The background story about the world record project, according to Fischi:
| I've been haunting a special idea for several years now: To make the world's longest jump with a MTB, i.e. a world record ! Some years ago Fischi already made test jumps from an 85 meter ski jump and reached a distance of 50 meters. The goal now was to max it out. Fischi's objective: "If I can jump 50 metres from your 85-metre ski jump, then the 140-metre ski jump has to go a lot further! |
Following the massive crash video, Fischi released the behind the scenes video below. We also touched base with him and he said he is "all good."
youtu.be/dToZDIUZX_8
The point is that your average groomed ski slope is softer than landing on dirt. And even hardpack on "top" there is still snow beneath that is likely to give "some" when you land on it.
Also glad he's ok given how bad that could've been!!!
(The blurb for the video states, “Johannes Fischbach has an unreal crash...and walks away.”)
Looks like he might miscalculated the air time by a tad.
Old bmx trick for dirtjumps was wait till you hit the peak of your jump then tap the brake to tip you forwards into the landing. Pretty sure it’s in an old dirt bros video
If he was going slower he would have landed much harder onto his head/neck I'd have thought, and probably wouldn't have got up quite as easy.
It's on his youtube page too and he wrote "on to the next one" there and doesn't mention being hurt. If there was anything really serious going on I'm sure he would have said so. Why's everyone gotta make everything emotional just so they can look like they care on the internet? SMH
True! Had a client walk home from a park three blocks, up the stairs to his apartment before collapsing with a broken neck. He’s now a paraplegic. Baseball bat beatings zero chill.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-0J2C4IXgc
Thanks Darwin.
haha