It’s funny how I rarely think about Bob Burnquist anymore, but he was so definitive in my childhood and young adult life when I was really into skating. Your channel has re-ignited that spark, and I’ve been teaching my 6yo how to skate. He’s a natural. Thanks for the great content man.
Personally I think Bob's a way better skater than Hawk and has done some heaps gnarlier tricks than Hawk and most of em regular and switch. He's so good ya can't even tell he's skatin switch half the time lol. But he's 10 years younger than Hawk and Hawk did it all first so Bob just never quite got to the same level of fame that Hawk did. 🤷♂
I mean bro a lot of people don’t understand why The Beatles are the best selling artist of all time but they are. Yet I don’t think they’re the best band by any stretch
Was pretty much going to say the same thing. Not to say it wasn't impressive, because it definitely was, but to be top of the list and cemented more as a skating trick rather then a base jumping one that would have been the cherry on top.
I remember seeing the water tower Ollie and thinking that the trick was nuts same as the leap of faith remember watching some guy breaking both ankles doing it . Hats of to all sk8erz who push the limits and keep it real , Bob is my favourite sk8er by a country mile especially him describing how playing Tony hawk helped create the samba flip , the guy is an innovating genius with balls the size of Jupiter.
You should have included my mate Chaz. This one time, Chaz and a bunch of us went to the Craggy, it's a local spot with like crusty tarmac and some gnarly holes. It's like a hill bomb but with slappy curbs all the way down. This guy called Tim Cragg tried doing 10 slappy grinds all the way down without stopping. He was on his 8th slappy and as he came off the curb he went head first into a bus coming up the hill. Died instantly. R.I.P Craggy! Any hoo, that's where the spot name comes from. Chaz wanted to honour Craggy by doing the run Craggy tried but wanted a launch ramp at the end so he could fly over the cars at the bottom as they went across the road. We all got hyped and did a pack of caffeine pills and Red Bull to get us in the mood. Chaz flew down the Craggy hitting both sides with 10 slappies then hit the launch ramp with so much speed he cleared the cross road at the bottom and carried on hill bombing the other side. We all blew up it was the most insane thing. Wish we had filmed it would have put Chaz in the hall of fame and put the Craggy on the map. True story.
The death rail is seriously nuts. Dane is so lucky he walked away from that. The bottom of the rail, where it turns 90 degrees for the landing, would have scared the shit out of me. If you bonk that, you ded.
Loved your video im a old skatehead from the 80's aww brings back memories especially all those falls i could feel them all over again as i watched skate or die forever...
I was watching that and yelled when he landed it and woke my dad up. He came out of his room and said wtf? I said he landed a 900 all excited. He just simply said oh ok. Then went back to his room. Lol.
I think Danny Way was really the first who started change Vert Skating into Huge New Stunts. But already back in the old PlanB videos Danny just destroyed Vert Skating like it would be a played through video game. Big Respect to Danny Way for his Street, Vert and Big Air stuff.
I love this style of video, man. I can tell you're passionate about the subject. The history aspect of skating is really rich and interesting. I'm sure it takes a ton of research to make one of these, I just want to say that we really appreciate your hard work. Thanks a ton and all the best. Skate or Die 🤟
Bob riding a helicopter that high up has to be the craziest thing on here. The way up is so scary since the parachute won't open if you're not high enough. Insane
The fact that Bob got two chances to do this is insane. That was the definition of go big or go home. What should have been a one shot take he got to do twice.
Bring back memories Rodney Mullen I remember him I got his Bored as soon as he cam out with one at NORTHWEST SNOW BORDS IN WASHINGTON STATE. SMITH CLOVES. THANKS FOR THE TO THIS VIDEO THANKS MAN FOR THE MEMORIES MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT TO Rodney Mullen. Thanks for my memories brother
Ok, first clip of this video 0:01 in, this guy 360 flips, with ease, a drop that looks like it can easily be double the size of the Leap of Faith. I don't know if I'm buying it. I saw this in another video and it never sat right with me. Just my opinion. Rest of the footage in this video is just amazing.
03:21 oh my gawd you are PREACHING homie you are straight up preaching and this is just an amazing metaphor that is maybe cynical and slightly hyperbole with the intent to be funny but it holds so so much truth I am just appreciating a fton out of this fr fr ngl 💯😤
I think Nuge going down that steep ass street is pretty underrated... i like how he powerslid down the beginning a few times to limit his overall speed. Genius!
