Thrasher Magazine

Vans threw a big contest last weekend with a bunch of skaters you don’t usually associate with the words “organized competition.” Tyler Bledsoe, Breana Geering, Taylor Kirby, Austyn Gillette, Simon Bannerot, Mason Silva and hella more throw down the gauntlet for some fun in the OC sun.

In celebration of AVE’s new shoe, the Vans crew came to New York for some city pushing and partying in the summer heat.

Elijah dishes up some gossip on hanging with Dill, filming with Greg Hunt and the design process of his new shoe with Vans.

Vans rolled out the red carpet to celebrate Elijah Berle’s hotly-anticipated signature shoe – we’re talking skate jams, party busses, baller-ass spreads and the hip-hop stylings of Soulja Boy. Burnout could barely keep up. Congrats, Eli!

A Hall of Fame lineup with a healthy dosage of legendary scenes from the silver screen. Ain’t nothing like good times with the crew...

Vans hit Oahu, HI, for the Duct Tape Festival and the concrete waves were firing! Coping was crushed, loops were looped, DJ Juan Love (Cardiel) killed the tables (and skated!) and stoke levels were off the charts. Click play; get hyped!

Vans hosted a double-decker bus SF skate history tour followed by an epic sesh at Treasure Island. Burnout climbed aboard.

The Waffle Squad detonates Des Moines with Crockett getting tech and Berle blasting.

The Scorchin Summer tour winds down in Des Moines, but not before some unorthodox competition among the crew.