Silverton Colorado Trail | Rolling Mountain segment 25

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  • Опубліковано 5 сер 2021
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    One of the finer sections of alpine singletrack in the San Juan with Alex Petitdemange. Alex was granted his American citizenship last week, after about a 5 year process, so I guess we can't really call him "frenchie" anymore ;) Rolling Mountain is part of segment 25 of the Colorado Trail, traversing between Molas pass and Bolam Pass, and offering up many options for amazing descents along the way. No, we did certainly not feed that marmot at the top of the pass. Judging by his antics, I can only assume that people have fed him in the past. Please don't feed the wildlife friends! #followcamfriday delivering that high-country stoke to get you motivated for the weekend. Make the most of it friends!
    19 minute version with unseen content here- bit.ly/LongFormatVideos
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  • @natehills9388
    @natehills9388  3 роки тому +19

    "Frenchie" Alex just got his US citizenship granted. Now I call him "American". ha. Still master of the French switchback technique! Legend!

    • @biketothetop
      @biketothetop 3 роки тому

      Every guy should be hanging out with a Frenchie🤣

    • @gregwebster8784
      @gregwebster8784 3 роки тому +1

      That guy has way too many syllables in his last name.

    • @TimMaddux
      @TimMaddux 3 роки тому +1

      He’s still “French James” to me

    • @petedog9581
      @petedog9581 3 роки тому

      Alex can now call them freedom fries.

    • @centroelettricitaspinea3422
      @centroelettricitaspinea3422 3 роки тому

      @@biketothetop or an Italian one :D

  • @petedog9581
    @petedog9581 3 роки тому +2

    Backcountry is the best country. Love these epic adventure rides just as much as the double blacks.

  • @darrenmorin3084
    @darrenmorin3084 3 роки тому +1

    Gorgeous scenery! Excellent riders

  • @whatda2662
    @whatda2662 3 роки тому +4

    I can tell the air is thin up there. This was the 1st time I heard you take breathes like that. Over all, beautiful scenery and masterful riding. Thanks Mr Hills! See you next Friday.

    • @natehills9388
      @natehills9388  3 роки тому +3

      Alex is unreasonably fit currently, haha

    • @alexptdmg
      @alexptdmg 3 роки тому +1

      Being up there give me extra Vo2 😉

  • @robc.8269
    @robc.8269 3 роки тому +2

    San Juans are so beautiful, great riding.

  • @mrrims
    @mrrims 3 роки тому +2

    Looked sick!

  • @Jvhowube
    @Jvhowube 3 роки тому +3

    One of my favorite descents on the CT. Brings back good memories!

  • @marco6793
    @marco6793 3 роки тому +1

    Fantastic trail 👍🏼

  • @Montblanc1986
    @Montblanc1986 3 роки тому +1

    I cannot get enough of this one, been watching it a lot this weekend. Looks amazing on the TV!

  • @hardtailparty
    @hardtailparty 3 роки тому +1

    That looks like a killer segment. And Alex is looking as fast as ever.

  • @jatakasawa
    @jatakasawa 3 роки тому +2

    Gorgeous scenery! Love those Alpine fields and the abrupt angles in the Rockies. Mama nature used her technicolor pant brush in CO. Probably my favorite state to ride.

  • @ronanderson9960
    @ronanderson9960 3 роки тому +2

    Damn you guys killed it! That would be an awesome place to ride! Nice job guys!

  • @snbsmtb
    @snbsmtb 3 роки тому +2

    That trail was SICK dude

  • @RusticRussellAdventures
    @RusticRussellAdventures 3 роки тому +3

    Beautiful scenery, awesome trail, and two bro's out playing bikes...can it get much better?!?! And congratulations AP 🇺🇲

    • @natehills9388
      @natehills9388  3 роки тому

      Stoked for Alex. He has been working on that for many years.

  • @stumpy25lbs
    @stumpy25lbs 3 роки тому +1

    Sublime singletrack - and even better riding skills! 🤟🏼

  • @jakeo6528
    @jakeo6528 3 роки тому +1

    that stream crossing visual is absolute magic

  • @RobGams
    @RobGams 3 роки тому +2

    This trail looks awesome. My preferred type of terrain and environment. 👍🤙🏼

  • @barbbrazes869
    @barbbrazes869 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing!

  • @eugenespreutels8305
    @eugenespreutels8305 3 роки тому +1

    Gorgeous trail!
    Alex is amazing, welcome to America.!!!

