Killer Mountain Challenge

01/04/2015

Mas fotos pronto.....

11/03/2015

Killer Mountain Challenge 2015- El Yaque is over……the results are in.
Wow!

Women’s Category: Only 2 girls were able to compete. Others were injured and two have the flu. Both competitors are from Canada……….Christy Baker and Nora Lukss………….both wanted to win bad…………can you imagine……..you only have to beat one other and you’re the winner…………..what happens?...........unbelievable but they tie………and we couldn’t convince them to have a playoff…………someone suggested mud wrestling to determine the winner………….but sadly they decided to part as friends and share the trophy…………..congrats to both Christy and Nora.

Men’s Category: Every year the event is getting bigger…….this year 21 riders vs. 15 from last year. We even attracted a lot of Big Dogs…….Jason from Canada ( 2 times KMC Champ), Lucien from East Germany (last year’s KMC Champ), Jose Louis from Venezuela (3 times Venezuela national MTB Champ) and Rony (1 time Venezuela national MTB Champ)…………this is getting to be some serious sh*t happening…………pretty intimidating As you can expect with such a strong field……..Big results! 17 riders make it up Killer 1. Last year only 7 made it…………….and Killer1 is way harder than last year……….narrower and has an extreme finish at F**cking Rock. This means that Stage 2 (Killers 2-6) will determine which of these 17 strong riders can survive the distance. No rider in competition has ever made it all the way up to the finish at Killer 6………….but this year it looks like they all could make it………….so what happens? It comes down to separating the men from the boys………….will one of the previous champs with all of their medals win?

Results-Top 20:

1. Johan Millan, Venezuela…………the first man to finish KM1-6 ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Gregorio Lugo, Venezuela…………….only a few meters short on KM6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. Jose Louise Bermudez, Venezuela
4. Robert Bermudez, Venezuela
5. Andres Padilla, Venezuela
6. Jason( Big One Ball) Baker, Canada
7. Phil Soltysiak, Canada
8. Jonathan Loran, Venezuela
9. Hernan Rodriguez, Venezuela
10. Andres (2) Padilla, Venezuela
11. Tom Brendt, Germany (West)
12. Stefan Hoffmann, Germany (Bavaria)
13. Daniel Loran, Venezuela
14. Rony Gonzalez, Venezuela
15. Leo Estredo, Venezuela
16. Miguel Ruiz, Venezuela
17. David Dupes, USA
18. Al Butkevics, Canada
19. Lucien Fieblinger, Germany (East)
20. Otto Insam, Austria

Team Venezuela sweeps!!!!!
Team Canada finishes second with: Jason (Big One Ball) Baker,
Canada Phil Soltysiak, Canada

First Timers up KM1: -Tom Brendt, Germany………….finally made it up and went on to KM5!! -Rony Gonzalez, Venezuela -Johan Millan, Venezuela…………and he went on to win! -Jose Louise Bermudez, Venezuela……………and he came in #3! -Miguel Ruiz, Venezuela

Thanks to all of the spectators, judges, volunteers and competitors for a great event! And of course we couldn’t do it without our Sponsors…………..

Lead Sponsor: Casa Nora El Yaque www.casanoraelyaque.com http://www.facebook.com/casanoraelyaque

Gold Sponsors:
Stevie Wonderland Guesthouse www.steviewonderland.com
Posada Paraiso Guisela www.posada-paraiso.com

Venturi Kite School and Travel Agency www.venturikite.com

Official Photos:
Alain Galarneau alainmargarita@yahoo,com http://www.facebook.com/elyaquefotos
Tom Brendt http://www.tom-brendt-foto.de/

Bronze sponsors:
Sail Fast Shop
William’s Store ParadIce Heladeria
Hector’s Shop (Moramai) Entertainment Venue: Café Local

11/03/2015

25/02/2015

Nora climbing the lower section of KM1

Nora on KM1-2015 El Yaque

25/02/2015

KMC2015 El Yaque friends, riders and supporters:

A new Woman’s World Record has been set on Killer Mountain!!!

First Nora from Canada broke the old record and then Maria from Germany tied it. Now the new record is just below FR………..what is FR?........everyone who knows Killer Mountain knows that FR is Fu***ng Rock and FR is a real bastard. Nora and Maria now hold the record together………… What are these girls eating? All of the girls who have tried this challenge over the last 8 years haven’t come even close to this mark. Great job!!

KMC 2015 El Yaque is only 16 days away!!! The training is getting more and more intense. The riders are measuring their percentages of success on each of the 6 mountains……………on competition day you only get 3 tries per mountain. This KM1 is a lot tougher than last year and only a few riders are above 90%.
Tom (Germany) 90%
Phil (Canada) 90%
Jonathan 90%
Gregorio 90%
Johan 90%
Robert 90%
All of these guys are consistent and super strong on KM1,2,3 and 4. KM5 and 6 are still a low percentage.
A lot of guys are still training with click shoes so it might not be so easy when they start training without them.
Leo, Stefan, Otto, Al, Andres and Andres2 are getting stronger but their consistency is well below 50%........go guys go!

We expect the largest turnout ever…………..riders from Canada, Germany, Austria, USA, France and Venezuela have already confirmed.
Confirmed Big Dogs:
Jason Big One Ball Baker; Canada; previous KMC Champ
Andres; Venezuela; last year’s number 2
Lucien; Germany; last year’s KMC Champ

13/02/2015

10th March 2015 !!!
Don't miss it ......

13/02/2015

To all KMC friends, supporters and competitors:

Our training sessions for KMC 2015 El Yaque are getting even more intense…………every section of every mountain is being analyzed……….strategies formed………..gear changes plotted…………nothing is being left to chance.

Two more riders have reached the top of Killer Mountain 1 and will be posted on our Wall of Fame on our website………….see pictures attached. Now the count has risen to only 33 men in the world who have made it up KM1……………Congrats!

#32: Jonathan Loran…………not only does he make KM1 look easy but he does it with speed…………he looks like a serious contender to win KMC…………he’s a local Venezuelan who trains with us at least 3 times a week.

#33: Robert Bermudez………….also a local rider who trains like a mad man…… super strong young rider………does KM1 to KM6 and constantly smiles…………..others struggle but he shows that he is invincible.

Silently training and gunning to win the Women’s division is Nora from Canada………..she has now tied the Woman’s World Record up KM1………….but that is not good enough for her…………she wants to be the first woman to get to the top of KM1…………Go Nora Go!

The rumor is that last year’s Woman’s Champ, Jolie, will start training in 2 days………..injuries and surgeries have kept her out of action for a long time but now she is back………..no way she wants to give up her title…………Go Jolie Go!

We expect the largest turnout ever…………..riders from Canada, Germany, Austria, USA, France and Venezuela have already confirmed. Confirmed

Big Dogs:

Jason Big One Ball Baker; Canada; previous KMC Champ

Andres; Venezuela; last year’s number 2 Lucien; Germany; last year’s KMC Champ

Are you brave enough? Are you strong enough? Can you represent your country?

The Date: March 10, 2015 The Place: El Yaque, Killer Mountain…….the 6 summits The Equipment: Mountain Bike (no click pedals) We challenge all of our old friends and competitors……………..come out and compete! See you soon, KMC Organizing Committee www.killermountainchallenge.com Facebook Killer Mountain Challeng e Come and represent your country! Lead Sponsor: Casa Nora www.casanoraelyaque.com http://www.facebook.com/casanoraelyaque Gold Sponsors: Venturi Kite School and Travel Agency www.venturikite.com Stevie Wonderland Guesthouse www.steviewonderland.com Posada Paraiso Guisela www.posada-paraiso.co m Official Photos: Tom de Brendt www.tom-brendt-foto.de Alain Galarneau [email protected]

02/04/2014

Sandra, Adriana y Yoli......

31/03/2014

Killer Mountain Challenge 2014- El Yaque is over……the results are in. What a turnout! I hope everyone had a fun event. It’s fun but it’s also about POWER. You get to compare your power and ability with mountain bike riders from around the world. This year we had competitors from East Germany, Bavaria, Venezuela, Scotland, Canada, Poland, Austria, Argentina and Sweden.

Woman’s Category:

Sandra (Sweden) was clearly favored starting the event. She had set the world record in a training session so the other girls knew she would be a problem to deal with. Nora (Canada) was first out of the gate…………her best run ever……….she beat last year’s winning finish. This was clearly Nora’s way of saying….”I own this hill.” Sandra was up next …… had a reasonable run but she was way behind Nora. Then Yoli (Venezuela) blasts out of the gate and never looks back………..she cruises past Nora’s mark and nearly sets a new record………….shocking! Adriana up next………….she struggles………..not happy. Yoli has set a nearly impossible mark to beat on her first run! Nora tries again………..good but not better. Then Sandra…………..she’s done it before and knows she can do it…………..she passes Nora’s mark by centimeters and then falls…………..she’s just 2 meters from Yoli but short. More tries but no further success……………Yoli wins!

Yoli de Brendt (Venezuela)
Sandra Friden (Sweden)
Nora Lukss (Canada)
Adriana de Sampson

Junior Category:
Only one rider………Andres Padilla Jr…………16 years old……………..obviously he wins his category but guess what? He makes it up Killer 1 no problem and then in Stage 2 makes it up Killer 2 and 3 and sets his mark three quarters the way up Killer 4……………will this be enough to beat the Adult Men?

