Hope you make a full recovery dude. Stay positive and don't quit miracles do happen.

Just want to say you're one hell of a biker

That was a hell of a tough watch knowing what was going to happen. I’m so sorry about your injuries mate and wish you all the very best. That was some great riding btw

Ouch! Have you fully recovered?

I fell last year and nearly broke my neck, was laying in the woods for a half hour in pain, my buddy fell 2 days ago and he also hurt his neck bad. We are done going fast downhill. These crashes are for real and you don't even have to go fast to get hurt bad.

@@jeffreysisti6653 I was going 7 mph on a perfectly smooth trail on my way to the parking lot after riding at a local MTB park. Zoned out, hit a boulder, fell, separated my shoulder and tore the joint. Took a surgery and almost a year of physical therapy before I could ride again. Not the same as a neck injury but just shows how little it takes to cause a severe and dangerous problem. Glad you made it, can't imagine how scary that must have been lying in the woods with a broken neck.

It's not. Get another hobby. One that preferably doesn't A. Kill you, or B. Leaves your friends/family feeding you your meals through a straw for the rest of your life.

@@mdc123-v2v Yeah you are right mate. I packed in this sport last summer after a bad crash. I've had far worse crashes prior that have resulted in needing surgeries. But my last crash was the final straw. I realised after that my health was more important than an adrenaline rush.

@@DaveJenvey I feel you. Me too. 36 now and after witnessing my best friend shatter his femur, break 4 ribs and his clavicle in a low speed wipe I packed it in last year. It's all fun and games when you're young and have no fear or responsibility but when you're older things change. Traded in my NP Reactor for a Digger and go XC bike packing instead - I get to enjoy the scenery, camp, take photos and play with the drone, all without the risk of serious injury. A lot of people will tell you it's completely possible to MTB and not get injured, but with every trail center pushing super gnar tracks to compensate with the fast aggro FS frames people are riding it's not a question of "if" you get hurt, but "when".

It happened to me 5 months ago and I crushed 4 vertebrae. I reckon the sports worth doing though. I just need to take more precautions.

A friend of mine had a really bad crash. Similar to this that left him paralyzed. Since that day i no longer do any downhill riding. I still ride my bike everyday but only on rec trails and such near my house. Def not worth it.

Thank you so much. I appreciate the support. You are the warrior to me, I was just part time para, lol. Wishing you all the best.

Always room for humor 😅 side note I hope the rider has a swift recovery.

Crazy thing is at 3:09 you can hear the dad say “See?” as in “See, [that’s how you do it]”

Butterfly effect here....what if they had not let him go first. Accident might not have happened.

@@cedarledgepublishing i was thinking that those 3 guys letting him go first caused him to lose concentration or be a little bit more reckless than he would have been because he was now "the pro" compared to those other guys so it made him go just a bit more, and poof. he is wheels, the man

I can see he's on the edge a lot, appears to a be a little out of his depth

@@car8820 yeah well i was over confident 2 days ago and now my wrist is broken. go easy on him. he did what he did and that is unfortunate that happened

@@rythmic8911 Same here. I broke my wrist in a bad crash, years ago.. I had surgery and still ride, but it's not 100%. How's yours?

Thank you. ❣️ I can't tell you how sorry I am for your loss. I pursued and loved this sport, fully aware the dangers and risks. No regrets.

Its really important to have body protection right?

I am really beginner in mountain bike. Full body protection is important right? Coz i see a lot of rider only wear full face helment? What can you advise for me?

@@Nineteenstarsabove knee pads

@@Nineteenstarsabove nothing will help with severe injuries. Only to try to avoid hitting with your head and falling through the bar

@@nelya.kulch11 i bought fox full body armor already. I look like Iron Man but my goal is to ride longer…

Yeah, he was nailing the drops and fast smooth stuff, but every time he hit a technical section the bike was all over the place. Kind of riding that happens when you are tired or pushing too hard.

Yeah, it's pretty rare. Football players sometimes get a similar thing called "stingers", where the nervous system is shocked by a tackle and just shuts off for self preservation. These stingers pass quickly, and are a less severe version of what happened to me. Bruised or crushed nerves, without being severed.

