress Maya Gabeira shows off her favourite US surf spots, AND her favourite bikini, during her busy globe-trotting schedule.
Event Of The Week: French World Rally king, Sebastian Loeb puts his tradition, and his car, to the test against American Rallycross champ, Travis Pastrana, at the Xgames in Los Angeles.
Protagonists: Levi Sherwood, Danny MacAskill, Sebastian Loeb, Travis Pastrana, Maya Gabeira, Faile, Andrew Schoultz.
Locations/Country: New Zealand, Dubai, Scotland, Spain, Austria, Los Angeles, Peru, Hawaii, Arizona.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Motocross, Mountain Bike Street Trials, Trampoline, Longboard Skateboarding, Wing-Suit Sky Diving, Art, Big Wave Surfing, Rallycross Driving.
Sun, Dec 2, 2012
Magic Moment: After a freak skydiving accident, the world's greatest cliff-diver, Orlando Duque, battles back to top form, and claims victory once again, in Corsica.
My World: Zoologist Kevin Richardson, aka The Lion Whisperer, gets unnaturally close to a pride of lions, AND releases a lioness and her cubs into the perils of the African wilderness.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world at its most beautiful, daring and amusing adventures; Japanese artist and b-boy, Minoru Fujimoto, aka Dr Popeye, wears an LED-powered sensor suit that's perfectly in sync to his rhythm, lighting up his choice dance moves; French motorbike trials riding sensation, Julien Dupont, takes his maverick and impressive skills to the streets of Rio de Janeiros Vidigal favela; Film-maker Liam Mitchell creates a beautiful, ghostly and inexpensive effect around skateboarders as he films them for his skate film, Wizard Smoke.
Culture: Swedish pop-rock singer Anders Wendin, aka Moneybrother, is on a whirl-wind global recording tour, when he brings a boyhood dream to life in a Kingston Jamaica studio.
On Location: Freestyle motocross legend, Ronnie Renner, tries his hand at being a street artist for a day, while on a tour through Rome.
Event Of The Week: Big, fast and dangerous; racing around a seven mile circuit in Miami's unpredictable weather, rival offshore powerboats get pushed to their limits at the Superboat International Championships.
Protagonists: Ronnie Renner, Orlando Duque, Julien Dupont, Moneybrother, Dr. Popeye, Kevin Richardson.
Locations/Country: Corsica, South Africa, Jamaica, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Miami.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Cliff Diving, Motorbike Trials Riding, Offshore Powerboating, Music, Street Art, Skateboarding, B-Boy Dancing, Animal Conservation.
My World: Zoologist Kevin Richardson, aka The Lion Whisperer, gets unnaturally close to a pride of lions, AND releases a lioness and her cubs into the perils of the African wilderness.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world at its most beautiful, daring and amusing adventures; Japanese artist and b-boy, Minoru Fujimoto, aka Dr Popeye, wears an LED-powered sensor suit that's perfectly in sync to his rhythm, lighting up his choice dance moves; French motorbike trials riding sensation, Julien Dupont, takes his maverick and impressive skills to the streets of Rio de Janeiros Vidigal favela; Film-maker Liam Mitchell creates a beautiful, ghostly and inexpensive effect around skateboarders as he films them for his skate film, Wizard Smoke.
Culture: Swedish pop-rock singer Anders Wendin, aka Moneybrother, is on a whirl-wind global recording tour, when he brings a boyhood dream to life in a Kingston Jamaica studio.
On Location: Freestyle motocross legend, Ronnie Renner, tries his hand at being a street artist for a day, while on a tour through Rome.
Event Of The Week: Big, fast and dangerous; racing around a seven mile circuit in Miami's unpredictable weather, rival offshore powerboats get pushed to their limits at the Superboat International Championships.
Protagonists: Ronnie Renner, Orlando Duque, Julien Dupont, Moneybrother, Dr. Popeye, Kevin Richardson.
Locations/Country: Corsica, South Africa, Jamaica, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Miami.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Cliff Diving, Motorbike Trials Riding, Offshore Powerboating, Music, Street Art, Skateboarding, B-Boy Dancing, Animal Conservation.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012
Magic Moment: Norweigan free skier Andrea Binning barely survives an avalanche, and, after four long years of recovery, is determined to hit the slopes once again.
My World: After receiving an unexpected visitor one day, a former hunter in South Africa's Lowveld region, falls in love with, and vows to protect, one of Africa's deadliest animals.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world at its most beautiful, daring and amusing adventures; Miami's Miguel Endara uses three point two million dots from different micron pens, over the course of two hundred and ten hours, to create a stipple drawing masterpiece of his father's unshaven face; Visionary Dutch wakeboarder, Duncan Zuur, invents train-boarding when he latches onto a locomotive and gets pulled along the lakeshore in Romania; New Zealand photographer Denis Smith captures himself swinging an LED light around in a circle as he rotates, transforming various locations into mystical portals, bursting with otherworldly colors and energy.
Culture: Riding a wave of world-wide buzz, experimental German trio Brand Brauer Frick drop their mash-up of classical music with minimalist techno, at the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival.
On Location: Windsurfing pioneer and all-round waterman, Robbie Nash brings stand up paddle-boarding to the canals of Venice, and gets a lesson in being a gondolier while he's at it.
Event Of The Week: Veteran cliff-diver Orlando Duque goes toe to toe with Russian rookie, Artem Silchenko at the Portuguese stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
Protagonists: Andrea Binning, Robbie Nash, Orlando Duque, Artem Silchenko, Brand Brauer Frick, Duncan Zuur, Miguel Endara, Denis Smith.
Locations/Country: Norway, South Africa, Venice, Portugal, Australia, Switzerland, Romania, Miami.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Free-skiing, Stand-up paddle-boarding, Cliff-diving, Music, Art, Photography, Wake-boarding, Animal Conservation.
My World: After receiving an unexpected visitor one day, a former hunter in South Africa's Lowveld region, falls in love with, and vows to protect, one of Africa's deadliest animals.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world at its most beautiful, daring and amusing adventures; Miami's Miguel Endara uses three point two million dots from different micron pens, over the course of two hundred and ten hours, to create a stipple drawing masterpiece of his father's unshaven face; Visionary Dutch wakeboarder, Duncan Zuur, invents train-boarding when he latches onto a locomotive and gets pulled along the lakeshore in Romania; New Zealand photographer Denis Smith captures himself swinging an LED light around in a circle as he rotates, transforming various locations into mystical portals, bursting with otherworldly colors and energy.
