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Here are some photos I took of a new run cut into the hillside of Pitch Hill in Surrey, the very steepest of the steepest I've seen there. Done apparently by Sam Reynolds and Olly Wilkins. It's some crazy shit. The photos don't do the trail justice in terms of its steepness and technicality.
Lead in on the top section of the trail to a gap jump which is around 15 feet. Difficult to see but the trail and the gap are right next to the side of cliff, any fuck ups and you fall off the side and tumble 40 foot down or more. The gap jump take off is flat and the lead in is sketchy.
Trail continues next to the edge of the cliff down to the tree at the bottom where you basically throw yourself and your bike over the ledge and down another cliff at freefall speed.
There are three step downs not visible in that photo that the pros basically sale over from take off and land past the log at the bottom of this photo.