pool skateboarding culture & history http://poolskateboarding.com hitting the lip since day one Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:33:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Awol in LA. http://poolskateboarding.com/2012/02/20/awol-in-la/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=awol-in-la http://poolskateboarding.com/2012/02/20/awol-in-la/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:33:18 +0000 Carvegrind http://poolskateboarding.com/?p=2161

A classic LA spot gone with the wind...

Image courtesy of Carvegrind-poolskateboarding.com copyright 2012
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Fun little spot on a hot summer day in sunny southern California.
The last spot after riding 4 or 5 skate parks and one other backyard pool.

This photo was from The Unofficial Sk8park Tour we did back in the summer of 2009 here in the greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas. We had a blast checking out all the new skateboard parks at the time and generally getting baked in the hot summer sun all for the sake of fun. We came across a couple backyard pools, a steep rectangle at a vacant house and a right hand kidney at someone’s home that had carve-able shallow stairs. In the end we hit more than 25 parks over a series of weeks, often riding 3-5 a day. It was a challenge to document even with 3 or 4 photographers because it was more about having fun and skating as opposed to shooting pictures.

Plans for the Unofficial Sk8park Tour 2012 are being kicked around since there are new skate parks to be ridden.  More than a few.  Looking forward to another skateboarding adventure!  Stay tuned.

Images courtesy of Aaron Melendrez Photography and Jeremy Wray
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Vancouver's Best!

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DIY bowl in Brazil.

Image courtesy of DIY bowl in Brazil.
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Nice!

Making dreams come true.

Images courtesy of Wrex Cook
]]> http://poolskateboarding.com/2012/02/04/wrex-cook/feed/ 0 Las Vegas Pool Skating http://poolskateboarding.com/2012/02/02/paul-smith-las-vegas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paul-smith-las-vegas http://poolskateboarding.com/2012/02/02/paul-smith-las-vegas/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:43:50 +0000 Carvegrind http://poolskateboarding.com/?p=2071 Continue reading →]]>
Paul, making it look too easy…


Mark Partain / Paul Smith / Randy Colvin / Spitfire Pool / Las Vegas. Footage shot by Manimal and Fishegg.

The Spitfire pool, an insane right hand kidney I only got to ride half of (the shallow half). Got there too late, it was already filled with dirt to just under the tiles in the deep end. I was able to rig a shallow stair session out of scaffolding and somehow made it and that footage is around somewhere. Wish I had got to ride the whole thing, its looks so fun!

Image courtesy of Paul Smith
]]> http://poolskateboarding.com/2012/02/02/paul-smith-las-vegas/feed/ 0 Mark Partain & MRZ http://poolskateboarding.com/2012/02/01/mark-partain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mark-partain http://poolskateboarding.com/2012/02/01/mark-partain/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:01:58 +0000 Carvegrind http://poolskateboarding.com/?p=2047

Getting Ridiculous!

A true skateboarding master. An exceptional athlete with extraordinary skill and grace. Captured by one of the best lensemen in the business, MRZ. Thank you both for your exceptional contributions to skateboarding and photography.

Image courtesy of MRZ-Thank you!
]]> http://poolskateboarding.com/2012/02/01/mark-partain/feed/ 0 Dave Duncan http://poolskateboarding.com/2012/02/01/dave-duncan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dave-duncan http://poolskateboarding.com/2012/02/01/dave-duncan/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:43:43 +0000 Carvegrind http://poolskateboarding.com/?p=2036 Continue reading →]]>

The one and only Dave Duncan ripping a nice frontside grind in the pocket.

Looks like the late 1980′s. Probably in southern California. Just ripping through the corner pocket on a juicy frontside, layed in and lapped over, rail down, beefy ass muthafuckin grind.

Take note kids, this is a proper frontside grind in a backyard pool.

Image courtesy of Dave Duncan
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Get some!

One of the more insane locations for skateboarding on the west coast of north America.

Image courtesy of Lincoln City, Oregon
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