Culture: Riding a wave of world-wide buzz, experimental German trio Brand Brauer Frick drop their mash-up of classical music with minimalist techno, at the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival.
On Location: Windsurfing pioneer and all-round waterman, Robbie Nash brings stand up paddle-boarding to the canals of Venice, and gets a lesson in being a gondolier while he's at it.
Event Of The Week: Veteran cliff-diver Orlando Duque goes toe to toe with Russian rookie, Artem Silchenko at the Portuguese stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
Protagonists: Andrea Binning, Robbie Nash, Orlando Duque, Artem Silchenko, Brand Brauer Frick, Duncan Zuur, Miguel Endara, Denis Smith.
Locations/Country: Norway, South Africa, Venice, Portugal, Australia, Switzerland, Romania, Miami.
Year of Production: 2012
Type of Sport/Discipline: Free-skiing, Stand-up paddle-boarding, Cliff-diving, Music, Art, Photography, Wake-boarding, Animal Conservation.
Sun, Dec 16, 2012
Magic Moment: Twenty six year old free-ride mountain biking sensation Paul Basagoitia of Nevada, lands the first ever double backflip on completely natural terrain.
My World: With dreams of making it big in the US, Canadian jockey, Chantal Sutherland hustles to make connections with big-name players, and tries to prove herself at the world-renowned Del Mar racetrack in California.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world at its most beautiful, daring and amusing adventures; new media artists, Cuppetelli-Mendoza create a video installation in Santiago, Cjhile, called Nervous Structure, that can be manipulated by art gallery patrons; a camera slowed to 1000 frames per second captures San Francisco Giants starting pitcher, Tim Lincecum's 90 mph throw; Finnish urban ski team, Nipwitz, breathe fresh life into an abandoned and snow-filled school in arctic Russia, with their impressive free-skiing skills.
Culture: Berlin-based Die Audio Gruppe, led by Benoit Maubrey, don alien looking electronic clothes that interact auditorily with their environment, wandering the streets and engaging passersby.
On Location: Miami Dolphins running back, Reggie Bush gets the star treatment while on vacation in Salzburg Austria.
Event Of The Week: Guillaume Nery and William Trubridge, two of the world's best free-divers, plunge to incredible depths, in pursuit of the gold medal at the Freediving World Championships in Greece.
Protagonists: Reggie Bush, Tim Lincecum, Paul Basagoitia, Chantal Sutherland, Nipwitz, Die Audio Gruppe, Guillaume Nery, William Trubridge.
Locations/Country: Nevada, California, Chile, Russia, Berlin, Austria, Greece. Type of Sport/Discipline: Major League Baseball, NFL football, Horse Racing, New Media Art, Mountain biking, Free-skiing, Free-diving.
Year of Production: 2012
My World: With dreams of making it big in the US, Canadian jockey, Chantal Sutherland hustles to make connections with big-name players, and tries to prove herself at the world-renowned Del Mar racetrack in California.
Kaleidoscope: Taking quick peeks around the world at its most beautiful, daring and amusing adventures; new media artists, Cuppetelli-Mendoza create a video installation in Santiago, Cjhile, called Nervous Structure, that can be manipulated by art gallery patrons; a camera slowed to 1000 frames per second captures San Francisco Giants starting pitcher, Tim Lincecum's 90 mph throw; Finnish urban ski team, Nipwitz, breathe fresh life into an abandoned and snow-filled school in arctic Russia, with their impressive free-skiing skills.
Culture: Berlin-based Die Audio Gruppe, led by Benoit Maubrey, don alien looking electronic clothes that interact auditorily with their environment, wandering the streets and engaging passersby.
On Location: Miami Dolphins running back, Reggie Bush gets the star treatment while on vacation in Salzburg Austria.
Event Of The Week: Guillaume Nery and William Trubridge, two of the world's best free-divers, plunge to incredible depths, in pursuit of the gold medal at the Freediving World Championships in Greece.
Protagonists: Reggie Bush, Tim Lincecum, Paul Basagoitia, Chantal Sutherland, Nipwitz, Die Audio Gruppe, Guillaume Nery, William Trubridge.
Locations/Country: Nevada, California, Chile, Russia, Berlin, Austria, Greece. Type of Sport/Discipline: Major League Baseball, NFL football, Horse Racing, New Media Art, Mountain biking, Free-skiing, Free-diving.
Year of Production: 2012
Sun, Dec 23, 2012
Magic Moment: Working through a year of rehabilitation, 25 year-old British downhill mountain bike star, Rachel Atherton, rides again after a near fatal crash with a car.
My World: Belgian BASE jumper Cedric Dumont leaps into the unknown when he takes on the myths and risks of jumping from Peru's 2,530 foot Gocta Falls.
Kaleidoscope: France's Arthur Cadre, aka Lil' Crabe, displays his mind-boggling, contortionist moves during his famous B-boy routine. Known for getting creative, and breaking a few bones in the process, US freeskier Simon Dumont chops a half-pipe, into meticulously cut, one-of-a-kind cubes, just to make his aerial tricks, that much more interesting. Videographer Oton Bacar and BMX rider Voranc Kumar capture a beautiful, rain-soaked session in Slovenia, at 1000 frames per second
Culture: Artist and mad professor, Theo Jansen sets free his gigantic, self-propelling plastic beach dinosaur, called Gubernare, on a Dutch beach.
On Location: With the surf film, Modern Collective having helped define a new generation of surfers, director Kai Neville and featured surf pro Jordy Smith, travel back to Reunion Island to film their latest epic, Blending Colours.
Event Of The Week: After high-tech avalanche control has been completed, Travis Rice and some of the worlds best snowboarders tackle the biggest back-country course ever built, deep in the heart of southern British Columbia's Selkirk Mountains, for the Red Bull Supernatural event.
Protagonists: Travis Rice, Nicolas Muller, Rachel Atherton, Cedric Dumont, Lil' Crabe, Simon Dumont, Jordy Smith, Theo Jansen.
Locations/Country: UK, Peru, Slovenia, Holland, Reunion Island, British Columbia.
Type of Sport/Discipline: BASE jumping, Snowboarding, Surfing, Mountain Biking, BMX, Free-skiing, Sculpture art, Breakdancing.
