Rica; first to document nine-times world's champion bicycle trials rider Ot Pi, performing stunts near and around historical landmarks in Athens, Greece. 1993 - Among group of first mountain bikers to ride in the Mt. Everest Mountain Bike Rally 1993 - Among group of first Westerners allowed to travel into Northern Sikkim, India, with mountain bikes This is truly Shangri-La and we are the first Westerners - not to mention mountain bikers - to be allowed into this restricted realm. ... the couple join the first-ever Everest Mountain Bike Rally, which begins at 7,000 feet. Following one first with another, they become the first mountain bikers in northern Sikkim. 1994 - First scuba-mountain bikers off the west coast of Costa Rica and 60 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean 1994 - First videographers to document World Trials Champion, Ot Pi performing stunts in Athens, Greece 1994 - First couple to bring mountain-bike tourism to South Australia 1996 - Establishment of San Diego's first stock footage library, New & Unique Videos Sites visited Darjeeling, India Flinders Ranges, South Australia Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Kangaroo Island, South Australia Matterhorn, Switzerland Meiringen, Switzerland Mount Olympus, Greece Mont Orohena, Tahiti Snowdon, Wales, UK Mount Tamalpais, California, USA Sikkim, India Turrialba Volcano, Costa Rica Whistler Mountain, British Columbia, Canada Recognition Awards 1995 - Charleston International Film Festival - Silver Award 1995 - Chicago International Film Festival - Silver Hugo 1995 - New York International Festivals Award 1996 - Cindy Awards - Two Bronze, three Blue Ribbons Reception Have you ever thought about taking a vacation that was a little different from all your other trips? asked Orange County Bicyclist. The thing that sets this travel video apart from all others is the touring and video footage that features mountain bikers exploring nine different countries of the world. The main stars in this video are a husband and wife team who have connected with other serious cyclists in various corners of the world and who act as their expert tour guides. We tested this video with several staff people and biker friends and the results were impressive: the whole group was unanimous in praising the video for taking them into interesting, little known areas of the world that the tour books don't mention. They also came out of the viewing inspired to want to visit one or more of the places described. In 1994,