Brandon's Climb to Recovery

Brandon, Bman, King Dirtbag, The Closer, Metal Bus Driver, Commy, Crazy Uncle Brandon, Little Sh*t, Brandolyn, Triple B, Griepster, Brando, Ol' Dirty Brandon, or just B. Whatever you call him, Brandon has a special way of leaving a positive impact on the lives of everyone he meets, and now he needs our help.

Brandon was in a terrible climbing accident on June 14th, 2021. He fell 30 feet after his safety gear failed to stop him while climbing in Ophir's Cracked Canyon in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Brandon was rescued and flown by medical helicopter to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction where he immediately underwent surgery to decompress and fuse his spine. He also sustained broken ribs, and multiple non-surgical fractures in the remainder of his spine, sacrum, pelvis and foot. As always, Brandon was wearing his helmet, and we are so thankful that he did not suffer any serious head injuries. This became even more evident from his quick witted jokes while recovering at St. Mary's, and by his immediate concern that they may have needed to cut off his mullet.

While the spinal surgery was successful, there was damage done to Brandon's spinal cord and his path to recovery is long and unclear. He will require at least three months of inpatient rehabilitation. We are hoping to send him to Craig Hospital in Denver, a world-renowned rehabilitation hospital that exclusively specializes in the neurorehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injuries.

All donations we receive through this GoFundMe page will be used to help Brandon cover the medical costs from his surgery, hospitalization, rehabilitation and recovery. Thank you so much for wanting to help Brandon, it means so much more to us than just dollars.

"Who knew breaking your back would be such a pain in the ass?"

-Brandon Griep, June 17th 2021


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