Year of Production: 2012
My World: Belgian BASE jumper Cedric Dumont leaps into the unknown when he takes on the myths and risks of jumping from Peru's 2,530 foot Gocta Falls.
Kaleidoscope: France's Arthur Cadre, aka Lil' Crabe, displays his mind-boggling, contortionist moves during his famous B-boy routine. Known for getting creative, and breaking a few bones in the process, US freeskier Simon Dumont chops a half-pipe, into meticulously cut, one-of-a-kind cubes, just to make his aerial tricks, that much more interesting. Videographer Oton Bacar and BMX rider Voranc Kumar capture a beautiful, rain-soaked session in Slovenia, at 1000 frames per second
Culture: Artist and mad professor, Theo Jansen sets free his gigantic, self-propelling plastic beach dinosaur, called Gubernare, on a Dutch beach.
On Location: With the surf film, Modern Collective having helped define a new generation of surfers, director Kai Neville and featured surf pro Jordy Smith, travel back to Reunion Island to film their latest epic, Blending Colours.
Event Of The Week: After high-tech avalanche control has been completed, Travis Rice and some of the worlds best snowboarders tackle the biggest back-country course ever built, deep in the heart of southern British Columbia's Selkirk Mountains, for the Red Bull Supernatural event.
Protagonists: Travis Rice, Nicolas Muller, Rachel Atherton, Cedric Dumont, Lil' Crabe, Simon Dumont, Jordy Smith, Theo Jansen.
Locations/Country: UK, Peru, Slovenia, Holland, Reunion Island, British Columbia.
Type of Sport/Discipline: BASE jumping, Snowboarding, Surfing, Mountain Biking, BMX, Free-skiing, Sculpture art, Breakdancing.
Year of Production: 2012
Sun, Dec 30, 2012
Magic Moment: British stuntman and BASE jumper, Gary Connery, becomes the first person to leap out of a helicopter (2,400 feet) and land safely on the ground, without using a parachute.
My World: Award-winning wildlife photographer, Palani Mohan, takes on a different type of assignment when he's asked to capture the tradition and beauty of giant Balinese kites, and the ensuing frenzy of the world famous Bali Kite Festival, for Red Bulletin magazine.
Kaleidoscope: Capturing the adventure, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world for a peek at its most fascinating, thrilling, and unusual momentslike the in-demand, free-running collective, Storm Freerun, who demonstrate some of their incredible parkour skills on the walls, stairwells and streets of London; and freeskiing star Elias Ambühl, who beautifully photographs the tracers produced by LEDs attached to his skis as he soars through the night air, for the Red Bull Ambühlivable Project; as well as renowned underwater photographer, Sarosh Jacob, who captures the fresh water, stingless jellyfish of Palau's Jellyfish Lake.
Culture: From law to Lego; New York-based lawyer-turned-artist, Nathan Sawaya, uses his childhood obsession with Lego, to create world famous sculptures.
On Location: Beijing's most famous comic book artist takes us through the mega-city's thriving youth subculture, where he finds inspiration for his colourful story-telling.
Event Of The Week: Ice-cross gladiators Kyle Croxall from Canada and Finland's Arttu Pihlainen, battle for top spot in front of 130,000 spectators at the Red Bull Crashed Ice finals in Quebec City, Canada.
Protagonists: Gary Connery, Storm Freerun, Kyle Croxall, Arttu Pihlainen, Nathan Sawaya, Elias Ambühl, Palani Mohan.
Locations/Country: U.K., Bali, London, Palau, New York City, Beijing, Quebec City.
Type of Sport/Discipline: BASE jumping, Free-running, Free-skiing, Photography, Sculpture, Downhill Ice-cross, Comic book art.
Year of Production: 2012
My World: Award-winning wildlife photographer, Palani Mohan, takes on a different type of assignment when he's asked to capture the tradition and beauty of giant Balinese kites, and the ensuing frenzy of the world famous Bali Kite Festival, for Red Bulletin magazine.
Kaleidoscope: Capturing the adventure, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world for a peek at its most fascinating, thrilling, and unusual momentslike the in-demand, free-running collective, Storm Freerun, who demonstrate some of their incredible parkour skills on the walls, stairwells and streets of London; and freeskiing star Elias Ambühl, who beautifully photographs the tracers produced by LEDs attached to his skis as he soars through the night air, for the Red Bull Ambühlivable Project; as well as renowned underwater photographer, Sarosh Jacob, who captures the fresh water, stingless jellyfish of Palau's Jellyfish Lake.
Culture: From law to Lego; New York-based lawyer-turned-artist, Nathan Sawaya, uses his childhood obsession with Lego, to create world famous sculptures.
On Location: Beijing's most famous comic book artist takes us through the mega-city's thriving youth subculture, where he finds inspiration for his colourful story-telling.
Event Of The Week: Ice-cross gladiators Kyle Croxall from Canada and Finland's Arttu Pihlainen, battle for top spot in front of 130,000 spectators at the Red Bull Crashed Ice finals in Quebec City, Canada.
Protagonists: Gary Connery, Storm Freerun, Kyle Croxall, Arttu Pihlainen, Nathan Sawaya, Elias Ambühl, Palani Mohan.
Locations/Country: U.K., Bali, London, Palau, New York City, Beijing, Quebec City.
Type of Sport/Discipline: BASE jumping, Free-running, Free-skiing, Photography, Sculpture, Downhill Ice-cross, Comic book art.
Year of Production: 2012
Sun, Jan 6, 2013
Magic Moment: Three months after a horrifying crash during a practice run at the Red Bull: New Year, No Limits event in San Diego, California, snowmobile star Levi Lavallee is miraculously recovered and going for his second attempt at a record-setting 412 foot jump, over open water.
My World: South African kayak legend Steve Fisher, and his team of seasoned paddlers, attempt to be the first ever to run, and survive, the Congo River's infamous and deadly Inga Rapids.
Kaleidoscope: Capturing the adventure, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world for a peek at its most fascinating, thrilling, and unusual moments... We drop in on professional finger-boarder Elias Assmuth as he pulls off some seriously impressive vert and street style tricks on his micro board... Always on the hunt to break new ground, Supermoto rider and ten-time South African champ, Brian Capper, sets his sights on some fresh territory riding the 344 foot high arch over Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium... And, Ukranian fencing beauty and Olympic medalist Olga Kharlan, has a magic duel against herself, with an eerie and unexpected conclusion, all thanks to computer-generated video effects.
