It's been 15 minutes since I first watched this and I'm still grinning from ear to ear. Beyond the Sidewalk is a must see documentary about the first ever crossing of the USA by Jack Smith, Jeff French and Mike Filben. We had seen the promo video and heard all about the viewings, but now … Continue reading Info – Beyond the sidewalk – Back to our roots
New Zealand has now been host to 2 ultraskates; 2011 and 2015. With a change in venue, season and organisers it is back for 2017. Ultraskate New Zealand is the 3rd Ultra booked in for 2017 and joins the US and Dutch ultras. The 2015 Ultra saw skaters from as far as the US and … Continue reading Event – New Zealand Ultraskate
Skatefurther has been around for a almost decade. Lots of miles have passed beneath us all. One of our biggest highlights was watching Rob Thomson skate his way into the record books. Rob became a great friend of Skatefurther and it was always awesome to check into the old forum (R.I.P.) and see where he had … Continue reading Throwback – The Allure of Long Distance Skateboarding
If you peer back into the gloom that is the discipline of skating further - way, way back to a time before ultraskates, before 0° rear trucks and before distance skating specific hardware and diets, someone somewhere said... I wonder if we could skate to the pub? For some of us, this was where the ideas … Continue reading Event – Pubs and Parks
Alex is pushing the southern coast of the UK this summer. Traveling to Lands End (the starting point of many great journeys) and then pushing all the way, some 420m, back home. Many of us will relate to his thirst for adventure - stuck in front of a computer screen, surrounded by the same scenery … Continue reading Journey – The Southern Push
