Rampage day three status report: We're literally eating dust out here, and it tastes good. - Trumpore
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Today was a day of many firsts. BIG firsts. - Turman
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Chris Van Dine eyes up one of the largest lips on the mountain. Later in the day he sent it with ease. - Trumpore
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Progression? You bet. - Trumpore
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Claw's line is very, very impressive. All that time filming 'Where the Trail Ends' is paying off. - Smutok
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Sam Pilgrim is a newbie to Rampage, and he isn't afraid to admit it. He's coming into his own though. Talk about a trial by fire. - Trumpore
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Shout out to the builders. You're helping this event progress just as much as the riders. - Trumpore
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Shandro gazes up at Semenuk's mid-run transfer. It's nothing short of amazing. - Turman
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Sorge and Vanderham converge lines momentarily on this massive landing. It leads into an equally impressive jump. - Turman
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Getting to the top can be almost as gnarly as coming back down. Almost. - Trumpore
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James Doerfling is no stranger to big mountain riding, but Rampage is unique and challenging, even to him. - Turman
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Doerfling sending it! - Trumpore
Nico Vink is in the house and attracting a lot of attention. We can't imagine why... - Turman
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Soderstrom peers over the edge, trying his best to memorize a line before dropping in. It's awesome to see some of these amazing riders out of their element. - Turman
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Aggy's been out with a broken leg, but he's keeping busy in the pits. - Turman
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Nothing like a cold one after helping your buds all day. - Turman
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Andreu dropping in! - Turman
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It's gettin' real in the Rampage parking lot, you know the deal with all the mountain bikes they got... - Turman
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Logan Binggeli's 650B equipped KHS seems to be doing the trick just fine. - Trumpore
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The Claw, keeping it raw. - Trumpore
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While some riders have rather large crews to help out, others are making mods with fewer resources. It'll be interesting to see if the difference is obvious on the results sheet. - Trumpore
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Classic Brendog style. - Trumpore
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From another angle. Brendan's steeze is too good not to double up. - Turman
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While the terrain is vastly new to him, Ramon Hunziker seems at home on the Utah steeps. - Turman
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Guess who? This isn't his first time hiking around Rampage in sandals. - Turman
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First time jitters? You bet. Rheeder is quickly making the best of it though. - Smutok
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Brendog take one. CLIFF! - Trumpore
Brendog take two. Nailed it. - Trumpore
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Flying down the hill at Mach 10, it can be hard to see where your line is. Not anymore! - Turman
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Mike Kinrade among the dust. Sometimes the first run doesn't go as planned, especially with how loose the soil is out here. - Turman
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Of all contests to judge, this has to be one of the most difficult. Smutok explains how they'll make it happen while Greg Watts blazes a trail. - Trumpore
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Cam Zink's line is incredible, and the judges will have a prime vantage point that looks something like this. "Oh boy," indeed. - Turman
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That little blip on the radar is Zink. We might see him upside down the next time he sends this. - Smutok
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Soderstrom down, but not out. This shoulder check surely hurt, but he was back at it not long after. - Turman
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As the sun began to disappear, Cam McCaul sized up the canyon gap one last time. - Turman
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"I'm still awake!" Heck yeah, McCaul! - Turman
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McCaul nosed it in but knows what he needs to do next time - more throttle! Tune in tomorrow to see if he nailed it. That's a wrap from Rampage practice. - Turman
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As building projects wrap up, riders grab their bikes, trek to the top and drop into fresh lines at the gnarliest of all freeride contests, the Red Bull Rampage. - Photos by Brandon Turman, Dave Trumpore, and Dave Smutok
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