All this talk about how amazing Tom Cruise is for his new stunt driving a motorbike off the cliff into a BASE jump (which IS cool) but here we see that Bob Burnquist already did basically the same thing! 🎉 And arguably harder: because it’s a heck of a lot more difficult to ride a skateboard down a steep drop and up off a ramp than it is to do the same with a motorbike.
The honorable mention bob part was a great time in skateboarding. That video gets over looked by so many. It was insane at the time and still to this day
Rodney mullen was always my fave. Remember those videos from Tony hawks that explained the history of skateboarding awh man ima have to get those games again.
I still consider the very first trick of the video (looks like a tre flip from the 3rd storey) as the most impressive and highly risky... Who the hell was that?
@@atom1689 thank you. Shame on me. A quite good piece of work by the designer. It appears in various compilations and never gets pointed out as a fake.
I thought it was easy to spot. The 720 flip(?) flipped at a weird speed to which he didnt catch the board but rather the board flipped from the beginning of jump until right before he hit ground. I suck at explaining it but after watching a thousand skate videos thru out my life, it just didnt look normal and also, the skater looked kinda transparent. So Im guessing the video maker hasnt skated much or grew up watching skate vids. Also, off topic and while Im at it, he made a big mistake by inserting politics into this vid about skateboarding. Im not political at all, never have voted, but you shouldnt insult what could possibly be a big chunk of your listeners on a skate video, which is the furthest thing from politics. All my opinion of course.
I don't think people realize how dangerous and hard parachuting is. You have to take a class for it and anything could go wrong. That last trick was insane.
The nuge is fucking nuts, I remember back in like 06 or something he was in a thrasher doing a kickflip down a, like, ten stair, and he also gapped past the sidewalk and into the street. To this day I haven't forgotten it because it was hands down one of the biggest gaps I've ever seen, and he didn't ollie it, he KICKFLIPPED it.
I got to skate with Don, aka The Nuge, from around 13 til 17 or so. I met him through a mutual friend. The very 1st time I ever met him me and the mutual friend were skating behind this old theater called Almonte. There was this little dock we'd do tricks off. Some stuff to grind. Smaller stuff. But we were still working our way up. So we're trying new tricks and what not. And this tiny dude just pops up. Dressed kinda preppy. We get introduced. And man...even back then every trick he did was BIG. Just his flat ground kickflips were always so clean and tucked. And high. He's who taught me how to get my kick flips up high. And I never knew anyone who landed more fuckin tricks 1st try like him. He was and still is a cool dude.
Awesome 👏 thanks for the @J_Shane_Art mention. I can’t believe that clip just keeps making it around. I think I should upload the HD clip to my channel.
That was amazing!!!! I can’t believe most of these I never heard of. I love skate videos but not a skater . So I know Tony hawk and “Scary “ Perry Caravello!
The water tower ole gap is the craziest ever. The Gap is practically as long as the world ollie distance record at the time, just to underline the length of it. Oh yeah, and Bob Burnquist is different league of nuts to most crazies.
Gotta give it to you for the amazing intro! Even though these tricks are objectively worse than the ones in the previous video, you managed to sell it as though it doesn't matter!
It’s funny how I rarely think about Bob Burnquist anymore, but he was so definitive in my childhood and young adult life when I was really into skating. Your channel has re-ignited that spark, and I’ve been teaching my 6yo how to skate. He’s a natural. Thanks for the great content man.
Never forget your roots.
❤😊
Bob is the goat
A soty
I remember when he did the loop gap. He couldn't get it so he was like " I'm gonna try it switch" and fucking nails it.
It's crazy that Bob Burnquist is not as famous as Tony Hawk because that guy is a freaking beast.
Personally I think Bob's a way better skater than Hawk and has done some heaps gnarlier tricks than Hawk and most of em regular and switch. He's so good ya can't even tell he's skatin switch half the time lol. But he's 10 years younger than Hawk and Hawk did it all first so Bob just never quite got to the same level of fame that Hawk did. 🤷♂
@@28russ considering that kids can do things now that adults couldnt dream of decades ago, doing things first is definitely worth something imo
its actually not crazy at all really.
Its because the Video Game was Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, not Bob Burnquist's Pro Skater. Bob was the second most Famous of that era though.
I mean bro a lot of people don’t understand why The Beatles are the best selling artist of all time but they are. Yet I don’t think they’re the best band by any stretch
Extra credit to Bob Burnquist because he done the loop without the top switch too. Guys an absolute legend.
