![]() ![]() Warning: contains crash footage, I can barely watch it Gee Atherton It’s not the kind of glossy action edit that we’ve come to know of late, in fact very little has been edited here, so while we get to enjoy the mind-blowing riding skills and daring that we associate with Gee’s recent big mountain projects such as the Ridgeline and the Slateline, we also see the horrific crash that. I wanted to share this edit as a tribute to those guys for getting me back on track and to document the first stages of my recovery. Gee’ Atherton’s new edit The Knife Edge is now live on youtube. ![]() I’ll be back on the bike and making more edits before you know it. Action up close, trail action at the Zion National Park, party with the pros, helicopter flight and, finally, an awesome night in Las Vegas: This Red Bull destination is 100 hardcore. #GEE ATHERTON PRO#As well as the fantastic surgeons at the Royal Stoke University Hospital who put me back together. Darren Roberts and Altius Healthcare are taking turns to bully me into rehab. Red Bull Rampage is the most iconic mountain bike freeride event in the world and in the company of the pro Gee Atherton, you will be closer to it than anyone else. To the paramedics, the Aberdyfi Search and rescue team that winched me off the mountain, the air ambulance who transferred me to the hospital. ![]() From the crew who kept my spirits high while they steadied me on that ledge. I completely buried myself, I can’t thank everyone enough. Brits took podium positions at the Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup, including World Downhill Champions, Danny Hart, Gee Atherton and Tracy Moseley. Doctors worried about possible damage to his lung, but true to form, Gee is making a rapid recovery without lasting damage. He bounced off the cliff with such force that he broke his femur, radius, ulnar, 6 ribs, his nose and fractured his eye socket. Now, not only has he recovered from the terrible injuries sustained in that crash AND returned to racing, making his debut at the 2022 Red Bull Hardline, but he’s also returned to creating visually spectacular freeride edits. The atmosphere on the hill was relaxed, but a moment’s miscalculation saw Gee fall over 100 feet down a slate outcrop. Just over one year ago, Gee Atherton crashed badly while filming ‘The Knife Edge‘. On the day of the shoot, conditions were fine, the Atherton DH bike was set up perfectly. ![]()
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