Culture: We head to Valencia Spain for the legendary Las Falles, a loud, one-of-a-kind fiesta that sets the city ablaze, when nearly four hundred wood and paper-mache statues, built specially for the celebration, are ceremoniously burnt to the ground.
On Location: Australian Formula One star Mark Webber is in Bangkok, Thailand for an unforgettable trip. He gets to try his hand at Muay Thai kick-boxing, blaze through the city's streets in an exhibition of his racing machine's prowess, and is treated to a rare and royal meeting with King of Thailand.
Event Of The Week: Two hundred of the world's best snow-kiters are on Norway's massive Hardangervidda plateau including The Flying Dutchman, Ruben Lenten, and local hero, Remi Meum to face sub-zero temperatures, relentless winds and unforgiving terrain, at the Red Bull Ragnarok endurance race.
Protagonists: Levi Lavallee, Mark Webber, Ruben Lenten, Remi Meum, Steve Fisher, Elias Assmuth, Olga Kharlan, Brian Capper.
Locations/Country: San Diego California, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Bangkok, Norway, Spain.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Formula One, Snowmobiling, Kayaking, Snow-kiting, Finger-boarding, Supermoto, Fencing, Art festival.
Year of Production: 2012
My World: South African kayak legend Steve Fisher, and his team of seasoned paddlers, attempt to be the first ever to run, and survive, the Congo River's infamous and deadly Inga Rapids.
Kaleidoscope: Capturing the adventure, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world for a peek at its most fascinating, thrilling, and unusual moments... We drop in on professional finger-boarder Elias Assmuth as he pulls off some seriously impressive vert and street style tricks on his micro board... Always on the hunt to break new ground, Supermoto rider and ten-time South African champ, Brian Capper, sets his sights on some fresh territory riding the 344 foot high arch over Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium... And, Ukranian fencing beauty and Olympic medalist Olga Kharlan, has a magic duel against herself, with an eerie and unexpected conclusion, all thanks to computer-generated video effects.
Culture: We head to Valencia Spain for the legendary Las Falles, a loud, one-of-a-kind fiesta that sets the city ablaze, when nearly four hundred wood and paper-mache statues, built specially for the celebration, are ceremoniously burnt to the ground.
On Location: Australian Formula One star Mark Webber is in Bangkok, Thailand for an unforgettable trip. He gets to try his hand at Muay Thai kick-boxing, blaze through the city's streets in an exhibition of his racing machine's prowess, and is treated to a rare and royal meeting with King of Thailand.
Event Of The Week: Two hundred of the world's best snow-kiters are on Norway's massive Hardangervidda plateau including The Flying Dutchman, Ruben Lenten, and local hero, Remi Meum to face sub-zero temperatures, relentless winds and unforgiving terrain, at the Red Bull Ragnarok endurance race.
Protagonists: Levi Lavallee, Mark Webber, Ruben Lenten, Remi Meum, Steve Fisher, Elias Assmuth, Olga Kharlan, Brian Capper.
Locations/Country: San Diego California, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Bangkok, Norway, Spain.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Formula One, Snowmobiling, Kayaking, Snow-kiting, Finger-boarding, Supermoto, Fencing, Art festival.
Year of Production: 2012
Sun, Jan 13, 2013
Magic Moment: There's bloody fingers and an unbroken spirit, 20 year-old Sasha DiGiulian attempts to be the youngest female ever, and the first North American woman ever, to climb an incredible 9a grade.
My World: With plenty of danger along the way, ultra-marathoner, and former Australian politician, Pat Farmer attempts to run a record 13,000 miles from the North Pole to the South Pole, to raise funds and awareness for global poverty and water shortage.
Kaleidoscope: Capturing the adventure, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world for a peek at its most fascinating, thrilling, and unusual moments... Using what look to be giant, super-charged bicycle pumps, Fred Grzybowski and some of the world's top Xpogo athletes, bounce around Hong Kong's Lantau Island on what are modern, high-tech, pogo sticks... We take a look at airborne daredevils Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet who, when they're not skydiving, freeflying, BASE jumping, wingsuit flying, or speed riding, are in training, and in synchronized formation, in a wind-tunnel... And, Bones Hill and DJ Aaron, the undisputed Kings of Flexing a blend of pop-lock, and contortionist dance moves are in a New York City subway station preparing commuters for what entertainment might look like... during the Apocalypse.
Culture: University of Michigan teacher, and Paper Engineer, Matt Shlian is a master at folding paper where one fold, leads to two folds, which eventually leads to stunning, and world-renowned, 3D paper designs.
On Location: We go on set and behind the scenes with multi-platinum selling Florida rock stars, Matchbox Twenty, as they film the video for Overjoyed at London's legendary Elstree Studios.
Event Of The Week: Some of the top jousters in the world, including Luke Binks and Arne Koets gather in Germany, reviving the world's first extreme sport, as they battle to determine who's the best knightly jouster of modern times.
Protagonists: Matchbox Twenty, Sasha DeGiulian, Pat Farmer, Fred Fugen, Vince Reffet, Luke Binks, Fred Grzybowski, Bones Hill, DJ Aaron, Matt Shlian.
Locations/Country: London, New York City, Germany, Hong Kong, Kentucky, North Pole/Atlanta/Mexico/Colombia/Antarctica.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Music, Jousting, Rock-climbing, Xpogoing, Flexing (dance), Ultra-marathon running, Art.
Year of Production: 2012
My World: With plenty of danger along the way, ultra-marathoner, and former Australian politician, Pat Farmer attempts to run a record 13,000 miles from the North Pole to the South Pole, to raise funds and awareness for global poverty and water shortage.
Kaleidoscope: Capturing the adventure, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world for a peek at its most fascinating, thrilling, and unusual moments... Using what look to be giant, super-charged bicycle pumps, Fred Grzybowski and some of the world's top Xpogo athletes, bounce around Hong Kong's Lantau Island on what are modern, high-tech, pogo sticks... We take a look at airborne daredevils Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet who, when they're not skydiving, freeflying, BASE jumping, wingsuit flying, or speed riding, are in training, and in synchronized formation, in a wind-tunnel... And, Bones Hill and DJ Aaron, the undisputed Kings of Flexing a blend of pop-lock, and contortionist dance moves are in a New York City subway station preparing commuters for what entertainment might look like... during the Apocalypse.
