Kurt Sorge Updates Fans On Injury

Darkfest took down more riders than average this season and among those to get hurt was three time Red Bull Rampage winner and freeride legend, Kurt Sorge.

Sorge suffered a fractured calcaneus from coming up short due to high winds on one of the massive "rocket launchers" on the lower portion of the course. He recently shared an update on his recovery and you can find that below.

This injury is another testament to pay attention to conditions and if things aren't right, it's always better to walk than to try something anyway.

There are a lot of parallels between big air freeride and things like backcountry skiing or climbing in terms of risk assessment. The former is still incredibly consequential and requires athletes to be very in tune with the environmental factors at play, the difference being that they at least have a medical staff more readily available most of the time.

Anyway, we are glad to see Kurt on the road to recovery and planning to be back on the bike soon.

Related: Kurt Sorge and friends ride some of the biggest MTB jumps ever made

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