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steers over a wooden bulkhead in Phila-
delphia. Photo by Kelly Ryan. At South Bank
in London, Johnny Wilson (inset) guides a
180° kickflip down "The Seven." Photo by
Skin. This page, clockwise from top: Laban
Phedias powers over a snoozing friend.
Photos by Bryce Kanights. If you don't make
it, there is always pain. Photo by Sean
Dolinsky. Grass is soft to land on, but it
doesn't slide. Sage Humphries in command
of a lengthy noseslide in the Santa Clara
Valley. Photo by Sean Dolinsky. The landing
may have been sketchy, but you can't deny
Mike Maldonado's monster fountain flight at
Love Park. Photo by Adam Wallocavage.
odometer that counts the piles, not the miles. Your body is the
only vehicle you ever truly own, and the only place to push it is
further. When you die, you will be rewarded by knowing that
you seized life, embraced it, strangled it, mangled it,
and never looked back.