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Carson Storch may be a Rampage rookie, but his confident 3rd place run showed he can hang with freeriding's finest. With two massive 360s, heavy drops, and tight technical riding, Storch rode his way to a well earned podium spot.

"The event organizers called it 'impassable,'" says Tyler McCaul of the daunting visual improbability of the narrow ridgeline he has chosen as his line for Red Bull Rampage 2016. The crux move in the line: A narrow spine leading to a cliff, cropping out over the edge of a steep canyon with consequential drops on both sides. It required a huge landing be made to even think if was to be attempted. With all 300 allotted sandbags in place, the landing zone still wasn't plausible. So all 12...

Kyle Strait is no stranger to Red Bull Rampage, and his line choice at the 2016 venue proved just that. Strait's gnarly line featured beefy drops, sketchy transitions, and perilous exposure around each turn, but going steep and deep is the name of Strait's game, and this GoPro view of his run shows just that.

Hidden amongst the glaciers high in the arctic circle are mountain bike lines too incredible to ignore. Harsh temperatures, volatile weather, and 9-month winters have left the area void of human life. Each summer, this frozen landscape flourishes under endless daylight, revealing a spectacular ecosystem. Join Darren Berrecloth, Carson Storch, Cam Zink and Tom Van Steenbergen as they embark on an expedition to the top of the world to explore this terra incognita. In doing so, they discover a...

The last of four practice days before the Red Bull Rampage 2016 final pushed riders to face the gnarliest aspects of their lines and either conquer them or have a long, restless night knowing they'd left features unridden. Not surprisingly, some of the most incredible riding of the week went down, as you can see in the video above.

►Find out more about Finn Iles' Purest Line here: https://www.redbull.ca/purestline Ever went for an Urban MTB ride like this? :O There are many ingredients to Finn Iles's recipe for success, but focus is undoubtably essential. Whether Iles's is thundering towards yet another World Cup win on the UCI circuit or filming in the streets of Quebec at 5 a.m. – the call time for Red Bull Purest Line – his focus allows him to mute everything but his bike and the track when he's in the saddle. Re...

If you follow UCI World Cup racing, you're well acquainted with the antics of Claudio Caluori and his hilarious downhill course previews. Even if you don't follow the World Cup there's a chance you've seen one of his clips, as his fan base has continued to grow beyond the mountain bike realm. Caluori accepted an invitation to preview the Red Bull Rampage course in 2015, and despite his fear of heights, he accepted. It became obvious once he arrived on site that he was legitimately concerne...

Claw is no stranger to big and steep riding, and his line choice for Rampage 2016 proves to us just how skilled and precise the freeride legend is. He and Tyler McCaul set out to conquer a line that was thought to be impassable by event organizers - building a cliff drop dubbed the "Great Wall" on the rider's left ridge line. The crux move in the line: a narrow spine leading to a cliff, cropping out over the edge of a steep canyon with consequential drops on both sides. Watch Claw send it dow...