The Atherton Project episode 7 by karl-burkat

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nouser (Aug 10, 2010 at 10:03)

their dirt jumps are soo sweet so unlucky about dan, cant belive how calm he seemed though

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sxvr6 (Aug 10, 2010 at 10:24)

Good luck in your fast recovery

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deanw FL (Aug 10, 2010 at 11:11)

Wow! He is sooo lucky to be alive after breaking his C1. He has a great attitude and focus on what is important and a supportive family. I hope he recovers quickly to his former self and is able to use this as a positive experience.

olidh (Aug 10, 2010 at 11:27)

damn! this video really makes me think about what may happen if it all goes wrong. ive had a few broken bones in my time, but seeing this is a whole lot worse because its life threatening. dan is lucky to have such supportive friends and family aswell, im sure he'll come back stronger than ever. good luck on your recovery dan mate! nice trails too btw.

dickturd-jnr94 (Aug 10, 2010 at 12:14)

get well soon dan, all of us riders now that you will be back soon and stronger than ever before!

SHADOWcranks-N-bones (Aug 10, 2010 at 12:16)

dude i had a ig stack yesterday and ended up in hospital but nowhere near as bad as this, good luck to dan with the recovery you hardass. anyone wanna help organise a charity ride to raise money for the wingsforlife organisation that is looking after dan??

Rolino (Aug 10, 2010 at 19:32)

It scares me every time I see or hear about things like this. But this is part of our sport and passion i guess... Thank god for Dan tho. Hope he has a good recovery! ride safe guys! And freaking Gee with his stupid glove! awesome lmao

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DirtyDee (Aug 10, 2010 at 10:36)

Dan is such a positive guy, great rider and a double hard b*st*rd! Amazing how he is dealing with this and i wish him all the best in his recovery..

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petersavage (Aug 10, 2010 at 10:19)

wow dan atherton is someone to look up to....hope its a speedy recovery!!!

Goldenwalt (Aug 10, 2010 at 19:27)

Broke my back on May 29th, will be back on the dirt and downhilling next Friday (Aug 20th). This experience gave me a perspective on life that I never expected, being able to ride like we do and LIVE life with an edge. Dan, have the faith to lean on your support (Gee & Rach, Mom & Pop), listen to your Doc's guidance and find the desire within to achieve a better level of health than before the accident. We're behind you brother. Hope we see you out here in So. Cal. during the off-season while you're doing your rehab. Don't give up, don't ever give up!!!

fundamentaldirt (Aug 10, 2010 at 11:49)

Good luck Dan have a fast recovery and lots of milk!

mattytyson (Aug 12, 2010 at 9:45)

Was speaking to dan in manchester airport he not looking so good with his helmet n neck brace on but he seems to be able to ask his mum for some change to get something from the shop

get well soon dan (Y)

mongoosemaniac (Aug 10, 2010 at 10:48)

NURSE GEE

mxnate (Aug 10, 2010 at 11:32)

How long will it be before Nurse Gee is wipin his bottom. With support like that his recovery will take no time flat. Good luck Dan, our prayers are with ya.

xenophile (Aug 10, 2010 at 13:48)

wow, that's scary. Most C-1 breaks usually mean that the person is paralyzed from the neck down... Very fortunate. Heal well, and speedy recovery!

betsie (Aug 10, 2010 at 14:45)

Massive get well to Dan. Great to see how close the family is, the support from Gee and Rach will be priceless. Dan, lying on the ground, holding his head still could have saved his own life.

Quinsta (Aug 10, 2010 at 11:10)

Get better soon Dan, good to see the positiveness and the care of the Gee and Rach coming thru, All the Best.

albarnett (Aug 11, 2010 at 10:51)

Get well soon Affy and have a speedy recovery, you've got amazing support from family, friends and fans alike. All the best dude.

Trevwall (Aug 10, 2010 at 12:00)

Hoping you have a speedy recovery, so you can get back on your bike.

LaxinDHrider (Aug 10, 2010 at 13:32)

what a great brother

caiocrz (Aug 10, 2010 at 15:25)

I wish I had a friend like Gee that would be there for whenever. Get well soon Dan, dont forget to ride your bike when you get better though.

nouser (Aug 11, 2010 at 8:46)

get well soon dude. shame to see you down, but you coping well dude keep it up.

donough (Aug 11, 2010 at 5:31)

"that that dont kill you can only make you stronger"
get well soon!!

joshwatsits (Sep 7, 2010 at 14:58)

i broke three places in my lower spine i cannot describe the pain or feeling its unreal

j-maul (Aug 10, 2010 at 10:54)

Get well soon Affy. Those dirt jumps look sweet as fook by the way

nouser (Aug 10, 2010 at 11:18)

wow thats a real eye opener for me. Hope he gets riding again very soon!

jlev (Aug 10, 2010 at 11:18)

F*ck*ng bad...

Good luck Dan and fast recovery!

I love Atherton family!

sagetthegreat (Aug 10, 2010 at 12:22)

Get better soon affy! He handled that soo well.

mikelavo (Aug 10, 2010 at 17:46)

My thoughts are with you Dan and your family, It will be hard but im sure you'll be back soon enough...

norcalracer23 (Aug 11, 2010 at 10:06)

Athie glad your alive i hope you heal up fast so sorry that happened dude

flatlandr (Aug 12, 2010 at 15:07)

>Rolls eyes

One massive crash after another to the tune of "extreme, sick, nice, dude!" Pro man-child meets inevitable halo date. We see children like this in the ER from time to time with their "cool" going on as they gloss over their own fragility in the face of a poorly understood close call.