No offense, but every action we take involves risks/injuries. Technically we all could have been paralyzed simply by being a kid and doing dumb shit on the playground. It’s the most natural thing in the world to want some excitement and fun, so I don’t think of this person as being stupid or oblivious. I hope he can pull through this as best he can, without falling into pointless mental excercices like “If only I hadn’t gotten on my bike that day” or “Why did this happen to me?”. The question in life isn’t “Am I going to suffer a lot?”, but “How am I going to cope with all the pain that WILL cross my path?”. It’s an unforeseen test of determination and character, and we all face that test sooner or later. (If you aren’t an adrenaline-junkie, it could very well be a mundane car accident, falling down some stairs, eating unhealthy and having heart problems, etc.) Inner strength doesn’t come from oneliners, platitudes, or rationalizations, it comes from experience and the ability to handle pain.

I know, right! Dumbest little crash had the highest damage. The week before this I was pushing hard and fell off a literal cliff, 15 feet or so onto big rocks. I ran down the face of the cliff (somehow), tucked and rolled. Got a quarter inch cut on my elbow. Hit a tree on a blue trail, legs turn off.

@@RALEIGHthe3RD it's always the same, something that seems like a small bump is always the one that does the damage......I learned that the hard way with crushed vertebrae and a smashed shoulder blade.

@@RALEIGHthe3RD how are you feeling now man?!

@@Elpapieks Mixed bag I guess. I can walk, and that's huge! Glad the effects were not permanent. I am in constant, chronic pain, and haven't been able to work full time since. I don't ride any more, but have a motorcycle which helps a little. Overall, it's all good, and could've been much worse.

@@RALEIGHthe3RD I am so glad to hear you're walking again but not so glad about your constant pain. You're a warrior and keep up the fight brother. Hope that pain calms down for you

Thank you, I appreciate it very much.

@@RALEIGHthe3RD any time. How r u?

@@stevedrums1675 Overall I am grateful to be walking, and I'm able to do most things for short duration (ride motorcycles and work on cars). I struggle with constant, chronic nerve pain throughout my back and lower body, and can't really work. It's been tough, but I feel lucky for all that I do have.

@@RALEIGHthe3RD: Fantastic!! I’m so happy to hear that you’re moving forward. Having neck issues which lead to other issues, I can kind of relate - though not nearly at the level you have experienced. Living outside of Charlotte, next time I’m in Raleigh, coffees on me!!! Stay positive!! You’ve made my day!!

ik, im a bit late, but it doesnt look as rough on cam as irl

Lol, right. I think about that poor kid sometimes.

Pretty close, but not exactly what happened. I hit the center of my forehead at the hairline, more or less directly into the tree. The foam in my helmet was completely compressed. My spine experienced hyperextension (arched backwards), and my spinal cord was crushed due to preexisting narrowing in the spine. I actually had no fractures of my spine or otherwise. Just a weird combination of circumstances.

@@RALEIGHthe3RD Thanks for correcting me. That is very interesting. I appreciate the explanation.

@@RALEIGHthe3RD Reading it again, it seems to have had little to do with the fall, then. Your video has encouraged me to begin wearing my motocross neckbrace while mountain biking. I never have before, but I am going to start now. I've been to Whistler many times, too.

Yeah, every one of those steeper runs usually has TONS of trees right next to the run, all the way down...only takes one little mistake and one tree....

I ride dirt bikes but will never ride alone. I know a guy that got paralyzed from going OTB while moving slow and another guy jumped a berm, impaled by a tree with beaches broke off and punctured a lung. He had to be life flighted out. Had either of them been alone they would have died. Skilled riders too. Just the stupid stuff sneaks up on you. I'll go for an easy loop can turn disaster.

Nah. I think your "scolding" is out of line here.

@@TucsonDude Scolding? "Nah" Just words of wisdom from a few years on the planet. Don't believe me? Watch the video.......again....nuff said. IMO😉

@@imanenigma3348 They're words of wisdom if it's meant to be advice to be heeded. Just admonishing AFTER the fact is more just mean intent.