  • @joeschmoe303
    @joeschmoe303 3 роки тому +2

    man, what a trail.

  • @77DucMon
    @77DucMon 3 роки тому +2

    This ones is now on my bucket list. Oh, and I’ve worked with many French engineers that have eventually gotten their US citizenship. I feel like they still don’t mind me calling them “Frenchie”. They are proud of their heritage in a good way. Some of them even mountain bike!

    • @natehills9388
      @natehills9388  3 роки тому +1

      Alex will always be "frenchie" to me but it is fun to call him "american" currently, haha.

    • @77DucMon
      @77DucMon 3 роки тому

      @@natehills9388 love it!

  • @robmohs7433
    @robmohs7433 3 роки тому +1

    Man I love pine trees - I could almost smell em. Great vid!

  • @MagnumoftheMountains
    @MagnumoftheMountains 3 роки тому +1

    DAMN Nate, beautiful opening shots, HOLY SHIT. Lived in CO for almost a decade, and still takes my breath away.

    • @natehills9388
      @natehills9388  3 роки тому +2

      Same. The scenery will never grow old to me.

  • @adamweb
    @adamweb 3 роки тому +3

    Watching Nate Hills videos is like speed running Colorado! Trailforks and MTB Project should just have a "NateView" button like Street view...

  • @nateums
    @nateums 3 роки тому +1

    that trail is amazing! thank you for showing us... cant wait to check it out too!

  • @johnglynn7795
    @johnglynn7795 3 роки тому

    Nate, what a great day for MTB'n! Some Skydio aerials would have been sweet on this ride!! Enjoyed from lockdown Bangkok. Blue skies, jg

  • @ehvoslef
    @ehvoslef 3 роки тому +2

    Nice Stumpy Alex

    • @alexptdmg
      @alexptdmg 3 роки тому +1

      Best bike I ve ever had, period

  • @MaddBaggins
    @MaddBaggins 3 роки тому

    That trail is amazing! I want to run my HT on that!

  • @alexptdmg
    @alexptdmg 3 роки тому +2

    Such a good section. And some 30 mph sections that don’t looks like it!

  • @8664antonio
    @8664antonio 3 роки тому +1

    great.💥

  • @BennytheJohnson1
    @BennytheJohnson1 3 роки тому

    Have you shredded every trail in Colorado yet?
    I visit often. Just spent the last three days hitting Floyd, Valmont, Trestle, and Buffalo Creek. So much to shred! Can't wait to return!
    Great vid, and that switchback tech is gorgeous!

    • @natehills9388
      @natehills9388  3 роки тому

      There is a lifetime of riding here. So much to explore.

  • @timothystiles3358
    @timothystiles3358 3 роки тому +1

    Glad you could escape that charge from the marmot, close call. Cool vid. Keep the wheels turning.

  • @jamessigler1004
    @jamessigler1004 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Nate, I love the quality of your videos. I am aware of the equipment you use to film. I had a question for you regarding the GoPro camera setup, do you mess with the filming settings on the GoPro? (Ex. White Balance, EV Comp, ISO Max, Color, brightness, etc…) I would love to hear back! Thanks again.

  • @mattbare2803
    @mattbare2803 3 роки тому +2

    What’s the elevation there? You sounded like you were working, I’d probably be dead 😂👍🏻

    • @alexptdmg
      @alexptdmg 3 роки тому +1

      12,300 at the marmot pass 😊

  • @MountainBikingTrips
    @MountainBikingTrips 3 роки тому +1

    How I look Colorado has a lot of awesome singletrails, FREERIDAY

  • @Montblanc1986
    @Montblanc1986 3 роки тому

    Keeping the dream alive!

  • @biketothetop
    @biketothetop 3 роки тому

    Great stuff Nate...so primo! I'm happy for you! Always living large! It reminds me of my 8 day trip called Colorado 1000 (mi)... we rode enduro Motos in SW CO on mostly dirt loop from Durango . Sargents, Gunnison, Silverton, Orphir, Ouray, Telluride, Lake City, Creede, Pole Creek Trail crossing CO Tr, Rainbow Trail, Salida were all included and numerous passes with mix of single and double track. We covered so many great places. I can't wait to go back and ride my mountain bike and moto there again once my new van is ready. What was that colored cloth stuff in bushes at 3:03 ? Someone's tents drying from rain?

