This Is The Enormous Effort That Went Into Making Climbkhana

A behind-the-scenes video shows what went into making Ken Block's Climbkhana film, which was shot during three visits to Pikes Peak spaced months apart

Matt Robinson

Updated: 10 Oct 2024

As was probably apparent when you watched it for the first time, making Ken Block’s ‘Climbkhana’ video involved more than just strapping a few GoPros to the 1400bhp ‘Hoonicorn’. A lot more, in fact.

This new behind-the-scenes video shows the incredible effort involved in making the film. The crew had to go to Pikes Peak on three separate occasions spaced months apart, with filming interrupted by crazy changes in weather and mechanical issues. Hence why we were waiting so long for the final video to come out…

In the behind-the-scenes video, Block describes the driving he had to do as “some of the sketchiest stuff I’ve ever done,” and yes, that moment with two wheels on the dirt is mentioned, which he calls “the gnarliest moment I’ve ever had in my entire career.”

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

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And the video would just be a car falling with like 500,000 go pros attached

The one after that would probably be Moonkhana:We did what the seventies murican couldnt

Awd drive, make a wet/snow gyhmkhana

I’ve not even watched it

Look at all those tyre marks from previous attempts! It would be good to see him do a one take run.

It would be good to see you do it at all

But what about the tires. He would “KILL ALL TIRES” (Not sponsered) by the time he finished.

Just wanna say, ken block is an incredible driver. For anyone to say that he did multiple takes so he’s fake is just wrong. He does multiple takes because it’s hard. And that shows that weather is a jerk when filming.

Huge respect for that guy.

Exactly, and he also does multiple runs for the same reason movies aren’t done in one take. Because he wants every shot to look beyond perfect. And man do they really know how to make what he does look good!

I don’t hate Ken block, what i hate is the overproud fanboys that annoys me.

He’s the one that made me appreciate the wheelspin in slowmo and gopro filming, but at the same time since Gymkhana 5 I think it’s getting boring, yes, I like the stunts and his driving skills, I liked Gk 9, but Dubai and this one, almost seem like trying too much, emotionless perhaps?
-It’s a personal opinion-