Caz Helmstetter #2.

Lo-fi long jumper.

Caz was born in Scotland, lived in Minneapolis, and moved out to Portland. He built a bunch of ramps in the barn at his farm in the Oregon countryside. He was sponsored by Vans after winning a contest and turned pro for Natural Koncept. Caz was always down to do stuff for Big Brother because he liked the sense of fun they purveyed. He mixed it up with a bunch of park, ramp, and rail skating. Caz is gnarly. These days he works as a building inspector, has kids who skate, and still rolls around a bit.

Marissa Kaiser took the photo at Burnside and Eekawaka documented the barn jump.

Burnside: Big Brother - March 1999 Number 46

Barn gap: Big Brother - November 2000 Number 66

Kickflip transfer: Big Brother - March 2002 Number 82