Ultimate Mountain Athlete

Welcome to Ultimate Mountain Athlete, presented by the 2024 Toyota Tacoma. In this debut episode, we meet a group of eight seasoned pros and kick off this first-ever multi-stage competition with a climbing challenge in Ouray, Colorado. The athletes go head-to-head in a physical chess match to determine who can lead the hardest pair of sport-climbing routes in Uncompahgre Gorge with time to spare, earning points for a spot on the podium.

24min

The competition continues on Ultimate Mountain Athlete, presented by the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, with the conclusion of the climbing stage. We see who had the top sends for podium spots, then move up to the alpine proving grounds of the Colorado high country. On Red Mountain 3, the altitude takes its toll as the athletes race head-to-head in a Vertical Sprint up to the 12,859-foot summit. Then comes the fun part: the downhill.

25min

Ultimate Mountain Athlete, presented by the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, returns to the wind-whipped summit of Red Mountain 3, where athletes transition to the Big Mountain Descent. This timed and judged individual run puts points on the line as the athletes—with legs and lungs burning—navigate high-speed lines down nearly 2,000 feet of steep, cliff-lined terrain. Next, the competition moves to lower elevations for the first of two gravity-based bike challenges, starting with an Air DH flow race. Riders earn points for speed and judged style, while pumping through a series of tricky jumps, tabletops and berms.

25min

Ultimate Mountain Athlete, presented by the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, continues with the downhill mountain bike race high above Durango's Mesa Park. From the top of Pautskey Point, the athletes must navigate a steep, slick rock descent of an exposed ridgeline into a technical trail that awards overall speed. As leaders begin to emerge, a backcountry free ski contest back on Red Mountain 3 offers chances to level the field. But variable spring snow conditions throw wrenches when slopestyle skills meet tricky landings.

23min

Ultimate Mountain Athlete, presented by the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, concludes its first season with the Free Ski contest’s second of two scored runs down a lower bowl face into a series of man-made jumps. Judged for execution, flow, trick variety, and creativity, the athletes earn their final points before the judges convene to review performances across the event’s full trio of core alpine sports. With tallied final point values, hosts Amie Engerbretson and Selema Masekela crown the inaugural men’s and women’s Ultimate Mountain Athlete champions.

23min