Topography: Wallrides with Silas Baxter-Neal | Closer Skateboarding

For the debut of a new feature examining types of terrain with the skateboarders who have a renowned knack for them, Silas Baxter-Neal takes us through a tapestry of wallrides spanning from his early days in San Francisco up to the present, paying respect to Jake Johnson along the way (of course).

Originally published in full in Closer Skateboarding Issue #4, available here: https://closerskateboarding.com/shop/

Interview & Video Production by Farran Golding
Titles by Sammy Spiteri
Footage courtesy of Habitat Skateboards, Adidas Skateboarding and more (as credited throughout)
Photography: Ken Goto, Dave Chami, Jonathan Mehring, Dave Swift, Marimo Ohyama
Cover Photo: Marimo Ohyama

0:00 Introduction
1:16 Wallride History
2:03 Alabama Banks & 'Inhabitants'
4:28 Jake Johnson, 'Mind Field' & 'Static IV'
5:48 Technique & 'Origin'
7:12 Variety & 'Away Days'
8:50 "The Wallride Guy"
10:12 Credits

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