DARKFEST 2024 - Official Highlights

Big Air Ahoy! Prepare to be shipwrecked with all your favourite Freeriders off the coast of South Africa in the official Darkfest 2024 highlights edit. Relive the jaw-dropping, NBD sends, getting all the behind-the-scenes commentary from the world’s gnarliest freeride mountain bikers.
The 2024 edition’s heavy line-up delivers 23 solid minutes of the most technically progressive mountain biking ever seen by glassy eyes, along with a fistful of savage slams that can be felt through the screen.
Featuring riding & antics from: Sam Reynolds, Clemens Kaudela, Adolf Silva, Sam Hodgson, Tom Isted, Brendan Fairclough, Nicholi Rogatkin, Theo Erlangsen, Graham Agassiz, Matt Macduff, Paul Couderc, Kaos Seagrave, Daniel Ruso, Elias Ruso, Bienve Aguado, Kurtis Downs, Szymon Godziek, Dawid Godziek, Matt Jones, Lukas Schafer, Johny Salido, Carson Storch, Dan Paley, Talus Turk, Dylan Stark, Andrew Neethling, Jack Schliemann, Vaea Verbeeck, Chelsea Kimball, Robin Goomes, Vero Sandler, Harriet Burbidge-Smith, Vinny Armstrong & Gemma Corbera.
Filmed and edited Aspect Media.
#MonsterEnergy #DarkFest #mountainbike
Rider Sections
00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Adolf Silva
01:24 - Dan Paley
02:00 - Tom Isted
02:37 - Carson Storch
03:31 - Haircuts
03:54 - Vaea Verbeeck
04:38 - Robin Goomes
05:43 - Harriet Burbidge-Smith
06:01 - Matt Macduff
06:44 - Paul Couderc
07:15 - Matt Jones
07:46 - Dylan Stark
08:57 - Talus Turk
09:22 - Kurtis Downs
09:59 - Lukas Schafer
10:37 - Nicholi Rogatkin
11:34 - Graham Agassiz
11:52 - Kaos Seagrave
12:34 - Brendan Fairclough
13:01 - Dawid Godziek
13:08 - Szymon Godziek
13:29 - Theo Erlangsen
13:58 - Jack Schliemann
14:27 - Vinny Armstrong
14:45 - Gemma Corbera
14:55 - Chelsea Kimball
15:51 - Billy Meaclem
16:32 - Bienve Aguado
17:21 - Kurt Sorge
17:50 - Sam Hodgson
18:37 - Johny Salido
19:13 - Daniel Ruso & Elias Ruso
20:59 - Credits

[@DylanStarkTV]

BEST WEEK EVER!!!!!!!!

[@DougTunnler]

Friday starts @7:46 . Made my morning.

[@brock83196831]

So stoked you got a nice part here, Dylan you’re the fuckin man!

[@andystreet339]

Stoked to see you getting some shine, well deserved brother! Cheers 🍻 from Tennessee

[@basik1dotcom]

Duuuude your part in this is radical! No doubt you belong with the best

[@mull199]

New monster energy rider? @monsterenergy

[@SamReynolds26]

Haha this is the best edit yet!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 What a legendary crew!! 🔥

[@tinabrezpike]

Bringing the NWD feel back...

[@liamrmorgans921]

Yeah this edit was exsquisite

[@HeymynameisMitch]

@@tinabrezpike when holy diver started playing

[@mahniclear1583]

Agreed

[@zikri4501]

Yes. My dreams team like this

[@brock83196831]

Dylan Stark killed it, stoked you guys invited him. Killer edit!!

[@mrallmine150]

Isted is SICK!!! Glad he wasn’t hurt on the 110 crash…the Girls killed it!!!

[@ericsharp5079]

Dylan stark has so much style. He been pushing limits for years and deserves ever so much attention for his riding!

[@eliasruso2651]

Best week ever for sure🤘🏽🔥

[@paulcherry1520]

Insane riding my dude !!! Fucking insane!

[@eliasruso2651]

@@paulcherry1520 thanks a lot buddy 🙏😎

[@rusobros]

Best week ever for sure 😈🔥

[@paulcherry1520]

You guys are savages on two wheels!!!