Culture: University of Michigan teacher, and Paper Engineer, Matt Shlian is a master at folding paper where one fold, leads to two folds, which eventually leads to stunning, and world-renowned, 3D paper designs.
On Location: We go on set and behind the scenes with multi-platinum selling Florida rock stars, Matchbox Twenty, as they film the video for Overjoyed at London's legendary Elstree Studios.
Event Of The Week: Some of the top jousters in the world, including Luke Binks and Arne Koets gather in Germany, reviving the world's first extreme sport, as they battle to determine who's the best knightly jouster of modern times.
Protagonists: Matchbox Twenty, Sasha DeGiulian, Pat Farmer, Fred Fugen, Vince Reffet, Luke Binks, Fred Grzybowski, Bones Hill, DJ Aaron, Matt Shlian.
Locations/Country: London, New York City, Germany, Hong Kong, Kentucky, North Pole/Atlanta/Mexico/Colombia/Antarctica.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Music, Jousting, Rock-climbing, Xpogoing, Flexing (dance), Ultra-marathon running, Art.
Year of Production: 2012
Sun, Jan 20, 2013
Magic Moment: American BASE jumper Jeb Corliss has a brush with death, and experiences every wingsuit pilots biggest nightmare, when he jumps from South Africa's Table Mountain.
My World: After fifteen years of trying, New Zealander Geoff Mackley and his expedition team make a final attempt at reaching the molten core of the volcanic Marum crater on Ambrym Island.
Kaleidoscope: Capturing the adventure, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world for a peek at its most fascinating, thrilling, and unusual moments... Using an LED paint roller, together with a projector, and motion tracking software, French art collective Sweatshoppe are able to video-paint their masterpieces onto any surface, completely taking the vandalism out of street art. Innovative skater Kilian Martin does his unique skate-dancing through an abandoned Spanish hall, while filmmaker Juan Rayos captures the acoustic and visual perfection for their latest project, called Stationpark. And, Czech BMX sensation, Michael Beran gives his tricks a cheeky twist in this high-quality visual concept, of his wildly original take on freestyle BMXing.
Culture: Renowned food photographers and husband-and-wife team, Akiko Ida and Pierre Javelle bring the world of miniature toy people to life, against an edible landscape of deliciously shot food.
On Location: F1 legend David Coulthard gets superstar Tom Cruise tearing up the speedway at Willow Springs, California, in a Formula One racing machine.
Event Of The Week: A hundred and ten teams, including Bulls International and reigning champs Pure Encapsulations, gather high in the Austrian Alps to compete in the running, paragliding, kayaking and mountain biking categories at Red Bull Dolomittenmann, one of the toughest team relay races in the world.
Protagonists: Tom Cruise, David Coulthard, Jeb Corliss, Sweatshoppe, Kilian Martin, Michael Beran, Akiko Ida, Pierre Javelle, Geoff Mackley.
Locations/Country: California, Austria, Paris, Spain, South Africa, Vanuatu.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Formula One, Running, Kayaking, Paragliding, Mountain Biking, Freestyle BMX, Photography, Skateboarding, Street Art, BASE Jumping, Volcanology.
Year of Production: 2012
My World: After fifteen years of trying, New Zealander Geoff Mackley and his expedition team make a final attempt at reaching the molten core of the volcanic Marum crater on Ambrym Island.
Kaleidoscope: Capturing the adventure, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world for a peek at its most fascinating, thrilling, and unusual moments... Using an LED paint roller, together with a projector, and motion tracking software, French art collective Sweatshoppe are able to video-paint their masterpieces onto any surface, completely taking the vandalism out of street art. Innovative skater Kilian Martin does his unique skate-dancing through an abandoned Spanish hall, while filmmaker Juan Rayos captures the acoustic and visual perfection for their latest project, called Stationpark. And, Czech BMX sensation, Michael Beran gives his tricks a cheeky twist in this high-quality visual concept, of his wildly original take on freestyle BMXing.
Culture: Renowned food photographers and husband-and-wife team, Akiko Ida and Pierre Javelle bring the world of miniature toy people to life, against an edible landscape of deliciously shot food.
On Location: F1 legend David Coulthard gets superstar Tom Cruise tearing up the speedway at Willow Springs, California, in a Formula One racing machine.
Event Of The Week: A hundred and ten teams, including Bulls International and reigning champs Pure Encapsulations, gather high in the Austrian Alps to compete in the running, paragliding, kayaking and mountain biking categories at Red Bull Dolomittenmann, one of the toughest team relay races in the world.
Protagonists: Tom Cruise, David Coulthard, Jeb Corliss, Sweatshoppe, Kilian Martin, Michael Beran, Akiko Ida, Pierre Javelle, Geoff Mackley.
Locations/Country: California, Austria, Paris, Spain, South Africa, Vanuatu.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Formula One, Running, Kayaking, Paragliding, Mountain Biking, Freestyle BMX, Photography, Skateboarding, Street Art, BASE Jumping, Volcanology.
Year of Production: 2012
Sun, Jan 27, 2013
Magic Moment: Professional kayaker Tyler Brandt paddles into the record books when he descends over Washington States 186-foot Palouse Falls.
My World: Conservationists in South Africa tag Cape Vultures with tracking devices and fly alongside them in order to better protect the endangered species.
Kaleidoscope: Taking a quick spin around the world, Kaleidoscope drops in on life's most fascinating, exhilarating and curious moments Professional freestyle unicyclists ride all over Salt Lake City, Utah, performing street-style tricks with perfect balance, unique style, and a little touch of crazy. 500 feet below the streets of Istanbul, wakeboarding sensations Frederik Von Osten and Dominik Gührs carve through a partially-submerged forest of marble columns in the 1500 year-old Basilica Cistern. Equipped with a paraglider and motorized fan, paramotor pilots dip, dive and soar with the manoeuvrability of a bird, up to forty-five miles per hour, and often just inches from the ground.
Culture: On the streets of Suresnes, France, artist Willi Dorner brings together a troupe of local athletes and dancers for Bodies In Urban Spaces; a performance art piece where colorfully clad participants cram themselves into vacant spaces in the citys landscape.
On Location: At a warehouse in Hamburg, Germany, Freerunner Jason Paul brings together months of planning, precise engineering and elite athleticism with the debut of his massive, human-powered Rube Goldberg machine.
Event Of The Week: The worlds best freestyle footballers, including Sean, Azun and Tokura, battle each other head-to-head in front of former pros Edgar Davids and Fabio Cannavaro at the Red Bull Street Style World Finals in Italy.
