Danny MacAskill takes on the notorious Cuillin Ridge
Some people are so immensely talented that watching them do what they do best makes you want to curl up in a ball and cry because you know you’ll never be able to do anything that well in your life. Danny MacAskill is one of those people.
In this mind-shattering video, Danny returns to his native home of Scotland’s Isle of Skye to stamp his authority over the 992-metre drop beneath the treacherous Cuillin Ridgeline – and makes it look all too easy.
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