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I checked my balance and peered apprehensively at the sheer drop
below. Once I felt comfortable, I radioed down to Stu. 'I'm just
gonna unclip quickly,' I said. My walkie-talkie crackled straight
away. Stu sounded pretty stressed. 'Dude, keep the rope on!' I
edged forward, my hands and feet scoping out the summit for any
loose rock. The ridge pinnacle was still only a meter wide, if
that, but I felt pretty stable. 'This bit's fine,' I said. 'The
rope makes it harder for me...' Danny MacAskill lives on the edge.
The cyclist is legendary for his YouTube viral videos like The
Ridge, Cascadia and Imaginate: nerve-racking montages of stunts
which scale everything from mountain peaks, rooftops, ghost towns
and movie sets. His life is one of thrills, bloody spills and
millions of online hits. It hasn't been an easy ride. Doubt, stress
and the 'what if?' factor circle every trailblazing trick, which
require imagination, fearlessness, groundbreaking techniques and an
eye for a good camera angle. He has spent his life pushing the
extremes; somehow, he's still around to tell the tale. In this
unflinching memoir of mayhem, Danny shares his anarchic childhood
on the Isle of Skye and early days as a street trials rider, takes
us behind the scenes of his training and videos, shares
never-seen-before sketches from his personal notebook, and reveals
what it takes to go the next level - both mentally and physically.
Join Danny for a nerve-shredding ride. Just be sure to bring a
crash helmet.
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