Protagonists: Tyler Brandt, Jason Paul, Willi Dorner, Frederik Von Osten, Dominik Gührs, Sean, Azun, Tokura.
Locations/Country: France, Italy, Salt Lake City, Hamburg, Istanbul, Washington State, South Africa.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Kayaking, Freerunning, Freestyle Football (soccer), Performance Art, Wakeboarding, Paramotor skyracing, Freestyle Unicycle, Animal conservation.
Year of Production: 2012
My World: Conservationists in South Africa tag Cape Vultures with tracking devices and fly alongside them in order to better protect the endangered species.
Kaleidoscope: Taking a quick spin around the world, Kaleidoscope drops in on life's most fascinating, exhilarating and curious moments Professional freestyle unicyclists ride all over Salt Lake City, Utah, performing street-style tricks with perfect balance, unique style, and a little touch of crazy. 500 feet below the streets of Istanbul, wakeboarding sensations Frederik Von Osten and Dominik Gührs carve through a partially-submerged forest of marble columns in the 1500 year-old Basilica Cistern. Equipped with a paraglider and motorized fan, paramotor pilots dip, dive and soar with the manoeuvrability of a bird, up to forty-five miles per hour, and often just inches from the ground.
Culture: On the streets of Suresnes, France, artist Willi Dorner brings together a troupe of local athletes and dancers for Bodies In Urban Spaces; a performance art piece where colorfully clad participants cram themselves into vacant spaces in the citys landscape.
On Location: At a warehouse in Hamburg, Germany, Freerunner Jason Paul brings together months of planning, precise engineering and elite athleticism with the debut of his massive, human-powered Rube Goldberg machine.
Event Of The Week: The worlds best freestyle footballers, including Sean, Azun and Tokura, battle each other head-to-head in front of former pros Edgar Davids and Fabio Cannavaro at the Red Bull Street Style World Finals in Italy.
Protagonists: Tyler Brandt, Jason Paul, Willi Dorner, Frederik Von Osten, Dominik Gührs, Sean, Azun, Tokura.
Locations/Country: France, Italy, Salt Lake City, Hamburg, Istanbul, Washington State, South Africa.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Kayaking, Freerunning, Freestyle Football (soccer), Performance Art, Wakeboarding, Paramotor skyracing, Freestyle Unicycle, Animal conservation.
Year of Production: 2012
Sun, Feb 3, 2013
Magic Moment: World champion hang-glider pilot John Durand surfs a 1000 mile-long cloud formation, known as a Morning Glory, in the skies above northeastern Australia.
My World: A troublemaking canine named Rocket is rescued by a professional dog musher to see if he has what it takes to join an elite dogsled team in Alaska.
Kaleidoscope: Making every moment count, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world, for a peek at its most daring, beautiful and amusing adventures Czech trials-biking pro, Petr Kraus, battles gravity and nerves as he hops, flies and rides over the rocky outcrops and desert trails of Turkeys ancient Cappadocia region. A crew of professional snowboarders tries salt-boarding for a change, as they get pulled around by ATVs, and grind their boards down to the bone at Utahs world-famous Salt Flats. Skateboarders and in-liners make room at a Marsielles skatepark for an engine-powered rebel when he tries to get some big air on his scooter.
Culture: LA photographer Tim Tadder takes us into his studio where he captures water balloons exploding over models heads for his colorful Water Wig series.
On Location: Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore takes her friends on an unforgettable trip to catch some waves and experience the traditional culture of Panama's pristine Guna Yala islands.
Event Of The Week: the ladies of the Gotham Girls Roller Derby League battle with high speeds and hard hits in New York City's toughest championship final.
Protagonists: John Durand, Carissa Moore, Petr Kraus, Tim Tadder.
Locations/Country: Australia, Alaska, Turkey, Utah, France, Los Angeles, Panama, New York City.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Hang gliding, Roller Derby, Dog-sledding, Trials biking, Salt-boarding, Photography, Surfing.
Year of Production: 2012
My World: A troublemaking canine named Rocket is rescued by a professional dog musher to see if he has what it takes to join an elite dogsled team in Alaska.
Kaleidoscope: Making every moment count, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world, for a peek at its most daring, beautiful and amusing adventures Czech trials-biking pro, Petr Kraus, battles gravity and nerves as he hops, flies and rides over the rocky outcrops and desert trails of Turkeys ancient Cappadocia region. A crew of professional snowboarders tries salt-boarding for a change, as they get pulled around by ATVs, and grind their boards down to the bone at Utahs world-famous Salt Flats. Skateboarders and in-liners make room at a Marsielles skatepark for an engine-powered rebel when he tries to get some big air on his scooter.
Culture: LA photographer Tim Tadder takes us into his studio where he captures water balloons exploding over models heads for his colorful Water Wig series.
On Location: Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore takes her friends on an unforgettable trip to catch some waves and experience the traditional culture of Panama's pristine Guna Yala islands.
Event Of The Week: the ladies of the Gotham Girls Roller Derby League battle with high speeds and hard hits in New York City's toughest championship final.
Protagonists: John Durand, Carissa Moore, Petr Kraus, Tim Tadder.
Locations/Country: Australia, Alaska, Turkey, Utah, France, Los Angeles, Panama, New York City.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Hang gliding, Roller Derby, Dog-sledding, Trials biking, Salt-boarding, Photography, Surfing.
Year of Production: 2012
Sun, Feb 10, 2013
Magic Moment: Professional mountain biker Marcus Stöckl rides down an active Nicaraguan volcano to try and break a world speed record.
My World: A research team airlifts and transports South Africas endangered Black Rhinos to safety.
Kaleidoscope: Making every moment count, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world, for a peek at its most daring, beautiful and amusing adventures Using rock climbing gear attached at the top of Corona Arch in Utah's Moab desert, a group of friends get their thrills on one of the worlds largest rope swings, flying back and forth through the 140 foot opening. World champion kite surfer Bruna Kajiya and fellow pro Reno Romeu pull off some incredible moves on piles of salt at a massive salt terminal off the coast of north-eastern Brazil. Using tricycles specially fitted with hard plastic rear wheels, a group of New Zealand friends do some trike drifting spinning and sliding down a hill up to 30 miles per hour.
Culture: Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde creates a photographic series from his unique ability to produce perfect nimbus clouds indoors.
