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Jack Bettcher

@_jbetch_

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"gratitude is the quiet voice reminding us to be humble in all things”. Embracing life's journey, one ride, climb, and experience at a time.

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Finding flow state in beautiful places, with beautiful people. Grateful for the trails, the views, the people I get to share them with, and a life that keeps giving me reasons to explore. by @_jbetch_

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22 days ago

From start lines to late nights, it’s the people beside me that make the miles matter. 🫶🏼 by @_jbetch_

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2 months ago

March - What a month… I love my friends.
Race recap and reflection:
Mile 9.
Sitting 4th/5th in the front group. Feeling good. Locked in.
A famous technical section—Waterfall—is coming up.

I pick my line.
BANG.

Pedal clips a rock.
I slam hard into the rock garden beneath me.

Blood on the rocks. Blood on my bike.
Thumb torn open.
Both arms. Both legs. Bleeding.
Everything aching.

First thought:
“My race is over.”

Then—ADRENALINE.
Pure, powerful, unstoppable.
I can still ride.

Somewhere in the distance…
“You need a med kit?”

Game changer.

5 minutes later, the bleeding slows.
The pain doesn’t.

New thought:
Finish. Make the cutoff.

Hammer time.

Every bump hurts.
I can’t move my thumb.
The trail is brutally technical.
My whole body is screaming.

Miles pass.

I want it to stop.

Then something shifts…

Pain.
What can be learned from it?

I love it here. I hate it here.
I am Smiling. I am Laughing.
I love the world. I love nature. I love people. I love bikes.

Just keep moving forward.
It will end.

Smooth is fast.
Eat. Drink. Don’t crash.

~50 miles later—

Course marshal ahead.

“Stop. Your race is over. You missed the cutoff by 2 minutes.”

Relief.
Disappointment.
Gratitude. 🫶🏼

Treat pain and discomfort with curiosity.
There’s always something to learn.

see you next year @groraces by @_jbetch_

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6 months ago

Raw clips that bring me joy:) all credit to @krischankramer for his content changing camerawork.
@_ryan_baker this one is for you.
@dannys.34 take notes… by @_jbetch_

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7 months ago

B2B blower days @bigskyresort and @bridgerbowl with the crew. #staycasual #skiing #powder #pow taken in Lone Peak, 11,166 feet by @_jbetch_

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8 months ago

recent techtivities by @_jbetch_

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a year ago

A few rad pictures taken @vaportrail125 ! by @_jbetch_

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a year ago

On Saturday night at 10pm I started one of the hardest single day races in the world. I had an amazing day on the bike and ended up finishing 16th/128.

Riding a bike for 16hours straight over high alpine terrain is a grueling task but the sleep deprivation and fatigue while descending thousands of feet of technical single track is what you have to be the most careful about.

I have trained for years to be able to accomplish something like this and words cannot describe the feeling I had when crossing that finish line.

Thanks @vaportrail125 for putting on such a great event with amazing support crews and route mapping.

Huge thanks to my parents for their support every step of the way @jeffbettcherco @bettcherkim taken in Salida, Colorado by @_jbetch_

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a year ago

Yearly retreat with a legendary crew… taken in Jackson Hole, Wyoming by @_jbetch_

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2 years ago

keep hammering in the discomfort zone taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @_jbetch_

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3 years ago

loose hangers, goon tubes and sikk dudes. taken in Kawakawa Bay by @_jbetch_

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3 years ago

100% pure adrenaline taken in Froggat Edge Outdoor Rock Climbing by @_jbetch_

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3 years ago