VERTICAL
SURGE
Vertical riding has
blasted beyond the
stratosphere over
the last few years,
while rampular
shapes and surfaces
have likewise
evolved. These
wooden-walled
wonders undergo
countless changes
and redefinition.
Accessories are
added by random
design and then
changed again the
very next day.
Some of the best.
ramps are now only
memories, but a
recent rash of
hammer-work by
Tim Payne and
other craftsmen has
raised the standard
of excellence to a
new level.
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A symposium with thirty-one of today's
high-flying vertical navigators provides reveal-
ing glimpses at the inner realms of vertical
reality. Maves and maneuvers performed
today exist at altitudes above the ten foot
level and in complex combinations too long to
say in one breath.
There are so many insane compound verti-
cal fractures going today that it's virtually
impossible to pin one down as the most
mind-blowing trick around. Maybe it's Chad
Vogt's Caballerial-to-pivot-to-backside revert
or maybe Dave Le Roux is right when he says
BRIAN
Eric Jueden redirects his aerial
trajectory among the termites at
the Pigmy Ranch in Chino, CA.