Skatefurther Laura sends us this Orsum update from a support vehicle in Northern England Yo there from the road! Team Orsum are screaming along the JOGLE route, skating 508 miles in ten days. Ridiculous! We are going through WIdnes just now, on our way to a spa treatment centre for some serious toe love.
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LongTreks – Episode 5 Summit #1
Here’s the latest episode from our friends Aaron, Paul and Adam. For more information visit Longtreksonskatedecks.com, supported by Rayne Longboards and Orangatang Wheels. Episode 5. Adam writes… Skateboarding uphill for 3 days proves an actual possibility—now time for some Downhilling! This episode includes bad pavement, diarrhea, scrapes and bruises, and the first showers taken in 4 days (ElectricContinueContinue reading “LongTreks – Episode 5 Summit #1”
Review – Bustin Strike
Christopher Vallender, Skatefurther’s man in Europe has got himself a Bustin Strike and has written a comprehensive review in the eyes of a distance skater. Chris’s blog Here & there – Ici & là: European longboard adventures is worth a read and has some excellent reviews of gear and the adventures he gets up to. You canContinueContinue reading “Review – Bustin Strike”
The Dutch Ultraskate.
At the same time as the US Ultra was happening in Seattle, a bunch of Skatefurther forum members in the Netherlands decided to give an Ultraskate a go. The results were pretty amazing. Jesse Beau, 325km (331km counting the 2 laps his GPS failed) Paul Brunninkhuis, 290km Arjan Koek, 270km Jochem Boer, 255km Edwin akaContinueContinue reading “The Dutch Ultraskate.”
Ultraskate 11: International Affair
This summer’s Ultraskate starts today in Seattle and tomorrow in Hoofddorp, Holland. JP and the Dutch LDP nuts are ready to ride and there are some awesome targets being bandied about. Good luck to everyone who takes part, even for just a few miles! You can track the event on the Paved Wave forum and findContinueContinue reading “Ultraskate 11: International Affair”
Orsum’s JOGLE: Less Than A Week!
Right now, in Plymouth UK, there are some very nervous young men awaiting a journey of a lifetime. We’ve featured them before, but Matt Elver, Charlie Mason, and Lee Renshaw are heading up to Scotland next week to start their 900 mile epic trip from John O’Groats to Land’s End. Give them a bit ofContinueContinue reading “Orsum’s JOGLE: Less Than A Week!”
HGR sending Skatefurther some love!
Houston has a great scene. We love Houston. On International Go skateboarding Day they went skating… http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12813562&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1
Run for Zimbabwe
Run for Zimbabwe is a a project that combines the joy of riding with a good cause. A journey of 4 European guys longboarding a different country, every summer, to create awareness regarding the problems prevailing in Zimbabwe. The riders this year (Sweden 2010): Alex (Germany), Alfred (Sweden), Peter (Sweden) and PA (Sweden). The ridersContinueContinue reading “Run for Zimbabwe”
Mr Jim is a pro…
LongTreks Episode 4 – The Mouth of The Andes
Longtreksonskatedecks.com, with the support of Rayne Longboards and Orangatang Wheels, is proud to present the latest installment of their Peru y Bolivia escapade – Episode 4 The easy part is over! We now face the hardest climb yet, from sea level to summit of a 14,000ft mountain. Inch by inch, we skate into the mouthContinueContinue reading “LongTreks Episode 4 – The Mouth of The Andes”
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