Depictions like "Atherton Project" (along with legal stimulants, video cameras, and peer courage) help fuel decisions/practices that will contribute to a lifetime of pain, handicap, or worse. Perhaps this video might introduce a bit of perspective to the teens and tweens who follow blindly toward the "totally sick extreme" that is paraded by today's version of yesterday's cool. Just wait 'til tomorrow...

winter94 (Aug 10, 2010 at 12:50)

gett well soon

SpecializedRiderRob (Aug 11, 2010 at 13:26)

The athertons semm to say you know alot, Get well soon dan

headstitch (Aug 31, 2010 at 9:03)

get well soon dan.........

wuzupjosh (Aug 10, 2010 at 10:41)

shit 2 pro bad injurys in a month mCaul and dan

lux-freerider (Aug 10, 2010 at 12:07)

also Logan Peat and another SSer I can't remember...

xTheRoseRedx (Aug 10, 2010 at 11:16)

Get well soon man! Horrible injury.

philipstonier (Aug 10, 2010 at 12:21)

lesson to all, if you land on your head really hard or twist your neck funny DONT MOVE !!!

D-ponko (Aug 10, 2010 at 16:56)

broke my neck in 3 places 2 years ago. heal up dan. def get a leatt brace.

bisk (Aug 11, 2010 at 4:27)

fuck off about leatt's

STINKY-MINTY-1 (Aug 10, 2010 at 19:15)

Wow hope he gets better soon as

dhzac (Aug 10, 2010 at 12:20)

get well soon dude !!!!

braun (Aug 12, 2010 at 11:59)

get well soon

justrob (Aug 10, 2010 at 15:12)

Get well soom Dan.

LukeCowley77 (Apr 7, 2011 at 4:22)

Pays to wear a helmet!!!

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schuttg (Aug 10, 2010 at 10:30)

Gripping stuff. Everybody who rides should watch this. It's not a matter of whether you will crash and burn, but when. Good luck, Dan.

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mumbuff FL (Aug 10, 2010 at 10:41)

Nice positve attitude there. I bet biking with you is fun...

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danny-oli (Aug 10, 2010 at 11:03)

yeah that was pretty much a buzz kill there. hope you get well soon dan!

cdavis (Aug 10, 2010 at 14:23)

You are worse than Buzz Killington. Hope you have a good recovery Dan

airtym FL (Aug 11, 2010 at 3:56)

Schuttg is right, its always possible to take a fall. I agree everyone should watch this, its the real deal. If you are not willing to think that then you are not willing to face the true. I believe Dan is as calm as he is because he knows he needs to grow from this and learn. Get back soon Dan.

danny-oli (Aug 11, 2010 at 5:40)

schuttg is not right, he says that basicly every mountian bikier is going fall and have a stupidly bad crash like dan, yes people fall off but only a small few are like this, hes basicly saying to riders dont ride cause your going to fall off and fuck yourself up.

schuttg (Aug 11, 2010 at 6:44)

Thanks airtym. I was beginning to think I commented on the wrong video. I got anything but a 'buzz' when I watched it. I rode yesterday and hit some jumps. And I might have even smiled a bit.

airtym FL (Aug 11, 2010 at 12:49)

Danny-oli, we are going to disagree on this. I can honestly say I live to ride, and on a few occasions found myself in a hospital because of it. It would be a poor choice to ignore this is possible. Unless you plan on staying inside and not doing anything riding of this nature is something you/we all need to respect. Have fun, go riding with you friends and family. But as soon as you forget to respect it you COULD get you very hurt. Dan even states this in the video. He says, "I rode and worked out and rode again and dug and rode.....", "I should have rested....". He forgot for a moment, thats all it takes. We aren't talking about a nice easy XC ride, he's gapping huge dirt jumps. There are things you need to keep in mind. 98% of the time we are all out just having a blast, it only takes a moment or less to get F'd. Ride smart, safe and not tired or worse(drunk, high...) Schuttg, I believe is stating the obvious; ride, have fun and been as safe as possible.

danny-oli (Aug 11, 2010 at 16:04)

No I see where your coming from, I've been in hospital from riding aswell but you just get back on when you can, its just his attitude to the sport and the way he said it, he's basicly telling everybiker that you WILL crash and burn, just puts a whole downer on the sport with a negitive attitude, yes you can get hurt put dont forget that its all about the fun.

cyrix (Aug 11, 2010 at 19:43)

schuttg didn't say everyone was going to have a crash as bad as this one danny. He didn't say that at all.

danny-oli (Aug 12, 2010 at 6:23)

no not as bad, but the attidute towards it basicly said that if you ride a bike no matter what you like to ride, you'll fuck yourself up.

airtym FL (Aug 12, 2010 at 8:41)

You're hopeless. Go outside and ride.

danny-oli (Aug 12, 2010 at 13:27)

no im not, i know my point, its just been taken too far.

hankyman (Apr 6, 2011 at 19:07)

yay biking!

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babolat2727 (Aug 10, 2010 at 10:14)

very good video. what is the song at the end of the video?

cyrix (Aug 10, 2010 at 15:28)

I tried googling all of the lyrics in that short bit of audio but didn't find anything. Sorry. And the band is not listed in the credits in case anyone wants to spout that out.

cyrix (Aug 10, 2010 at 20:02)

If anyone knows it or figures it out please let me know. I really liked what I heard.