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Amount of potential for creativity. >> so is the potential for injury. >> it's not as glamorous as it looks. i do get hurt a lot, which is a big part of what i do. i have foura cl reconstructions on my left knee alone. ankle, elbow, shoulder. i have like an unstable vertebrae now and i have some residual damage from a serious neck injury. i had par ralysis in my arms. >> along with serious injuries, danny has racked up multiple records and first in skateboarding. >> the world record jumps i've achieved and records i set have been not so much about the record itself versus the opportunity to pu...

I'm laying on the bottom of the ramp going no way this is over. all this work and this isn't going to happen now. >> danny goes back to the hotel determined that the next day, he will make the jump. >> i would never have thrown the towel in on it. i just didn't know if i was physically going to be able to accomplish it. i mentally was there, ready to do whatever it took to get over the wall. i didn't know if my ankle would give out. i'm ready to go. is this thing going to last, >> i don't know. >> the next day, danny and his broken ankle make it to the top of the ramp, determined to go through...

>> and he says he just waited there for a second and just had to catch his bearings and be like, okay, you are okay, just get up, you have to walk out of here, you know, you survived the falls, don't let this be the end of you here. he was able to get up after that, calm himself down a bit, avoid a couple more snakes, which ended up being lazy boa constrictors digesting a meal, somewhat harmless boa constrictors, but still a snake is enough to scare any one of us. and, yeah, he ended up from walking out behind the falls and telling us quite a tale. it was an experience that i'll remember for t...

At the same time, i was like, wow, that would be pretty intriging to jump the great wall. >> the great wall of china, which goes back to the fifth century, b.c. stretches more than 4,000 miles and stands about 25 feet high and 30 feet wide. >> it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so out of the box for somebody to go jump the great wall on a skateboard. so many things that moated me to want to do it. the biggest challenge was can i get permission to do it? >> davey manages to get permission and starts building the ramp he needs to make the jump. >> we had to import a lot of materials they did...

Most devastating day ever the day before this is to happen. no way this is over all this work. >> danny goes back to the hotel determined that the next day, he will make the jump. >> i would never have thrown the towel in on it. i just didn't know if i was physically going to be able to accomplish it. i mentally was there to do whatever it took to get over the wall. i mentally didn't know if my ankle would give out. i'm ready to go. is this thing going to last, yon. >> the next day, danny and his broken ankle make it to the top of the ramp, determined to go through with the jump. >> it was suc...