100 MPH.
Alex grew up skating vert at the Clairemont YMCA ramp with pros such as Darren Navarrette, Jake Brown, Rune Gilfberg, and others. His first real setup was a Zero with Destructos and Spitfires. His brother Brandon also skates and was sponsored by Welcome at one point. Jake Donnelly and Justin Brock were his favorites on Real in the early 2010s era. He was not a fan of Bucky Lasek's giant concrete backyard bowl. I keep posting Alex's ads because of how much of an influence he is on current vert skaters.
I met up with a friend at the Food Court Skatepark on Wednesday. He brought a buddy along who was ripping up the place and blasted some ridiculous transfers from ramp to ramp. It was sunny and nice so we wasted a late season good weather day indoors, but that wasn't a big deal. I actually had the best day of skateboarding I've had in a long time. I can still do backside 50-50s so that was a relief. I think I'm slowly and cautiously working out of whatever funk I've been in for the last few months.
Vert Is Dead will be back on Monday, December 8th.
I'm so tired of computers and the internet that I'm taking a longer late fall break. Have a good weekend and holiday!
The photos are by Brian Fick.
For the info: Thrasher - May 2011 Volume 31 Number 5
Top shelf: Thrasher - December 2011 Volume 31 Number 12
900: Thrasher - August 2011 Volume 31 Number 8
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