EPIC GOPRO MONTAGE OF DANGEROUS FESTIVAL | EXPLODING HAMMERS
462I thought I'd make an epic GoPro Montage of some of the best POV shots I recorded during the exploding hammer festival in Guanajuato, Mexico.
I was told that BBC had tried to use an action camera a couple years ago and it didn't survive the blasts, and that I would be insane to try it too. I thought my old HERO 3 would make it through the explosions if I positioned it right on the hammer, and hey, if it didn't... wouldn't that be an epic way to say goodbye, and I'd go out and buy the new Hero 5 Black, and get that delicious 4k. The Hero 3 plus lived, and I was stoaked with the results
This is one of the world's most dangerous festivals. The exploding hammer festival, or "fiesta del martillo explosivo" in spanish, is an annual festival in San Juan de la Vega, Guanajuato, Mexico. Every February 28th, thousands of people visit this small little down to see locals tape home made explosives to sledgehammers, and slam then into the ground. The explosions are huge, and injuries are very common. It's a strange festival, and one of the most dangerous in the world
This particular date, is day to celebrate San Juan Bautista, aka John the Baptist, which the town was named after. No one can remember exactly how all the exploding started... but at one point it took place inside the city. Those who participated would follow the parade in the honour of the saint, blasting the hammers to celebrate. After a lot of damage to windows, people, and cars, they moved the hammers out into a field. Here, hundreds of men can detonate their explosives slightly more safely.
We spent a lot of our time in the beautiful city of Celaya, which is nearby the festival. Highly recommend you check it out. The tourism board there went to great lengths to help us get the best video possible of the event!
These are the best GoPro shots from the festival. The full video, and full story is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB9IdhcFAvY
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The tourism board of Celaya was fantastic. This little town is beautiful and you should definitely check it out.
We crashed at the Hyatt Place in Celaya. Awesome hotel. Great wifi, cool staff, good food. It made it easy to get this video finished quickly!
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