[@gamer.attx09]

❤​@@paulcherry1520

[@gamer.attx09]

ikhLAS

[@Donny_Soulja]

Sickest time with the sickest crew!! 🔥❤️

[@jobie4036]

Get better soon mate x

[@jobie4036]

Also, you’re mental hitting those jumps. Come a long way since shredding Sproty park

[@Trutoke]

59 yr. old mountain biker here. Started motocross and BMX at a young age. I just have a message to all of the riders: It's great to be young and alive, living for the thrill, but just know that when you are my age, the bill for all of your transgressions will be due, every single day. You will feel it every time you get out of bed, but I don't have any regrets and still ride today. Glory lasts forever.

[@Fwr942]

Amen brother! 55 and in the same boat...NO FUCKING REGRETS BABY!!!!!! Do it while you can cause tomorrow is a possibility, not a guarantee!!!

[@A_G420]

yeah, it's all really starting to hit hard on me & I'm only 43

[@DirkDiggler1620]

42 here! Started off racing bmx and moved to mtb downhill in ohio.

[@alejandropower]

FREERIDE with awesome music. Perfection.

[@D4WeeMaN]

These started being just cool edits of the biggest jumps. Now it's a MTB journey of madness.
Perfect choice of music, sick shots and nice seeing the riders' reaction before and after jumps. If 23 minutes felt like 5, this was entertaining and well done.

[@SKABANGACREW]

🏴‍☠ Big aerials ahoy

[@PDigsss]

Phenomenal edit. Wow team smashed it out the park. \m/

[@mahniclear1583]

Really great videographers

[@takkischitt]

The soundtrack on this was as lethal as the riding. Bravo to the editors and riders! Top notch.

[@yardensoroka9140]

brooooo that's my literal dream, every single rider here in freaking awsome!!! also the music choice here is insane!!!

[@mizhel_official]

Who made this video needs an Oscar!

[@dub_rider]

that was a SICK edit!!! Defo the best crew ever this year gg all

[@stateofm1ndd]

Ooh, these guys bring the sport to a whole new level !! Love Darkfest

[@xav_1029]

Jeez yall killed it on this edit! Encapsulated the energy of the riders so well!

[@jamesmcquaide5892]

Best year yet. This event gets better every year! So great to see Aggy back! We need Lacondeguy back too..

[@rutlandcitybikes9729]

Best edit all around! And Darkfest is the sickest always!

[@MultiHOLDA]

Absolutly The best Darkfest edit so far...

[@diltd3989]

I heard ice t saying the edit took a while cause you were waiting on a big song. Worth the wait holy diver just makes it feel like new world disorder 6. SO SICK!!

[@ADI121195]

What a session guys look forward to it every year

[@woodruffskinner1745]

Whoever put this video together did an amazing job 👏🏼 And all of the riders had so much style and freaking crushed it holy cow! One of the best bike videos I’ve seen since the minister!

[@StarShopping69]

DYLAN FUCKING STARK HOLY SHIT WHAT A WHIP

[@AntiDEDok]

That was insanely huge and epic!

[@user-pg8dy1qs6u]

Yes Darkfest

[@TheDean1115]

Yo, I’ve never heard of darkfest what goes on?

[@benlubbock166]

We all been waiting for this !!

[@woodruffskinner1745]

Alright this IS THE SICKEST freeride edit I’ve ever seen.

[@CoachTrifes]

only one question left: when will you guys finally sign Isted to Monster

[@MarkMatthewsMTB]

what an EVENT!!

[@JonathanNomad]

( music list please ) Pushing the edge of the sport. Fuck yeah.

[@evelynponce3215]

The sound of burning bridges-no fair fights
War path-deadgringers guild
Holy diver
I dont have more songs:(

[@dasanoneia4730]

Sick edit love this shit

[@user-gr7pw3be1v]

The last one true freeride spirit contest, much better than the modern Rampage

[@nitbot]

Holy Diver!

[@Letsrideadventures]

sickest jump fest out there!! and we love seeing the older dawgs killin it!!!!!!

[@alexmackenzie3544]

Dio for the opener was sick, reminds of the NWD Carlin Dunne segment.

[@jgrueningphoto]

What an EPIC edit, not even to mention those savages putting it out there. Jesus Christ. But we really really need that playlist!!!!

[@bensun432]

man Stark's style... speechless!

[@R-C_42]

Motocross slowly making its way into freestyle MTB is the best thing ever

[@chrisfontaine6221]

You all are amazing!!!

