Adolf Silva after horror crash: YouTube series shows "Road to Recovery" after Rampage drama
Laurin Lehner
· 04.11.2025
The Red Bull Rampage is the world's most challenging and renowned freeride mountain bike event. Since 2001, the best riders have been competing in the Utah desert to ride down steep rock faces, attempt impressive jumps and perform spectacular tricks on self-designed routes. This event symbolises courage, creativity and mastery in the face of chaos and stands for continually pushing the boundaries of what is possible.
I've decided to start this new video series called "STILL LOCO" to show everyone what it's really like to suffer a spinal cord injury - to help as many people as possible and of course to inspire. It's going to be a long journey, but I have no doubt that we will get there. And one day we will have fun with big toys again. If you want to be part of this journey, follow us and watch a new episode every Friday. ❤️🔥 Adolf Silva, Translated into German.
With millions of viewers worldwide, live streams on all major platforms and an enormous media reach, the Rampage has long been more than just a sports competition: it is a global extreme sports spectacle - a symbol of the thrill between fascination and risk.
Still Loco
His first weekly video shows doctors looking for reflexes, friends and family visiting him and him training with physiotherapists. A new episode will now appear on his YouTube channel every Friday.
Adolf Silva: Appeal for donations
If you want to donate, you can do so here: >> https://www.road2recovery.com/athlete-causes/adolf-silva/#
In order to support Silva, the Road 2 Recovery Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign. The money raised will fund his medical treatment, rehabilitation, necessary adaptations to his home environment and special mobility aids. The aim of the campaign is to ensure Adolf Silva's long-term medical care and quality of life.
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Pro/Contra: Red Bull Rampage: Carry on as before?
PRO: Tarek Rasouli, freeride pioneer
It is THE freeride event of the year - with the best athletes. Bad falls are a risk that you can never completely rule out. After all, you can't put a net over the whole valley. That's why I don't believe in limiting the event. The real problem is the riders' willingness to take risks and put all their eggs in one basket - also because for many there is only this one event a year. This creates enormous pressure. They give their all, even when they don't feel fit. Perhaps it would make sense to have a doctor who - as in martial arts - assesses the physical condition of the athletes and can exclude them from the start if in doubt. Compulsory back protectors could also be considered. Nevertheless, the Rampage should remain the Rampage.
CONTRA: Dimitri Lehner, BIKE editor
I am torn between excitement, fascination and thrills. But the thrill no longer tickles - it scratches. What was once adrenaline is now dismay. Rampage 2025 was no longer a sporting event, it was a massacre. People whirled through the air like crash test dummies, tumbled down cliffs and crashed to the ground. Some may never recover from their injuries. Extreme sport is extreme - it's in the name. But it makes a difference whether athletes voluntarily test their limits or whether they have to go to extremes under time pressure, in windy conditions and on a live stream. When sponsors, cameras and click figures set the pace, courage loses its dignity.
I am ashamed that we in the media are fuelling this spiral of "blatant, blatant, blatant". We report, we hype, we count clicks - and therefore bear responsibility. It goes too far. I don't want victory or a coffin.
Laurin Lehner
Editor
