Unedited highlights from the high air comp at the opening of the new Prahran vert ramp, Melbourne, Australia, Oct ‘04. Featuring Boz, Dom Kekitch, Jamie Kennedy & Renton Millar.

Miami Mini Ramp Session by Zac McKay.

Get to know the art, passion, design, inspiration behind the building of the world’s biggest, best and most innovative skate park in the world, in the modern face of China, Shanghai. Featuring one of the world’s pro skater, Neal Hendrix sharing his experience traveling around the world and skating on the largest vert ramp in the world. Also watch other famous pro skaters from around the world sharing their experience and discussing the influence and future of skateboarding in shanghai. Check out the full episode of High 5 Extreme Sport featuring Skate in China.

DIY Backyard Presents “How To Build a Skateboard Halfpipe”

Part 2 will be posted tomarrow.

Bob Burnquist on his Mega Ramp: Photo Courtesy of The New York Times

VISTA, Calif. — The largest skateboard ramp in the world can be found on a 12-acre farm north of San Diego among the green foothills of the San Marcos Mountains.

Pilots routinely adjust their flight paths for a closer look, which is as good a way as any to sum up the scale of the Mega Ramp. The wooden structure is longer than a football field, as tall as an eight-story building, with a creek bed running through a 70-foot breach.

On a recent sunny afternoon, the ramp’s owner, Bob Burnquist, a renowned 30-year-old professional skateboarder from Brazil, peered over the side to treetops below and said: “I’m not afraid of falling. I’m afraid I might jump.”

That mind-set helps on the Mega Ramp, where skaters reach speeds of up to 55 miles an hour and soar like stuntmen.

Approximately 360 feet long, the ramp is 75 feet high at its apex. That is where riders begin their run, speeding down a 180-foot-long roll-in to a ramp that launches them across a 70-foot gap with trapeze netting below. Landing on a 27-foot sloped section, they then boost up to 50 feet above the ground from a 30-foot quarterpipe. A shorter route begins with a 55-foot-tall platform leading to a 50-foot gap, and the 30-foot quarterpipe. (more…)