Gee Atherton, is a double World Champion mountain-biker and creator of the spectacular Ridgeline series. Gee’s daring rides have challenged every limiting belief of what is possible on a bike, but not without great cost. In 2021 Ridgeline 3: The Knife-edge resulted in a horrific crash which put him out of action for almost two years.
Undeterred Gee was determined to return to creating the “Big Mountain” films he loves, travelling to the Dolomites in Italy for Ridgeline 4. In this latest episode Gee and his crew re-define the series with a focus on behind the scenes and the physical and mental cost of capturing action edits such as these.
Ridgeline V: Resistance was filmed in the stunning surrounds of Engelberg, Switzerland and Gee chose the title because “The mountain fought us every step of the way, testing our resolve and wearing us down with challenge after challenge. Hot then cold, wet, scared, hungry, exhausted and physically drained we’d suddenly be faced with an enormous obstacle. We are a tight knit crew and I feel like the mountains have shaped us, changed us, strengthened us… we’ve dug deeper than we’d have believed we could, even at the very pinnacle of competition there’s a place inside of you can rarely access. We all went there.”
Ridgeline V was co-directed by Gee and his long-time friend and collaborator Dan Griffiths (Moonhead Media) a veteran of the entire Ridgeline series. Rather than honing in on only spectacular riding shots they set about showing the whole process, 8 days of physical and mental overdrive.
About Prologo:
Gee said “ Huge thanks to Prologo who not only provide a super – comfortable, stable saddle in the Proxim Nembo but who share our ethos of constantly striving to improve the experience for all riders – thanks for always showing up to support the wildest schemes I can dream up“.
