Wallenberg

Stoked on The Hoff! Check out hommie Jordan killing it at the Wallenberg 2009 contest this weekend in San Fran. Jordan is holding it down in the purple beanie and the Lakes shoes, holla for KOBI!

These steps are pretty famous and they are gnar!

This is what went down in order: Chris Cole - bs 360 (second try); Lizard King (Mike Plum) - bs 180 one foot; Nick Merlino - switch heel; Lindsey Robertson - bs heel; Lizard King - airwalk, ollie onto last stair; Jordan Hoffart - varial heel (hand drag, caught last step); Cody McEntire - big spin, Chris Cole - sw fs flip; Andrew Pott - hardflip.


A Little Bit About The Stair Set From Wiki
The Wallenberg gap first appeared in Mark Gonzales's part in "Video Days," a 1991 skateboarding video released by Blind Skateboards. More recently, Thrasher skateboard magazine hosted "High Noon at the Big Four" at the famous spot. Unlike traditional skateboarding competitions, there were no rankings or standings; the 2004 event was billed as a "big tricks contest." In order to encourage skaters to attempt difficult tricks, cash prizes were offered for landing specific ones Andrew Reynolds was the first skateboarder to successfully perform a frontside flip and backside flip. Chris Cole was the first one to 360 flip it in New Blood a skateboarding video by Zero Skateboards. Some of the most popular skateboarding tricks that have been performed include Frank Gerwer's kickflip over the set. Darrell Stanton performed a switch backside 180 at the Thrasher contest, Lindsey Robertson of Mystery Skateboards performed a heelflip over the gap at the Thrasher contest. Danny Gonzalez performed a kick flip to Melon grab in Transworld's "The Reason", Elissa Steamer attempted an ollie which, if landed, would have made her the first female skateboarder to accomplish a trick down the infamous gap. Some other tricks include a backside 180 (Diego Buccheri), a pop-shove it (by Steve Nesser - 411VM #66), a switch ollie, a switch frontside 180 (by Tony Manfre - montage in Free Your Mind from Transworld Skateboarding), a pop-shove it to melon grab (Jeremy Reeves, from footage featured on Thrasher Magazine's website). While the stair set is still there the school has re-profiled the "run up" to the set so it is no longer possible to use Vega St to gain speed, it has to be obtained from a ramp or roll in, or by gaining speed in some other form.

Stoked on The Hoff! Check out hommie Jordan killing it at the Wallenberg 2009 contest this weekend in San Fran. Jordan is holding it down in the purple beanie and the Lakes shoes, holla for KOBI!

These steps are pretty famous and they are gnar!

This is what went down in order: Chris Cole - bs 360 (second try); Lizard King (Mike Plum) - bs 180 one foot; Nick Merlino - switch heel; Lindsey Robertson - bs heel; Lizard King - airwalk, ollie onto last stair; Jordan Hoffart - varial heel (hand drag, caught last step); Cody McEntire - big spin, Chris Cole - sw fs flip; Andrew Pott - hardflip.


A Little Bit About The Stair Set From Wiki
The Wallenberg gap first appeared in Mark Gonzales's part in "Video Days," a 1991 skateboarding video released by Blind Skateboards. More recently, Thrasher skateboard magazine hosted "High Noon at the Big Four" at the famous spot. Unlike traditional skateboarding competitions, there were no rankings or standings; the 2004 event was billed as a "big tricks contest." In order to encourage skaters to attempt difficult tricks, cash prizes were offered for landing specific ones Andrew Reynolds was the first skateboarder to successfully perform a frontside flip and backside flip. Chris Cole was the first one to 360 flip it in New Blood a skateboarding video by Zero Skateboards. Some of the most popular skateboarding tricks that have been performed include Frank Gerwer's kickflip over the set. Darrell Stanton performed a switch backside 180 at the Thrasher contest, Lindsey Robertson of Mystery Skateboards performed a heelflip over the gap at the Thrasher contest. Danny Gonzalez performed a kick flip to Melon grab in Transworld's "The Reason", Elissa Steamer attempted an ollie which, if landed, would have made her the first female skateboarder to accomplish a trick down the infamous gap. Some other tricks include a backside 180 (Diego Buccheri), a pop-shove it (by Steve Nesser - 411VM #66), a switch ollie, a switch frontside 180 (by Tony Manfre - montage in Free Your Mind from Transworld Skateboarding), a pop-shove it to melon grab (Jeremy Reeves, from footage featured on Thrasher Magazine's website). While the stair set is still there the school has re-profiled the "run up" to the set so it is no longer possible to use Vega St to gain speed, it has to be obtained from a ramp or roll in, or by gaining speed in some other form.