CBMG & the cast and crew from Globetrekker: Treks in Wild America got together over the weekend of July 19 & 20, 2008, to film a segment of their upcoming Fall broadcast on PBS, the Travel Channel, and National Geographic Television. The tour and subsequent filming took place over 3 days in Crested Butte, and featured a documentary style story on the history of the modern day mountain bike, and it’s significance in Crested Butte, CO. After visiting the Mountain Bike Hall Of Fame Museum here in CB, the crew spent two full days documenting on camera the historic ‘klunker bike’ ride from Crested Butte to Aspen via Pearl Pass….an event that some argue was the catalyst for the birth of the modern day mountain bike.

For 2 loooong days, CBMG guides (Ian Hatchett, Johnny MacKinnon, Laura Chase, & Jayson Simons-Jones), biked, shuttled, cooked, and sherpa carried alot of gear and film gear up and over Pearl Pass ensuring a successful shoot and bike tour. Globetrekker host / star Holly Morris learned mountain biking techniques and tips as well as experiencing the joy and pain of this scenic but grueling ride, on camera from CBMG Guide / Owner Jayson Simons-Jones. The pair shuttled and rode the historic ride between the 2 mountain towns, with an overnight vehicle supported camp set-up half-way. The small film crew chronicled much of the ride and the drama and trials and tribulations associated with it’s length and difficulty through Holly & Jayson’s on-screen presence.

CBMG Guides Ian, Laura, & Johnny helped the two riders focus on riding, filming, and their lines (the difficult part for Jayson), by being vehicle support, camp hosts, helping hands, and carrying huge packs filled with their own gear as well as heavy film gear up and over the 12,705′ Pearl Pass on foot. Huge thanks for their hard work…making the improbable, possible.

With such a heavy winter this past year, their was in fact real drama and hesitation at getting so many folks with so much gear up and over the still snowed in Pearl Pass. Small but steep and exposed snow slopes had to be negotiated on the CB side, with a long stretch encountered on the Aspen side for the first few miles down. All in all, the CBMG crew pulled off a successfully guided mission, allowing Globetrekker to film the entirety of the route, despite difficult conditions and threatening weather. And, the Globetrekker film crew (Jeff, Aram, Ian, & Holly), were a fun and enjoyable group to work with, and we trust, will represent CBMG and the Crested Butte area in a favorable light in their upcoming documentary.  

Look for the episode entitled: Treks in a Wild America, to air on PBS, the Travel Channel, and National Geographic sometime this Sept./Oct.

Thanks again to the CBMG crew for making this trip go smoothly and successfully, and thanks to the Globetrekker crew for an advetureous experience and in helping to showcase CBMG on national tv.

–Jayson Simons-Jones

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