@@TucsonDude Oh FFS! Admonishing? No! Advice? Yes! "you would have to have rocks in your head" (To go down tracks like that at speed) "at that age you have too long to go to risk being a cripple, IMO" My words of wisdom may not help old mate who stacked, but may make someone else think about the consequences of the sport. You understand consequences, right? If not, watch the video again..... or not, I don't give a rats. I mean who would have thought you could ride down a track at speed, with sweet FA for real protection, come off big time and hurt yourself, badly? You may want to read my original post, slowly. You seem very keen to "pounce" on me, speaking of mean intent.

It is the premier bike park in North America. Most of the trails are for expert level riders. That said, where he crashed is very similar to most normal bike trails. He wasn't familiar with it and hit it too fast.

Yeah, MT bikes are taller so they have a higher center of gravity making them harder to control. Plus MT bikes put more of your weight at the front end of the bike, which is more dangerous than BMX bikes were most of your weight is in the back.

I don't have any stats to compare, but my guess is that if you pushed at the limits of safety so hard as riders do in this style of MTB then bad things would happen more often. On the road I often feel falling off ain't an option. Offroad I recently smashed my ribs up badly coming off at 10mph in the most benign of circumstances.

Possible because everyone who rides a mtb will eventually have a crash. I don't know anybody who hasn't. Thankfully it usually isn't worse then a sprain or some bruises

@@daveboothroyd3421 I might feel safer and easier to handle a bicycle perhaps up to 10 mph. On or off road, anything above that feels way safer to me on a motorcycle. Off-road, more stability and ability to "push through" soft Terrain. I think better traction and braking ability. And at least 100 times more power to maneuver out of things than a human being pedaling. But I no longer ride to go wild or prove a point to anyone, I just want to explore, trail ride and have Recreation. I think the same applies to the street in a city. A motorcycle is much safer, much more control over your environment, you are a part of the traffic instead of a spindly little Target on the side of the road that can be wiped out by a mere distraction of some driver moving their steering wheel an inch to the right while they're looking at their phone. On a motorcycle, you're in traffic and can watch and observe these things much better, can beep your horn, slow down or accelerate past the Danger

Doing better. Haven't been able to ride since, but happy to be walking. Thanks for all the love and support Ride Fast, Live Hard

RALEIGHthe3RD glad to hear. Hope you continue to get stronger man!

are you riding now? D:

It looks like the primary cause of the injury being severe enough to cause damage was his fall off the edge immediately before his visor caught the tree and yanked his head towards the sky. All of his body weight was falling downwards at the exact moment the tree grabbed his visor and yanked his head upwards. In a split second, 150+ pounds was exerted onto his vertebrae at an angle it wasn't supposed to be at. If he'd ridden off the edge without hitting the tree, he likely would've been OK. This was a very unique and unfortunate accident.

did u really just tell someone who is paralyzed get well soon lmao

@@SP-yb4fm being paralized isnt good and obviously going to be hard but ive heard of people who are paralized sill riding

@@SubaruWRC1996 ig like Martyn ashton

@@SP-yb4fm He was only paralysed for a few hours not permanent

@@SP-yb4fm pretty sure this is martyn ashton

Yeah, they're tough. Even more so now with carbon fiber. My bike was just under 40 lbs, and had 8 inches of travel front and rear.

I know, but I'm hard headed. 😂😂😂

I agree, a little click bait I guess. Technically my condition currently is what they call "ambulatory paraplegic", meaning I have severe spinal damage, but can walk. My neurosurgeon said he estimated I was 95-98% compromised at T1-T2, so I only have 5-2% left!

We feel a lot of fear.

No worries. I can walk, I was only "fully" paralyzed for a few hours after the crash.

Wait.... Whaaaaat!

Different videos, different people, different trail.

Yep my bad, I'm a dumbass I hope you are doing well man!

I just had the basic DH kit on... Full face helmet, knee pads and gloves.

It is. I'm so sorry man.