Gee Atherton just debuted another ambitious installment of his Ridgeline Series which pushed his crew further than ever before. The double World Champion mountain biker’s big mountain film projects are incredible to watch but can come at great cost. During the filming of “Ridgeline III: The Knife Edge” in 2021, Gee suffered a horrific crash which put him out of commission for almost two years.
Gee came back from his injuries and filmed Ridgeline IV in the Dolomites of Italy and his latest adventure landed him Engelberg-Titlis, Switzerland where he once again tackles jaw dropping lines on his namesake bike, the Atherton A.170.
“The reason I do these trips is because I love the feeling of being on the limit of how far we can go.” –Gee Atherton
“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, changed, and 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.”
From the start, the Ridgeline Series has been about taking mountain biking to the limit… exploring what’s possible on a bike and creating the most stunning footage in the most amazing places around the world. I love that feeling of being on the very limit of how far we can go.
I’m super proud of what we have achieved with the Series so far, but I wanted to move beyond the adrenaline and glamour of a four-minute edit. I wanted to show the reality behind those action highlights, the hard grind, the setbacks, and the absolute trust in my bike, my crew, and my equipment that are essential in the making of these films. I want to keep on pushing boundaries and this film gives an unvarnished insight into what that takes. Every single step felt like we’d picked a fight with forces way bigger than ourselves.” -Gee Atherton
This is Ridgeline, the first film of the series: