Video: “Gee Atherton gets hunted by a Peregrine Falcon”

When I first heard about this video a few days ago, I have to admit that I was a little skeptical. “Gee Atherton gets chased down the mountain by a bird… big deal. Who thinks of these things?” But with Gee Atherton and Red Bull involved, I should have known better. This is a fantastic …
By Greg Heil

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When I first heard about this video a few days ago, I have to admit that I was a little skeptical. “Gee Atherton gets chased down the mountain by a bird… big deal. Who thinks of these things?”

But with Gee Atherton and Red Bull involved, I should have known better. This is a fantastic video with superb editing, and in less than a week after its release it has already gathered well over 1 million views.

You can check out the bike/falcon action here:

If you want to watch the action from the falcon’s perspective, check out this vid:

 
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