The grippy, volcanic rock of the Dubh Slabs on the Isle of Skye makes for some fine climbing. But trials rider and YouTube sensation Danny MacAskill isn’t satisfied with going up; in January, his latest viral video involved riding straight down the graded climbing route And yes, it’s as crazy as it sounds.
While the rest of us are unlikely to ride down 900m of near-vertical rock (to avoid confusion, please do not do that), the techniques MacAskill used to stay in control and avoid a bike- and bone-destroying fall to the bottom of the crag are open to all of us.