Thank You Harley for Heroes for supporting the Rise Above Show and tweeting my blog! If anyone wants to check out what they do it is a really good cause helping veterans who also ride with charity and support. 

"Our current annual campaign, Harleys For Heroes, is a national sweepstakes where supporters can win a brand new Harley Davidson Motorcycle. www.harleysforheroes.org Supporters donate for the chance to win and proceeds go to Healing Heroes Network to help our heroes in need." -Myah Faraone

Here is a link to the Rise Above Show shared on Harley for Heroes twitter Feed!

https://twitter.com/Harleys4Heroes/status/456093658521935872/photo/1

Rise Above is still up at See See Motor Coffee and getting great reviews! Check out a few of the write ups from these awesome supporters

Randy Rassmusen from the Oregonian

 http://www.oregonlive.com/multimedia/index.ssf/2014/03/motorcycle_crash_survivors_fea.html#incart_more_entertainment

Tommy Dean Oakland based writer on his Tumblr blog

http://livingvoid.tumblr.com/post/80035256967/david-frost-rise-above-survivor-stories-from-those-who 

ISSU.com 30 page zine formatted Rise Above Show Portland

http://issuu.com/richardejones73/docs/rise_above_photo_book_upload

I have 18x24 custom printed posters "full faces are sexy" as well as Tees. Right now I just have M,L,XL the ladies bought all of the smalls! Thanks ladies! I also have the Rise Above hoodies that are really heavy and soft.. Help support my photography and the continuation of this project as well as promoting safe riding by going to FROSTYSNAPS.BIGCARTEL.COM or contact me if you are a local Portlander and I will get stuff to you in person.

Cheers

Frostysnaps

The Rise Above Show Portland has got some wind in it's sails. Thank you to Loaded Gun Customs! Check out what they have to say about the show.

http://www.loadedguncustoms.com/blog/


Thank you Kevin & Jacob!

Interview #6 Amanda "Buffchest" Sundvor

      50cc's of adrenaline and nothing but a back wheel to ride on Amanda fell in love with motorcycles at a young age. Something we all try to feel time and time again after that first time we set off on a bike. As a young woman she did not have a bike of her own but found herself riding on the back of a friends bike in rural Colorado. The rider sped high above the speed limit only to arrive at a stop sign too quickly. Amanda, who had only the control of feeling free on the back of the bike, was then thrown up and over the rider who could not control his brakes. She was unfortunate to have suffered his consequences flying far from the road colliding with a wire fence that dealt nothing but pain. Had she not been wearing a helmet that day things would have ended differently. The recovery was long and brutal, but the fiery passion for all things two wheeled still burns bright for Amanda. Today she rides in honor of the passing of her father, his bike, a 1980 Harley Davidson iron head. (hear her story below)

 

The red circle is where Amanda laid for 4 hours waiting for help to arrive. While she lay there she had her hand up, which was the only part of her that was visible , as she lay cut open. She unearthed four fence posts and was stopped by the wire fencing. She is truly a survivor.

    

Interview #5 Richard E Jones

     If the first word out of a child's mouth is Kawasaki you know they are going to love motorcycles forever. In the case of Richard Jones it is true. His affinity for two wheels is what gives him lust for life. While falling in love with his first Ducati, a 796 Dark Hypermotard, Richard was struck by a Ford F550 that was turning out of a graveyard. He lost his leg from the knee down, but continues to ride almost every day with a prosthetic. Death has been something he has avoided multiple times, and as one great poet said, "Don't Fear the Reaper". (hear his story below)

Interview #4 Nick Gilmer

     As long as there is air to breathe Nick Gilmer will be riding motorcycles on this planet. As for love, he found it as a young boy, seeing the world from two wheels for the first time atop the tank of his fathers bike. Back and forth, between dirt and street riding and back to dirt,  Nick became paralyzed from the stomach down after he was thrown from his dirt bike. He now continues his passion for road racing despite the obstacles he has fought to overcome. (read his story below)

Interview #3 Arun Sharma

     Starting out in Hawaii as a child wanting nothing more than to be free on two wheels, Arun Sharma found himself taking his dad's scooter out on Sunday morning paper runs at a young age. Later, on an '87 Magna in Mesa AZ in 118 degree tire melting weather, Arun was struck by a car that was counting lights through an intersection. He has since then become the GM of Portland's MotoCorsa Ducati headquarters where he is blessed with being able to ride pretty much everything imaginable!  (hear his story below)

Interview #2 Christopher Lee

     Christopher has been riding for many years and has ridden many types of bikes. While riding in New Mexico he rode over an unavoidable cattle grate in the road and didn't make the grate. The results of his accident were not light. Since then, he has recovered from serious leg injuries and continued his passion for riding as well as contributing his towing services specifically to the motorcycle community. (hear his story below)

Interview #1 Chad Walter

     Chad rides a 1965 Lambretta Silver Special scooter. Cut off by a van in the city Chad experienced a severe accident wearing little to no gear. He now continues to ride six months later after his recovery. He is an advocate for wearing the correct gear and still getting the rush of going 70MPH on 10 inch tires! (listen to his interview below)

Hello everyone!

At this point I am getting a lot of great story submissions along with meeting a lot of wonderful people with a very strong passion for motorcycle riding. This project is evolving fast and I feel like it will be an awesome contribution to the motorcycle community. Currently I am trying to take as many submissions which consist of face to face interviews and portraits of people who have crashed badly and have had the strength to get back up and continue riding. I would like to continue meeting more people that are willing to share their stories and also be part of the photographic process that will follow. If anyone I have already contacted or that wants to contact me has photos from/during the time of their accidents or gear please let me know this will also be compiled into the blog and show. I will try to keep you all updated on the show and will begin uploading partial stories to keep things flowing online.

Cheers and Thank You all!!!

David Frost