two septic tanks known as the holy roller. the holy roller was the big one. we were talking about it since that morning as joke, hey, maybe someone would jump this. i d deny, say i didn t think somebody would actually try. paul should have known. in the bmx world, if you build it, apparently they will jump. the whole crowd was really into it. and they were like chanting bone death! egging me on. something i felt like i had to do at that point. matt charges down the makeshift runway. pedaling hell for leather. when i saw matt pedaling, i was a bit concerned? concerned? not a word you hear often among the bravado of these high-prize bmx events. but steve was right to be concerned. matt falls short of the landing and crashes to the ground. steve interviews him just moments later. what just happened?
woo-hoo! he s made it. yeah! immediately after the stunt, christian try to go explain why he took on the challenge. translator: we create contrast in our lives, so that for things to be really great, we must also experience hell. it s damn good to come home and sit on the sofa and relax. woo-hoo! be careful. oh. oh, no. a mountain biker plunges head over heels down a rocky cliff. it s a hard experience you think you see another human being in the process of dying. january 1st, 2004, chorizo gorge, southern california. for experienced cyclists, a new
todd, it s an annual tradition. bill s camera is recording as the men make their way along the narrow cliff top paths. they ve been riding for almost three hours when miles breaks abruptly. this section of the trail is crumbling along the edge leaving judge inches to spare above a dangerously steep drop. look at the penalty for failure, dude. miles decides to try riding over the eroded area and moves his bike back up the trail to get a running start. where we stopped looked pretty freaking scary to me. i couldn t see riding that so i m walking by. as i walked over there i looked over the edge and i was like holy crap, that s a big that s a big drop. as bill watches from the other side of the gap, another friend, e rick. attempts the narrow trailer. eric got up to the crux spot, which is the nastiest spot along the trail and he decided to put a foot down and tripod through the area. he makes it but barely. that s a hell of a job.
yeah! immediately after the stunt, christian tries to explain why he took on the challenge. translator: we create contrast in our lives, so that for things to be really great, we must also experience hell. standing on that line is hell. it s damn good to come home and sit on the sofa and relax. be careful. oh. oh, no. a mountain biker plunges head over heels down a rocky cliff. it s a hard to describe experience when you think you see another human being in the process of dying. january 1, 2004, chorizo gorge, southern california. for experience cyclist bill and
suddenly disaster. oh, [ muted ] oh, my. oh, hell. oh! you see him fall for a while. you see him hit and bounce. he catches more air, going shoulder over shoulder. i literally thought i was watching miles fall to oh his death. after he plummets almost 150 feet over jagged rocks, his friends see him leap to his feet. are you all right? sit down, sit down. make sure you know everything is connected. bill puts the camera down as miles scrambles back up stony slope. he can t believe he s not more badly hurt. i was wearing a helmet and a backpack, both of which i credit with saving my life. it was a big drop and very unforgiving terrain. my first thought was that s it, i m going to die. i was so focused on trying to grab anything i could, that i