Would You Drop? Watch Massive MTB Jump Course ‘DarkFEST’

Written by Nate Mitka Feb 15, 2019 11:00 a.m. ET

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Brendan Fairclough and Clemens Kaudela are in the air for a long, long time in this POV edit of the DarkFEST mountain bike course.

DarkFEST just took place in South Africa from Feb. 8 to 9. Every year, it pits an elite troupe of mountain bikers against a seriously intimidating course.

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Nate Mitka performed hundreds of reviews for GearJunkie before he decided to make the product he was reviewing, instead of reviewing it. After a number of years on the product team for one of the largest outdoor brands, Nate is back doing what he loves: telling stories by means of splitboarding, climbing cracks, trail running, gardening, attempting to surf, and cooking around the campfire. You’ll find him scarfing down the best pizza in Denver (2x blind taste test champion) after his high- and low-octane pursuits in the mountains.