Steepness (and a cute babe)

What's a technical downhill?
And how steep is steep?

Well, the pictures say everything.


Control.



Confidence.



Peer pressure.



Faith.



Trust.



Wade Simmons, Committed.



View from the cockpit.



Rock and moss.



Rock and ladders.



Twin Arches, Amasa.



Sub Rock, Sedona.



Bartlett's Wash.



Bartlett's Wash II. This guy is 55 years old.


What happens if you screw up


Gentlemen, we have lift off!



Attempting recovery.



Unsuccessful! (Watches buddy tumble down the hill).


Females who also ride


Visualizing the line.



Going for it.



Another one.


Protective gear


Pressure Suit.



Crash Pad.



Elbow and Forearm Guards.



Knee and Shin Guards.



Kira hiking up with bike, all 112 lbs (51 kg) of her.



Mentally preparing for the downhill. (Her body armor is apparent under her clothes.)



Going for it. She's got more cojones than many men I know.