[@PrezenceMusic33]

on another level

[@hirooo1541]

honestly shoutout monster for not cutting out the redbull and other sponsored riders from this. such a rad event and a good video

[@nicolasguil60]

So cool to hear Drum & Bass in this kind of video 🤩🥰

[@mysteriousmadmonkey187]

who else drinking Monster watching? edit- glad to see dude wearing RedBull helmet cause both are great sponsors and great drinks. hope the two companies get along with eachother.

[@conwaystern2500]

Best highlights yet you guys killed it!!

[@PetrPolach]

Insane!!!!!

[@nathanricetalks]

20:18 oh look, they did their signature move xDD

[@raketoped663]

Mega! Thank you

[@flapattack2]

Crusty Demons vibes are HIGH, too rad

[@manzthatrmanz23]

Legendary

[@adamweb]

The slams these guys take and immediately get up from is insane! Meanwhile, I slide out at 10mph and can't ride for a week bc I'm so bruised 😂

[@dannythedingo77]

A pendulum to side saddle landing would be pretty epic

[@mahniclear1583]

This is the best highlight video, so epic

[@nocinbike8240]

Just bamm, best freeride video ever

[@Kalani-jz4qw]

Just came across this video insane y'all killed it 👍🤙💪 awesome MTB music ⚡⚡

[@mtbmorgandffi]

That was insane 😳

[@Holdtightharley]

The opening track gives me New World Disorder vibes 😎😎

[@mishasenyuta7577]

Unreal

[@tayaray]

This edit is seizureiffic

[@SilverbackOrangutan71]

Two years in a row Ice T and Darkest Edit trick of the year and edit of the year 2024

[@mauort6870]

very solid and watchable video. cool music selection. amazing riding

[@danielgouveiacarvalho9220]

Very crazy!!pure adrenaline.

[@inspiredby5350]

Yeeeee

[@pennywood5653]

Goooooo LADIES!!!!!!!!!

[@sTekSOo]

whoever picked the music, deserves a raise!

[@godzillaxred]

I'd love to see Emil Johansson here! Would be insane to see his windshield wiper on the mother gap

[@juliusfrauenheim127]

Chelsea Kimball landing almost to flat was crazy

[@kotelettschweiss7811]

Goosebumps ❤

[@MOSESCOMPANY]

So good!))))!!!

[@Fwr942]

R.J.D. rip!!!

[@lorisss_]

You couldn't have chosen a better song for the intro 🔥🤘🏻

[@SGxImpaxt]

anyone know that track used at 11:45

[@dizz0lv752]

Would like to know also!

[@dizz0lv752]

Oh I just found it! 175 x 140 p money and whiney

[@funkyduck4743]

90...110... 130 next year? Haha yes gang Darkfest is one of the best events out there! Cheers!

[@huntermcn6036]

The Holy Diver from Dio gives back some childhood feelings. Which New World Disorder was it? 9? 10?

[@matt26201]

Great work people

[@trailbuilder5789]

This intro is disturbing, but i love it 🤘😆🤘

[@Bithu]

Fucking epic lads and ladesses

[@soundwarper]

So sick! 👊😎🔥

[@gritomag]

simply tremendous!!!

[@saburtierney]

"that was irresponsible!" I dont know if your allowed to say that sam

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

So sick!!

[@mtbikerrobbie6797]

Wanna see more of this

[@pedalapedrinho3760]

this is SO GOOD

[@toubyormic6609]

Masakr! 💪🤘🤯 Top!

[@flyingchocolate5794]

great job girlss !!!!!

[@Essgetit2x]

Hell Riders! 🤯

[@mahniclear1583]

Darkest is so rad to watch, legends

[@alex-bs1sr]

лютые парни, здоровья

[@RenegadeSchwifty]

Sick 🤘🔥

[@andreasmansson7279]

Best mtb songs 😁💪

[@user-oo8ol1pt6y]

Pure mad people 😮

[@FrEeWaY7k]

sick editing, really impressed with the women!

[@wartrought618]

9:10 damn Talus 🤨💪

[@user-xh7id1wh7b]

Los de Redbull son los cuerdos, estos son los locos

[@Choppinthrottles]

So sick

[@leogomez7200]

HERMOSO

[@chriscox7567]

Kaos damn seagrave!!!!

[@antynaplet69]

Holy Diver, NWD 6 forever \m/