    • @natehills9388
      @natehills9388  3 роки тому +1

      Sounds like an epic trip. Those were tents and bags drying in the bushes.

  • @romanp8197
    @romanp8197 3 роки тому

    Nádhera.

  • @estelja
    @estelja 3 роки тому

    Nice, looks like they are not getting the fire smoke like the Front Range and northern mountains.

    • @natehills9388
      @natehills9388  3 роки тому

      Purpleair is a good resource for checking air quality.

  • @NH-il6uc
    @NH-il6uc 3 роки тому +3

    Do you guys ride these blind or have you been down them before?

    • @natehills9388
      @natehills9388  3 роки тому

      I think both Alex and I had ridden this once, about 8 years ago.

    • @NH-il6uc
      @NH-il6uc 3 роки тому

      @@natehills9388 that’s awesome. I’m not even that good on trails that I ride 20 times a season.

  • @user-lh6tc3jn8l
    @user-lh6tc3jn8l 2 роки тому

    Ooooh, eeeeaah))

  • @michiganmafiamx5543
    @michiganmafiamx5543 3 роки тому

    Heading to Granby Ranch Wednesday, any rides like this around there or WinterPark?

  • @willbros1499
    @willbros1499 3 роки тому

    Silverthorn is where we've stayed the last two trips from Arkansas out to Moab. Had no idea it was near trails! Is this worth riding on the way out or back? Could we stage cars and shuttle it in the morning, or is it an all day affair climbing up, and back down?

    • @zachadam6773
      @zachadam6773 3 роки тому

      This is near Silver*ton*, not Silver*thorne*. Both are in Colorado but several hours from one another. That being said, there are trails near to both Silverthorne and Silverton. There are a variety of options in regards to time committment and difficulty in both locations.

    • @willbros1499
      @willbros1499 3 роки тому

      @@zachadam6773 ....Ahhh. That explains it. I thought I had remembered seeing a super chunky descending trail on YT at one point in time, but when I searched Silverton, it didn't come up. That explains that, and this video from Nate...it's Silverthorne where we stayed! Thanks for clarifying, and now I feel kinda dumb. :-)

    • @willbros1499
      @willbros1499 3 роки тому

      @@zachadam6773 ....I swear at one point I saw a video of some really rocky, chunky descents around Silverthorne, but I can't find ANYTHING on UA-cam on the trails there. Got any links?

  • @msawyer110
    @msawyer110 3 роки тому

    Yall ever ridden the new e bikes?

  • @bmkgkotabaru1918
    @bmkgkotabaru1918 3 роки тому

    Imprressive, hello from Indonesian

  • @Zukue
    @Zukue 3 роки тому

    I'm guessing you get your wheels trued after every run?

    • @natehills9388
      @natehills9388  3 роки тому

      I never touch them interestingly enough, ha

  • @BikeLifewithRob
    @BikeLifewithRob 3 роки тому

    Man, beautiful there, and you almost got to pet a marmot, what happened to the drone?

  • @KorivoUTube
    @KorivoUTube 11 місяців тому +1

    Hi Nate, did you start from Molas Pass ?

  • @cellphonenut
    @cellphonenut 3 роки тому

    What happened to all your stickers on the handle bars ?

  • @slickrock1371
    @slickrock1371 3 роки тому +2

    Brakes? I don't need no stinking brakes.

  • @rustonpaiva8571
    @rustonpaiva8571 3 роки тому +1

    Topisss! 👏👏👏😎😎😎🤙🤙🤙👽👽👽🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @sriramrealestate8860
    @sriramrealestate8860 3 роки тому

    Wat cycle is this bro name

  • @OGMTB
    @OGMTB 3 роки тому +1

    Scenery for days man. Extremely sick.

  • @knordberg
    @knordberg 3 роки тому +2

    3

  • @marcusss8560
    @marcusss8560 3 роки тому +1

    2

  • @filmittimon5579
    @filmittimon5579 3 роки тому +2

    1

  • @cellphonenut
    @cellphonenut 3 роки тому

    Congrats to Alex new US green. Not for nothing he probably could have speed up the process by mastering the Spanish language. Just saying. 🤔🙃

    • @natehills9388
      @natehills9388  3 роки тому

      What exactly are you saying? Not sure I appreciate this comment.

    • @cellphonenut
      @cellphonenut 3 роки тому

      @@natehills9388 it’s a joke. To get citizenship some counties require that you learn the native language. Not sure if English still is LoL