GoPro footage on one of my runs in Les Éboulements, Quebec in Canada on June 18th. A super steep pitch of 18% grade put me on my way to beat the previous record by 16km/h (9.94mph) to obtain a new record of 129.94km/h (80.74mph) on a skateboard! The goal was to reach for 140km/h (87mph) but the light winds and high humidity and dense air at sea level were all against me that day.
The godfather of snowboarding – who even stunt-doubled as James Bond on the slopes – has died, aged just 61.
Tom Sims, passed away from a heart attack on Wednesday at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, California, according to his sister, Margie Sims Kilinger.
Sims was a pioneer in both skateboarding and snowboarding, helping bring the latter to the masses by pushing ski resorts to embrace the little known sport in the 1980s.
‘He was the godfather of all board sports,’ Michael Brooke, publisher of Concrete Wave Magazine, told the Los Angeles Times … More
Patri McLaughlin has conquered the One Eye Kite Surf Pro, at Le Morne, Mauritius, in epic swell conditions.
The ninth day of the holding period blessed wave riders with pristine ocean waves to crown the event champions. The powerful Cozzolino was pitted against the barrel-hunting McLaughlin in a final that saw several lead changes and some of the best tube rides of the event.
Heavy flooding in Las Vegas leaves UNLV’s Parking lot a headache for some and a playground for others. Locals Brandon Darley and Jeremy Allphin get some winch action in!