The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is a study in the beauty that arises from what seems like chaos. This short film offers a small taste of the wild adventure that reaches 14,115 feet above sea level at the finish line of a fascinating peak in Colorado.
All of the moving parts of Pikes Peak add up to a truly amazing event. There’s a legion of fans eager to meet the folks making the run up the hill. Teams ensuring those runs happen. And then the singular person behind the wheel, focused on going as quickly as possible from start to finish.
It’s chaotic, but there’s beauty in that chaos. Lots of things have to come together to even get to the mountain. You have meetings with sponsors. There are calls to cover logistics. Did you bring all the extra parts with you?
Once you’re there, you have multiple practice days to learn the various sections of the mountain. Your line will change, though, because of the weather, your tires, how you came off the last corner, and so much more.
But if you can get to the mountain. Then make it through practice. And after that, if you can string together a run that gets you safely from start to finish, you’ve done something wonderful. You’ve managed to peek at the chaos, find the beauty in it all, and arrived on the other side.
