Home of Trails" up close - fans on tour with MacAskill and Caluori | Ride MTB

Home of Trails" up close - fans on tour with MacAskill and Caluori

There are 17'000 kilometers of trails to discover in Graubünden. And of course, the best way to do this is with good friends. Danny MacAskill and Claudio Caluori met up with a few selected fans to enjoy the mountains together, discover trails and, of course, return to some of the locations from the cult clip "Home of Trails".

Graubünden offers bikers an almost endless mountain bike playground with almost 1000 peaks, 615 lakes and 150 valleys. This atmosphere in the alpine and high alpine region can be experienced and enjoyed in a completely different way in a group. A year after filming the movie "Home of Trails", Danny and Claudio returned to the scene of the action with a group of fans and the members of the motley crew tell us what it's like to be out and about with two mountain biking icons.

Florian Fischer reports: "At the end of the day, it's all about having fun. And we definitely had that in our incredibly smooth group! Riding with Claudio and Danny was really sensationally good! It was very cool to ride past all the spots from the movie and have the movie play in your mind's eye again. Claudio had a few funny anecdotes to tell about each spot. We laughed a lot together over the four days!"

The Viamala Sportwerkstatt, which organizes tours like this one in the "Home of Trails", took the group from Flims via Davos Klosters to Arosa Lenzerheide. Among other things, they went to the Vorab Glacier in Flims, where Danny and Claudio raced each other in the movie. The highlight in Davos Klosters was the Alps Epic Trail Davos. The 40-kilometre trail offers unforgettable scenery from the Jakobshorn onwards. However, the trail, which has been recognized by the International Mountain Bike Association, is just one of many spectacular trails in this region.

Franziska Maidl: "I really enjoy riding in a group. It's easier to overcome difficult situations. Friends in the bike group build you up again when things aren't going so well. The visit to Graubünden was a unique experience for me. Getting to know the secret trails together with our bike guide and Danny and Claudio was great."

Although the group had only known each other for a few days, it became clear how quickly the shared hobby on two wheels forges a bond. No matter what skill level you are at: Everyone just wants to have fun on the bike, enjoy the trails and have a good story to tell at the end of a successful trip. When even Danny and Claudio join you on your road trip through the "Home of Trails", the experience is hard to beat.

Caroline Jahrstorfer: "When mountain biking, I want to be satisfied and happy at the end of the day. Not only a beautiful trail and a cozy mountain pasture, but also a sociable group contribute to this. In Graubünden there are very varied trails in a beautiful landscape. I found the shuttle rides, which we shortened by singing, particularly funny on our trip. Klaus, our driver, then rode faster and faster (laughs)".

At the end, the group traveled with the guide to Lenzerheide, but not before stopping by Danny's "Bridge of Doom". It's moments like these, when you stand on the wall of the Landwasser Bridge and look down, that you really realize what the Scotsman has achieved in Graubünden. Even Claudio admitted that looking down into the 84-metre-deep gorge made him go all woozy. Danny, on the other hand, was looking forward to the reunion, even if this time he was climbing the wall on two feet instead of two wheels.

Franziska Fischer: "For me, biking is not an individual sport. The feeling of being at the top together and high-fiving with the others at the bottom after a great trail is wonderful. It was unique to ride with Danny and Claudio! Claudio also gave us great tips and after a very short time you had the feeling that you had always been going biking with him. Danny is incredibly easy-going and super relaxed. Even riding in front of him was a lot of fun. Viva 'Home of Trails'!"

Well, it's not every day that you can discover the "Home of Trails" with Danny MacAskill and Claudio Caluori in person. But anyone who wants to head out with friends can find more information about the trails and spots from the "Home of Trails" video here: www.homeoftrails.com/spots


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