2011 Maryhill FOS: “Up North, Down Hills” Edition
The 2011 Maryhill downhill skateboard race was definitely one to be remembered. This year’s Maryhill FOS was a wild ride indeed. Many new faces, and brands, showed up and made themselves known; the skaters most likely to win did not win; and the campsite mayhem once again set a new standard for debauchery. As for the “Up North, Down Hills” crew, the Maryhill race was the last event on our skate expedition from Southern California to Washington State, and what a wild ride it was. Read More
Video: Long Treks Episode 1: Long Treks Morocco
These dudes have skated across the entire US, I think Canada, definitely South America, and maybe Mongolia—who knows? This time around though; Adam, Paul, and Aaron skate across Africa’s Morocco. To most, skating across an entire country seems a bit counter-intuitive on a number of levels, but these dudes get their rocks off on it, and we can’t stop watching ‘em get their rocks off doing it. Please enjoy episode one of their latest Long Trek.
Portland, OR: “Up North, Down Hills” Stop Three
"Sweet Pete" Eubank trying to draw the dry-line. On this day, a difficult task indeed. Photo: Beer.
With Southern California and Los Angeles a thousand miles behind us somewhere, back there in the rearview mirror, we arrive in the dark and shimmering wetness of Portland, Oregon at 1:00 am. We’ve called ahead and are to conveniently arrive at JP’s (the founder of Rip City Skates) house at the same time as a packed PDX bus arrives back from the Whistler race, held a couple days earlier up in Canada. Read More
NYC’s 2011 “Broadway Bomb”: Open Registration Begins.
It is on! The Broadway Bomb is back again for it’s 10th year. Whoo whooo! If you didn’t know, the Broadway Bomb is an annual New York City outlaw push-race that has been going down in Manhattan, unsanctioned, for the past 9 years. It draws skaters from all over the United Sates, Canada, and world. The best thing about the race is that for most skaters it’s not even about the actually racing—it’s more about simply chillin’ and shredding with a mass crew of riders through the concrete jungle that is Manhattan—not to mention all the epic sessions, parties, and BBQs that fill the days and nights surrounding the event. Registration is now open. Get some!
This year the event is being held on October 8th. Click here for the details and to register:
Broadway Bomb Event Details & Registration
Check it out, get registered—we’ll be looking for ya in NYC come October.
Video: Texas In Canada
Our Texas homies Chubbs and Grant Phillips just spent a month up in Canada, going to races, freeriding, and getting weird with the Switchback crew. Here’s a little vid showcasing some of the shredding that went on between all the debauchery and mayhem. Yeah Texas! Yeah Canada! And yeah Switchback!
