Claudio von Planta: The Badass Motorcycling Director of Photography for the Long Way Series

If James Bond was a Swiss Film Maker he would have been named Claudio von Planta. Claudio is one of the most badass motorcyclists alive today. He is best known in the motorcycling community as the Directory of Photography for the Long Way Up series, as well as Long Way Down and Long Way Around. In this interview with ADVrider's Chris MacAskill, Claudio discusses the Long Way Up, his interview with Osama Bin Laden, motorcycle touring in the Middle East, and the comedy of errors that was getting his motorcycle license. This is a long interview that has been broken up into chapters below ... Chapters in the interview: 0:00 - Intro 01:38 - Claudio's emergency bike in Long Way Round 03:01 - Claudio's Long Way Round BMW 05:52 - Driver's license drama 16:11 - Osama Bin Laden interview 17:44 - Military training 19:33 - Blown up in Afghanistan 27:25 - Trapped in New Guinea 41:09 - The Long Way Up 55:39 - Motorcycle touring with the Kurds 59:51 - UNICEF 01:02:15 - Claudio's empathy 01:09:02 - Ewan's daughter Jamyan 01:13:09 - Claudio's wife's tragic illness 01:24:26 - Claudio's Jetstream movie #motorcycle #longwayup «« Follow Claudio von Planta »» http://www.vonplanta.net/   / claudio_von_planta   https://vimeo.com/ondemand/chasingthe... « More about "Long Way Up" »» Streaming now on Apple TV+    • Long Way Up — Official Trailer | Apple TV   «« More from ADVrider.com »» https://advrider.com/f/   / advrideroff.  .   / advriderofficial   #Motorcycle #LongWayUp #Claudio #Baldy #Advrider