Moab. About 2005. I promise you he rode that out, or jumped over the bars, I can’t quite remember. I do remember closing my eyes and waiting for the sound of crushed bone on rock! Been sorting out my photo archive – so many brilliant memories of MTB trips away. We all looked so young 🙁

Anybody beat that for a ‘he’s gone… no somehow he hasn’t!’

What did we all do before dropper posts hey? 😆

no, but I can contribute “I hate these ruts”

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5qre_hxLQQ[/video]

camera & wheezy laugh: me
rider: Mike
bloke at the top who falls over in mirth: Chris

Verbier, 2002 I think

No feet on the pedals, my money’s on an impromptu dismount.

It’s funny, but even in the most charitable quarters could not be considered ‘a save’. He’s clearly had more than a bit of a dab there!

mattjg.
Top bit of Nuthouse?

More impressive is how he got himself in that predicament in the first place. Slam on the front brake?

Stu dno what it’s called, yes quite high off a fire road, middle of the main bowl.

Tom, it was the ruts. He hates them.

possibly. it was a long time ago. I think we were all a bit intimidated by the terrain….

Moral Here is step “down” into the ferry

From the same trip…. a very broken rear mech hanger…

Bloody he’ll mark, I had forgotten about that!