Video: ‘Mr Pepinillos’ FEAT Steve Vanderhoek
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“I love big exposed rock lines and I love big drops! It’s been my dream to find a line that blended those two together! I had been feeling fairly uninspired for building over the last couple years until I went to Utah. The scale of terrain and the local scene just fully relit the fire within. A friend of mine had tipped me off to a location that involved a big burn zone filled with enormous slabs that could only be described as a “PNW Rampage zone”. The only downside was that it was 2.5 hours away from home, deep in the back country and no cell service. I finally found the time to make the trek out with my dirtbike and when I stumbled upon it I started screaming alone with excitement. I had finally found what I was looking for!
I started construction on what I would consider the gnarliest feature I could find immediately. A super technical exposed entrance, steep, off camber and filled with holes roll in and a 30 foot drop off the end. This was too much work to do alone and I needed help from a huge group of my friends. I named the zone “Chu’s your Adventure” in memory of my good friend Andrew Chu who passed away earlier this year in a tragic mountain bike accident. There is more lines than I could possibly build and I want to support all my friends in creating their own dream line. Chu believed in community and this is my highest respects I can pay to him. This is the first send down my line Mr Pepinillos before winter hits. This is just the beginning.. lots more to come!”
– Steve Vanderhoek
