Extreme Sports

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By RedheadWriting 3 comments
Once you've reached the level of leading in sport climbing, you need to know how to clean the anchors to safely retrieve all of your gear. This article will show you how to clean top anchors on a sport climbing route safely!.. more »
By RedheadWriting 3 comments
Once you've reached the level of leading in sport climbing, you need to know how to clean the anchors to safely retrieve all of your gear. This article will show you how to clean top anchors on a sport climbing route safely!.. more »
By RedheadWriting 3 comments
Once you've reached the level of leading in sport climbing, you need to know how to clean the anchors to safely retrieve all of your gear. This article will show you how to clean top anchors on a sport climbing route safely!.. more »
By Magicmel 0 comments
Sport climbing is a very popular form of rock climbing. A climber ascends a rock face using only the power of his own body, protecting himself by clipping the rope to a quickdraw. The quickdraws are connected to a series of expansion bolts ... more »
By Magicmel 0 comments
Sport climbing is a very popular form of rock climbing. A climber ascends a rock face using only the power of his own body, protecting himself by clipping the rope to a quickdraw. The quickdraws are connected to a series of expansion bolts ... more »
By gillco 0 comments
This trick is usually thought to be pretty hard, but this should soften it up for you..... more »
By gillco 0 comments
This trick is usually thought to be pretty hard, but this should soften it up for you..... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 12 comments
This trick's an essential of street skating, so add it to your arsenal quickly... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 3 comments
Here's another way to employ your ollie and achieve a modern skateboarding basic... more »
By Xenos 1 comments
So you wanna learn how to slide? The sliding scene is getting more popular every day. Here are some steps to learn how to do the famous Coleman slide right footed. You have to reverse the directions if you're goofy... more »
By Xenos 0 comments
Doing a custom grip tape job on your skateboard helps set your board apart from other boards. This is time consuming, but it is also fun. It is a way to show off your artistic capabilities, on your board, literally... more »
By Xenos 0 comments
Doing a custom grip tape job on your skateboard helps set your board apart from other boards. This is time consuming, but it is also fun. It is a way to show off your artistic capabilities, on your board, literally... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 5 comments
Ollie going backward - a power move... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
Here's a super-stylish trick... more »
By Karen Bridgers 4 comments
This is a skateboarding basic that is, nevertheless, great looking... more »
By JU5TxE7VJ0IxIT 0 comments
I will teach you one of the most basic skateboard tricks that is a very powerful step to learning even more amazing tricks!.. more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 139 comments
The basic kickflip--turning over the board while doing an ollie--is an essential skill for any self-respecting rider. If you can't learn how to do this, you should start looking into another hobby because your street cred among skaters will be ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 1 comments
If you're on a quest to get some big air on the BMX vert ramp, and you want to earn some style points while you're at it, then you need a lookdown in your bag of tricks. A fully clicked lookdown is rad... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 4 comments
The nollie heelflip is a versatile and stylish flip trick. Get comfortable with it, and then learn to explode it as high as you can... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 7 comments
Ollie off the nose while going forward. N(ose) ollie = nollie. Got it?.. more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
The Monkey Vault is a parkour movement similar to the Kong Vault. In fact, it's almost identical to the Kong Vault, except you don't need as much speed to do it. You can use the Monkey Vault to overcome low-lying obstacles like picnic tables, ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 26 comments
This is a variation of your basic ollie requiring some serious liftoff... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 1 comments
A pop shuvit (pronounced "shove it") is a skateboarding trick in which the skater makes the board turn 180 degrees in the air without a skater on top, landing on it before it hits the ground again. Once you've mastered the "ollie," grab your ... more »
By ninjamaster 0 comments
this is my first how to article, so cut me some slack. this is hopefully going to teach you how to do a proper roll, which is a very important move in le parkour for safety, and joint damage prevention. this move, if done right, will make you ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 1 comments
Named after Mike Smith, this is a basic trick on both street and ramp... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 17 comments
Your best heelflip of all time will never be as good as Phil Shao's were, but you've got to try... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 2 comments
Bike trails are popping up all over the place, and neighborhood kids are starting to do the same tricks as the top BMX pros. Superman "no-footers" are popular right now because they look crazy and are fun to do. If you think this is the trick for ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 172 comments
This airborne skateboard trick is almost a requirement for every skater to learn because it is the basis for many other tricks such as the kickflip. Take time to master it and you'll find that other tricks will come a lot easier... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 8 comments
Here's how to take the basic ollie airborne... more »
By thehowman444 0 comments
Hello. This article will teach you how to drop in on a skateboard. "Dropping in" is when skaters enter a quarter pipe or halfpipe from the top of the ramp. Dropping in is essential if you want to become a good vert skater... more »