Born on the Isle of Skye in 1985, the Scotsman now tells his story in German: Malik Verlag is publishing the German version of his autobiography. In "Biken am Limit: Auf den Dächern und Gipfeln der Welt", the mountain bike pro talks about his life and how he came to film in the most picturesque, exposed and imaginative places in the world. On the rooftops and mountain peaks of the world, Danny inspires millions of fans time and time again. In this book, he takes us to the film set where his projects are created step by step and shows us what it means to keep pushing your own boundaries - not just physically, but also mentally.
"So I climbed down the ridge for maybe thirty metres. I wanted to repeat the last phase of the ascent, but this time without a safety rope and with the Santa Cruz over my shoulder. I balanced myself, peered once more into the abyss below me with a slightly uneasy feeling and then radioed Stu. "I'm going to take a quick break."
The walkie-talkie crackled and crackled instantly. It was Stu who answered me, his voice sounding quite stressed. "Man, just stay on the rope!"
I carefully pushed myself forwards and tested the rock with my hands and feet for loose boulders that could fall. The ridge really wasn't a metre wide, but I felt pretty safe. "This place is fine," I shouted to Stu, "the rope is just holding me back..."
I unplugged and began the ascent..."
Danny MacAskill is a YouTube phenomenon and has already inspired millions of people around the world with viral clips such as Cascadia (17 million views), Way Back Home (38 million views), The Ridge (44 million views) and Imaginate (57 million views). Seven years after his first YouTube success, the time has come for Danny to tell his story. The enthusiasm of his fans for Danny's first major project in paper form has already known no bounds for weeks. His autobiography is already number 1 in the Amazon bestseller ranking in the categories "Individual Sports", "Cycling" and "Extreme Sports" (foreign language books).