On Location: Greenland's raw, untouched terrain becomes the perfect playground for champion trials-mountain biker Petr Kraus, during his three and half week trek across the remote arctic island.
Event Of The Week: Fierce rivals Rok Florjancic and Lee Stone, and other top jet skiers from around the planet, gather for a summer showdown at the Freestyle World Finals in Arizona.
Protagonists: Marcus Stöckl, Bruna Kajiya, Rok Florjancic, Lee Stone, Petr Kraus, Berndnaut Smilde.
Locations/Country: Nicaragua, South Africa, Utah, Brazil, New Zealand, Netherlands, Greenland, Arizona.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Mountain biking, Trials mountain biking, Jet skiing, Photography, Kite surfing, Trike drifting, Animal conservation.
Year of Production: 2012
My World: A research team airlifts and transports South Africas endangered Black Rhinos to safety.
Kaleidoscope: Making every moment count, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world, for a peek at its most daring, beautiful and amusing adventures Using rock climbing gear attached at the top of Corona Arch in Utah's Moab desert, a group of friends get their thrills on one of the worlds largest rope swings, flying back and forth through the 140 foot opening. World champion kite surfer Bruna Kajiya and fellow pro Reno Romeu pull off some incredible moves on piles of salt at a massive salt terminal off the coast of north-eastern Brazil. Using tricycles specially fitted with hard plastic rear wheels, a group of New Zealand friends do some trike drifting spinning and sliding down a hill up to 30 miles per hour.
Culture: Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde creates a photographic series from his unique ability to produce perfect nimbus clouds indoors.
On Location: Greenland's raw, untouched terrain becomes the perfect playground for champion trials-mountain biker Petr Kraus, during his three and half week trek across the remote arctic island.
Event Of The Week: Fierce rivals Rok Florjancic and Lee Stone, and other top jet skiers from around the planet, gather for a summer showdown at the Freestyle World Finals in Arizona.
Protagonists: Marcus Stöckl, Bruna Kajiya, Rok Florjancic, Lee Stone, Petr Kraus, Berndnaut Smilde.
Locations/Country: Nicaragua, South Africa, Utah, Brazil, New Zealand, Netherlands, Greenland, Arizona.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Mountain biking, Trials mountain biking, Jet skiing, Photography, Kite surfing, Trike drifting, Animal conservation.
Year of Production: 2012
Sun, Feb 17, 2013
Magic Moment: Five-time world kite-boarding champion Aaron Hadlow of England is determined to become the first ever in his sport to land a 900.
My World: A Canadian cowboy uses a unique, holistic approach to start a troubled horse on a new path, at his friends ranch in southern British Columbia.
Kaleidoscope: Making every moment count, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world, for a peek at its most daring, beautiful and amusing adventures Amidst the ruins of Jordans ancient city of Petra, world champion Free-runner Ryan Doyle lets his creativity run wild. Using a simple wheel and mastery of gravity, Venice Beach street performer Sam Trimble displays unbelievable core strength as he spins and twirls in hypnotic routines, at the legendary California landmark. In the sunny skies of southern Florida a gutsy Jetlev flyer shows beachgoers that with some engineering genius and a little water pressure, jet packs arent just the stuff of science fiction anymore.
Culture: Referring to herself as a Road-kill Romantic, British florist and artist Connie Reeves uses her flair for the macabre to give taxidermy a cool, modern update.
On Location: British grime artist, MC Afrikan Boy, revisits his rough London neighborhood the inspiration for his hit song, One Day I Went To Lidl.
Event Of The Week: Olympic champion Roman Hagara and his crew battle the worlds fastest sailors, and their own bad luck, at the Extreme Sailing Series, off the coast of France.
Protagonists: Aaron Hadlow, MC Afrikan Boy, Roman Hagara, Ryan Doyle.
Locations/Country: British Columbia, France, London, Florida, California, Jordan, South Africa.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Kite-boarding, Extreme sailing, Horse training, Music, Taxidermy, Jetlev flying, Free-running, street performance.
Year of Production: 2012
My World: A Canadian cowboy uses a unique, holistic approach to start a troubled horse on a new path, at his friends ranch in southern British Columbia.
Kaleidoscope: Making every moment count, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world, for a peek at its most daring, beautiful and amusing adventures Amidst the ruins of Jordans ancient city of Petra, world champion Free-runner Ryan Doyle lets his creativity run wild. Using a simple wheel and mastery of gravity, Venice Beach street performer Sam Trimble displays unbelievable core strength as he spins and twirls in hypnotic routines, at the legendary California landmark. In the sunny skies of southern Florida a gutsy Jetlev flyer shows beachgoers that with some engineering genius and a little water pressure, jet packs arent just the stuff of science fiction anymore.
Culture: Referring to herself as a Road-kill Romantic, British florist and artist Connie Reeves uses her flair for the macabre to give taxidermy a cool, modern update.
On Location: British grime artist, MC Afrikan Boy, revisits his rough London neighborhood the inspiration for his hit song, One Day I Went To Lidl.
Event Of The Week: Olympic champion Roman Hagara and his crew battle the worlds fastest sailors, and their own bad luck, at the Extreme Sailing Series, off the coast of France.
Protagonists: Aaron Hadlow, MC Afrikan Boy, Roman Hagara, Ryan Doyle.
Locations/Country: British Columbia, France, London, Florida, California, Jordan, South Africa.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Kite-boarding, Extreme sailing, Horse training, Music, Taxidermy, Jetlev flying, Free-running, street performance.
Year of Production: 2012
Sun, Feb 24, 2013
Magic Moment: Canadian professional Mono-skier and Paralympic medalist Josh Dueck doesnt let fear get in his way when he attempts the first ever backflip on a sit-ski.
My World: A Hawaiian tattoo artist keeps the ancient tradition of Tatau alive when he tattoos a Maui policeman with the marks of his royal Tongan bloodline.
Kaleidoscope: Making every moment count, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world, for a peek at its most daring, beautiful and amusing adventures Using a rope, some plastic tarp, and a few ATVs, a group of Utah friends make a giant slipnslide slingshot to fling each other 120 ft. across a country lake. Four-time world champion motorbike stuntrider Chris Pfeiffer rewrites the laws of physics when it comes to whats capable on two wheels, when he rides through the streets of Baku, Azerbaijan. Thousands of people gather at a Krishna temple outside Spanish Fork, Utah to enthusiastically color-bomb each other with food-grade powder, in what is billed as the worlds biggest colour party.
