Vertriding 2.0 – First Descent Mountainbiking
For many years representatives of the Austrian and Bavarian Vertrider scene have been coming here again and again to try this route with their bikes, but so far nobody has succeeded. Stephan Wolf, is actually a climber and has been able to repeat routes up to 8c so far. He already knows the steep sides of the mountains, but now he tries to ride them by bike. Maybe it is his alpine approach that makes him the first rookie to ride this line.
With: Thomas Holzknecht
Produced by: Johannes Mair / Alpsolut
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