Men’s Category:
This year we have almost double the competitors…………15 riders.
Big turnout! Big result! 7 riders make it up Killer 1. Last year only 3 made it. Plus two of the riders that didn’t make it were really close………………Nils (Germany) was only 5 meters short and Primo (Venezuela) was only 15 meters short.
This means that Stage 2 (Killers 2-6) will determine which of these 7 strong riders can survive the distance.
As we know Killer 2 is not for the faint hearted…………. Super steep on the way down and steep on the way back up…………….2 riders get knocked out on the way down leaving only 5……………….then 4 get knocked out on the way up……………shocking! Only one rider makes it up Killer 2 and this is on his final try………..it’s Lucien (Germany)…………..he has never trained on Killer 2-6……………..we’re worried that he won’t be able to find the route past Killer 2…………..but he finds the way……………….keeps on going and going and going…………….now he’s heading up Killer 4…………….he makes it about three quarters of the way up……………fabulous run…………..clearly the Men’s winner…………….but now the question is whether or not Andres (Junior) might have been further……………the judges are called out for a measurement.

Lucien Fieblinger (East Germany)………..from Dresden…… which is 2 hours from Prague. Formerly a BMX rider but never really took up mountain biking………..he’s a kite instructor living in El Yaque, moving to Brazil for a while and then back to university in a year. He is #25 in the world to get up Killer Mountain. Says he loves the bike trails in El Yaque…………nothing like he has done before………….desert rock and sand………..thrilling hilly single tracks in stunning nature.
Andres Padilla (Venezuela)…………..was considered the favorite to win…………..this is his home track and he practices the Killer series more than anyone…………….his comment after his disappointing third try…………”he was nervous”……………he’ll be back to try and win next year.
Hernan Rodriguez (Venezuela)………….his fans were screaming that he was old and rusted every time he made a mistake………….well he showed them with a dramatic 3rd place finish.

Did the Junior beat the Men? Yes he did…….by about a meter. Andres Padilla Jr. is small and very light weight at 16……………a force to be reckoned with…………we’ll see a lot more of him in the future.
Other Noteables:
Stefan Hoffmann (Bavaria, Germany)……………is the 26th man to make it up Killer Mountain…………….he’s been working on it for years………….and when does he finally do it? Under pressure, during the competition…………….congrats Stefan! Stefan is an early retired executive living the good life in El Yaque.
Andres Padilla Jr. ………….is the 24th man up Killer Mountain…………..he did it in a training session shortly before the event……………makes it look easy.
Christian Cordova (Venezuela)…………is the 27th man up Killer Mountain…………..he did it during the competition.
Hernan Rodriguez (Venezuela)……………is the 28th man up the mountain………….he also did it during the competition.


Thanks to all of the spectators, judges, volunteers and competitors for a great event!
And of course we couldn’t do it without our Sponsors…………..
www.killermountainchallenge.com - private
Lead Sponsor: Casa Nora El Yaque www.casanoraelyaque.com - private
http://www.facebook.com/casanoraelyaque - private

Gold Sponsors:
Healing Hands Yomana’s Beachside Massages
Jack Sparrow Kite School http://www.jacksparrowkitesurfing.com/ - private
Venturi Kite School and Travel Agency www.venturikite.com - private
Official Photos
Alain Galarneau [email protected]

Silver Sponsors:

Stevie Wonderland Guesthouse
www.steviewonderland.com - private

Posada Paraiso Guisela
www.posada-paraiso.com - private

Bronze sponsors:
Venaver Arts & Crafts
Bodegon La Sirenita
William’s Store
ParadIce Heladeria
Margarita Xtreme Kite Center El Yaque


Entertainment Venue: Café Local

A unique mountainbike competition

30/03/2014

Nora - Part I Mountain Challenge

26/03/2014

Come to Killer Mountain-March 29- El Yaque

Sandra Frieden from Sweden has finally broken the Woman’s World Record on Killer Mountain………….see picture attached. The old record has been held for 6 years……………many, many women have tried……………….many serious bike riders………….but no one could do it.

Sandra is a sergeant in the Swedish military……………….she has done a tour in Afghanistan…………with real bullets being shot at her………….she knows how to accept a challenge………………..she showed us how hard she trains……………she made it to “the pipe” on the mountain……………setting a new World Record for women.

Killer Mountain Challenge is March 29………….come and see Sandra fight for number one.

She has already set her sights on beating the men…………….she is determined to make it to the top of KM1.

Even though she now has the record……………it could be a short lived glory…………….3 other strong women will be ready this Saturday, March 29 to try and beat Sandra and set another record.

Prizes, prizes and prizes………………even for spectators……………come and watch the action!

Meeting at Casa Nora, 6:00AM for registration and transport to the Mountain. Return to Casa Nora at 10:00AM.

AfterParty at Café Local, 6:00PM………….for prizes, photo presentations, appetizers and drinks…..fun, fun, fun!

Go Sandra go!