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That all changed on Tuesday while shooting for NSX 6 with Todd "Digger" Fiander. Digger has been building some amazing stunts lately and has been having a hard time finding riders up to the task. He finally managed to corner Wade, Thomas Vanderham and Dave Watson to do his newest and sickest creation. The unnamed gap spans a ravine on Mt. Fromme and is perhaps 45 feet from lip to lip. If a rider was to come up short he or she would tumble into an unfriendly minefield of boulders and logs some 20 feet below. Wade, the veteran of the group, stepped up first. He cleared the gap (his landing marks measured over 50 feet from the take-off) but landed nose heavy, slammed into some roots at the side of the landing strip and broke his femur on impact. There was no arterial damage or other complications and the evacuation went smoothly. |
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Wade has successfully undergone surgery and is already on the road to recovery. His spirits are good and you can expect to see him ripping it up in a few months. Events like the Redbull Rampage will be a little less interesting until Wade's back but we do know there will be a new champion this year. At least we'll have a summer's worth of Wade's riding to watch in NWD 3, NSX 6, Kranked 5 etc. to get us through the winter.
Hang in there Wade. We're pulling for you!
