IRISH EXCLUSIVE: Extreme mountain biker Danny MacAskill on his latest dangerous challenge By Emma Mullan Extreme biker Danny Macaskill is always testing the limits of mountain biking and Room 104 s Cormac and Saoirse wanted to find out if his latest challenge was a step too far.
Rightfully so, Cormac introduced Danny Macaskill as someone who will take on anything and push it to the absolute limit .
His latest YouTube video stunningly captures his journey of ascending the infamous Dubh Slabs on the
Isle of Skye with his bike carried on his back and later descending the steep mountain on his bike. We guarantee this one will be sure to leave you in a sweat.
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From the description:
“With many of our overseas filming plans cancelled as a result of recent times myself and the crew decided to look a little closer to home for our latest film.
I am a big fan of rock climbing and have been inspired by the various men and woman who set new routes and test themselves on some amazing faces around the world so I set out to find some challenging Slab Rock routes on my home Island of Skye with an aim to ride them in a continuous line and test what was possible on my bike. The remote Dubh Slabs rising out of Loch Coruisk in the heart of the Black Cuilin ridge provided some of the steepest terrain I have ever ridden as well as an amazing back drop for the film.
Naga Munchetty was replaced by Rachel Burden for today s broadcast (Image: BBC)
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“I wouldn’t blame you but will miss you on a Saturday although @rachelburden is lovely too.”
Naga clarified: “Hi. Back on Saturdays in a couple of weeks @BBCBreakfast (I think @rachelburden is fabulous too) X.”
The 45-year-old journalist has however been on BBC Breakfast for the past two days.
On Friday’s instalment she left co-host Charlie in hysterics after making a rather hilarious blunder.
Naga Munchetty clarified she would not be on BBC Breakfast s Saturday show for a few weeks (Image: BBC)
Naga Munchetty threw her newspaper at her co-host after making an awkward blunder (Image: BBC)
Gawp at Danny MacAskill riding The Slabs: updated with behind-the-scenes footage 0shares The remote location and steep face forced us to think outside the box and meant we had to move away from traditional filming techniques.
UPDATE 03/02/21: and here’s the behind the scenes footage…
It’s a riding video from Danny MacAskill. You know what to do. Typically impressive and inspiring. He’s still not great a treading from a script mind…
“With many of our overseas filming plans cancelled as a result of recent times myself and the crew decided to look a little closer to home for our latest film.