Culture: Los Angeles filmmaker Nirvan Mullick visits a California kids home-made arcade, and together with his friends, gives the boy the surprise of a lifetime.
On Location: The Jabbawockeez, winners of Americas Best Dance Crew, take us behind the scenes of their MUS.I.C show one of Las Vegas hottest live tickets.
Event Of The Week: Martin Söderström and Brandon Semenuk are among the worlds best freeride mountain bikers battling for top spot on the most unforgiving terrain, at Red Bull Rampage in Utah.
Protagonists: Martin Söderström, Brandon Semenuk, Jabbawockeez, Nirvan Mullick, Chris Pfeiffer, Josh Dueck.
Locations/Country: British Columbia, Utah, California, Las Vegas, Azerbaijan, Hawaii.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Freeride mountain biking, Dance, Tattoo art, Film-making, Motorbike stuntriding, Mono-skiing.
Year of Production: 2012
My World: A Hawaiian tattoo artist keeps the ancient tradition of Tatau alive when he tattoos a Maui policeman with the marks of his royal Tongan bloodline.
Kaleidoscope: Making every moment count, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world, for a peek at its most daring, beautiful and amusing adventures Using a rope, some plastic tarp, and a few ATVs, a group of Utah friends make a giant slipnslide slingshot to fling each other 120 ft. across a country lake. Four-time world champion motorbike stuntrider Chris Pfeiffer rewrites the laws of physics when it comes to whats capable on two wheels, when he rides through the streets of Baku, Azerbaijan. Thousands of people gather at a Krishna temple outside Spanish Fork, Utah to enthusiastically color-bomb each other with food-grade powder, in what is billed as the worlds biggest colour party.
Culture: Los Angeles filmmaker Nirvan Mullick visits a California kids home-made arcade, and together with his friends, gives the boy the surprise of a lifetime.
On Location: The Jabbawockeez, winners of Americas Best Dance Crew, take us behind the scenes of their MUS.I.C show one of Las Vegas hottest live tickets.
Event Of The Week: Martin Söderström and Brandon Semenuk are among the worlds best freeride mountain bikers battling for top spot on the most unforgiving terrain, at Red Bull Rampage in Utah.
Protagonists: Martin Söderström, Brandon Semenuk, Jabbawockeez, Nirvan Mullick, Chris Pfeiffer, Josh Dueck.
Locations/Country: British Columbia, Utah, California, Las Vegas, Azerbaijan, Hawaii.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Freeride mountain biking, Dance, Tattoo art, Film-making, Motorbike stuntriding, Mono-skiing.
Year of Production: 2012
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Magic Moment: Austrian skydiver, BASE jumper and pilot, Felix Baumgartner, breaks a skydiving record when he jumps from twenty-four miles above the Earth.
My World: A team of researchers in South Africa baits and catches the deadly Nile crocodile in the fight to keep the massive reptile off the endangered list.
Kaleidoscope: Making every moment count, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world, for a peek at its most daring, beautiful and amusing adventures With no waterslide park in sight, a group of California friends use old road signs and plastic tarp to dam up a roadside drainage tube, then unleash the waters power at just the right time for some tube surfing action. Fearless world champions Fred Fugen, Vince Reffet and Jean-Phi Teffaud, aka The Soul Flyers, leap from a three thousand foot cliff in Norway, once again pushing the limits of their Freefly BASE jumping prowess. French mountain adventure team, The Bad Slackliners head to Paris to walk a highline, suspended over 400 feet in the air between the citys tallest twin skyscrapers, proving that if you want to be daring you have to be great.
Culture: Cutting edge graffiti artist Eric Rieger takes his yarn-bombing style to the streets of New York, and finds the perfect rooftop spot for his latest creation.
On Location: Portland Oregon buzz band, Blouse, explore Iceland during an approaching hurricane, and play the world-renowned Airwaves music festival.
Event Of The Week: Freerunning veteran Yoann Leroux faces off against twenty year-old sensation Pasha Petkuns on the cliff-side terraces of Santorini Greece for Red Bull Art of Motion.
Protagonists: Felix Baumgartner, Fred Fugen, Vince Reffet, Jean-Phi Teffaud, The Bad Slackliners, Eric Rieger, Yoann Leroux, Pasha Petkuns, Blouse.
Locations/Country: The edge of space/New Mexico, New York City, California, Norway, Paris, Santorini Greece, Iceland, South Africa.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Skydiving, Freerunning, Street art, Music, Slacklining, Freefly BASE jumping, animal conservation.
Year of Production: 2012
My World: A team of researchers in South Africa baits and catches the deadly Nile crocodile in the fight to keep the massive reptile off the endangered list.
Kaleidoscope: Making every moment count, Kaleidoscope takes a quick spin around the world, for a peek at its most daring, beautiful and amusing adventures With no waterslide park in sight, a group of California friends use old road signs and plastic tarp to dam up a roadside drainage tube, then unleash the waters power at just the right time for some tube surfing action. Fearless world champions Fred Fugen, Vince Reffet and Jean-Phi Teffaud, aka The Soul Flyers, leap from a three thousand foot cliff in Norway, once again pushing the limits of their Freefly BASE jumping prowess. French mountain adventure team, The Bad Slackliners head to Paris to walk a highline, suspended over 400 feet in the air between the citys tallest twin skyscrapers, proving that if you want to be daring you have to be great.
Culture: Cutting edge graffiti artist Eric Rieger takes his yarn-bombing style to the streets of New York, and finds the perfect rooftop spot for his latest creation.
On Location: Portland Oregon buzz band, Blouse, explore Iceland during an approaching hurricane, and play the world-renowned Airwaves music festival.
Event Of The Week: Freerunning veteran Yoann Leroux faces off against twenty year-old sensation Pasha Petkuns on the cliff-side terraces of Santorini Greece for Red Bull Art of Motion.
Protagonists: Felix Baumgartner, Fred Fugen, Vince Reffet, Jean-Phi Teffaud, The Bad Slackliners, Eric Rieger, Yoann Leroux, Pasha Petkuns, Blouse.
Locations/Country: The edge of space/New Mexico, New York City, California, Norway, Paris, Santorini Greece, Iceland, South Africa.
Type of Sport/Discipline: Skydiving, Freerunning, Street art, Music, Slacklining, Freefly BASE jumping, animal conservation.
Year of Production: 2012