Some really fun session footage in the dessert of Moab. I swear I’ve referenced the old Element Skateboards (I think ) advert of someone skating on the rocks in the desert before, but I can’t find it on S&A anywhere. I can’t even remember who it was. I want to say Danny Way, but that doesn’t seem right (Because it isn’t right, thanks to Brock and Scotty who pointed out is was in fact Jeremy Wray.) Anyone out there remember who it was? In any case, check out this video from Loaded. Everyone likes to go on and on about ditch skating, but there’s skating on natural ditches in here that looks excellent. In fact, so much of the terrain looks excellent, as long as you have big soft wheels. After you’re done with this video, check out some natural rock terrain skating that you’ve probably never seen before over on Negative Ion, just scroll left when you get there.
You can safely skip ahead to the 1 minute mark on this one.
http://youtu.be/Cq3xUSmVuuI
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Jeremy Wray
Yeah, the rock formation I skated in the Element ad and in other skate magazines was one I found in Utah. Super fun spot to skate but a bit of a trek for most. We haven’t been back to revisit it yet, but have been thinking about hitting it again soon. Fun to see the other videos and what they are up to out there riding the rocks. ????
flipper
I liked this one better
max
yo http://vimeo.com/21119024
Mike
Skateboarder did one with jaws on the cover a while back kf in utah
hc
This might be interesting to u guys. 😉
Outback mtboards at Moab
Dan Drehobl at 16:52
Jeff Pang in the credits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOzm66jnzWw
http://wackyboards.blogspot.com/2009/07/outback-mountainboard.html
Jesse Martinez testing a mtboard.
http://wackyboards.blogspot.com/2013/11/evil-dirt-board.html
Rick Blackhart mentions the Go-For-It dirtboard in “Ask the Doctor”
http://wackyboards.blogspot.com/2010/02/go-for-it-dirtboard.html
Jake Phelps review the Dirtboard.
TW ad showing Jeff Phillips on one.
http://wackyboards.blogspot.com/2009/07/mort-heilig-mountainboard.html
Kilwag
I remember those dirtboard ads in Thrasher from the 80’s, I think those Go for It dirt boards were even in some of the late 70’s mags.
francisco
Here ya go: http://vimeo.com/21119024
I googled “skateboarding on moab slickrocks” and there it was. I copied the video link and forgot the original source. Sorry.
I love skateboarding and I love untouched nature so I would be torn about whether or not to skate here if I ever got the chance.
Kilwag
You know I feel sort of the same way about nature, but I think urethane on rock would have essentially no impact. However, if it became a “spot” there would inevitably be a bunch of sports drinks bottles and other garbage left behind by the lunkheads.
pg
Back in the late 70’s the Skate mag “Wild World of Skatebaording” did a big article about kids skating at Moab.
Brock75
Jeremy Wray? Ollie on a rock?
Kilwag
Yeah… that’s it. Thanks. Here’s the link.
Scotty
Yep, it was Jeremy Wray at a natural formation in Utah I think called The Wave.