Thrasher Magazine

Vert skating is still some of the heaviest shit you can do on four wheels. Upstarts Jimmy Wilkins, Tom Schaar and Sam Beckett trade walls with legends Rune Glifberg, PLG and Jake Brown. And then there's the dudes who've never worn pads in their lives - Chris Russell gets stuffed then shuts it down!

Vert skating ain't dead. In fact, it's more evil than ever!

Here's one last session in the square with Russo, Russell, Stevens and crew at Channel St before they close the park down for a month.

With friends like these, who needs enemies? Copenhagen gets hit hard. Steady rollin' son.

The Hellride gets gnarlier every year. Raybourn claims the top spot, Ronnie literally gets caked, and Charlie Blair shuts down the festivities with a taildrop of death. Happy Halloween!

In October 2008 the world collapsed. Six years later the Rumble in Ramona gets resurrected. Some things change but this is one export that China doesn't want. Smell the glove, vert dogs rule.

It's been five years since the last Rumble in Ramona went down. The vert ramp got a new facelift and the session was back on.

This DIY thing is nothing new, but we've seen more concrete poured recently than ever before. Big ups to everyone that's put in work. Channel Street has been a San Pedro staple for a while now and Ronnie, Robbie, Oscar and many more went to work before they shut it down. 

Garric Ray brings you this week's 'five' with Frank Shaw, Cody Lockwood, Chris Russell, Sean Conover, and Dane Brady.