What!? Holy crap man lol
That first failed attempt by Bob Burnquist is terrifying and I can't believe he made quick decisions to save his life on that one....
In an immediately adjacent parallel universe, that was a tragic accident.
i was the guy that took him to the house that day in a lawn mower trailer. worked at his house for 15 years every day he was amazing
imagine if bob grabbed his board after grinding and landed on it at the bottom of the grand canyon
Was pretty much going to say the same thing. Not to say it wasn't impressive, because it definitely was, but to be top of the list and cemented more as a skating trick rather then a base jumping one that would have been the cherry on top.
Bob's scream leave me in tears. It's the sound of satisfaction,passion and life at the same time
Just made a coffee and rolled one..... perfect timing 😊
Absolutely love this video! 10/10 would love to see more of these!
"if he misses the rails he dies" *misses rail* "he wasnt hurt"
Bob Burnquist is an absolute mad lad
Hill bombs are always pretty scary at first
I remember seeing the water tower Ollie and thinking that the trick was nuts same as the leap of faith remember watching some guy breaking both ankles doing it . Hats of to all sk8erz who push the limits and keep it real , Bob is my favourite sk8er by a country mile especially him describing how playing Tony hawk helped create the samba flip , the guy is an innovating genius with balls the size of Jupiter.
I totally just watched this for Jamie Thomas's leap of faith.
Such dedication for one insane trick!
I came here to say how much I love Bob and its awesome to see all the comments showing him love. He was always my favorite
The name of this channel is the best.
‘Skate or die’ is the most pure and epic slogan from since skateboarding began.
Skate and Destroy
Hey man haven’t been on ur account in a while after u said you weren’t posting no more, glad to see you back ❤
You should have included my mate Chaz. This one time, Chaz and a bunch of us went to the Craggy, it's a local spot with like crusty tarmac and some gnarly holes. It's like a hill bomb but with slappy curbs all the way down. This guy called Tim Cragg tried doing 10 slappy grinds all the way down without stopping. He was on his 8th slappy and as he came off the curb he went head first into a bus coming up the hill. Died instantly. R.I.P Craggy! Any hoo, that's where the spot name comes from. Chaz wanted to honour Craggy by doing the run Craggy tried but wanted a launch ramp at the end so he could fly over the cars at the bottom as they went across the road. We all got hyped and did a pack of caffeine pills and Red Bull to get us in the mood. Chaz flew down the Craggy hitting both sides with 10 slappies then hit the launch ramp with so much speed he cleared the cross road at the bottom and carried on hill bombing the other side. We all blew up it was the most insane thing. Wish we had filmed it would have put Chaz in the hall of fame and put the Craggy on the map. True story.
What the f? That sounds insane
Wish there was footage so bad! Great story tho and I believe ya bro, why not? thx 4 share
Cool story bro
You from Oz?
Sounds legit
The death rail is seriously nuts. Dane is so lucky he walked away from that. The bottom of the rail, where it turns 90 degrees for the landing, would have scared the shit out of me. If you bonk that, you ded.
bob burnquist literally fell into the grand canyon and your talking about a trick that he stacked 20+ times off that rail and walked away from
Loved your video im a old skatehead from the 80's aww brings back memories especially all those falls i could feel them all over again as i watched skate or die forever...
My man.
Thank you ever so dearly for the bit at 03:20
Love this series and the channel! Keep it up, seen your skating too, trying an keep shreding man🙂
Such an awesome STUNTS..
NICE ONE BUDDY ...
Glad I got back into skating around the same Time you started posting
Do a part three for the honorable
Mentions !!!!! The 900 still gives me goosebumps..😊
And gui doing the 1080 at x games with tony competing again
I was watching that and yelled when he landed it and woke my dad up. He came out of his room and said wtf? I said he landed a 900 all excited. He just simply said oh ok. Then went back to his room. Lol.
love seeing someone like Bob, who is half brazilian, making history out there, make me proud of being brazilian
I'm proud of your other half too
Burnquist had the greatest ramp construction mind and ideas.
Can you imagine how Bob felt, landing the grand canyon?
Imagine landing that huge death defying trick you been dreaming about, times (100)!
I think Danny Way was really the first who started change Vert Skating into Huge New Stunts. But already back in the old PlanB videos Danny just destroyed Vert Skating like it would be a played through video game. Big Respect to Danny Way for his Street, Vert and Big Air stuff.
The Ryan Scheckler Costco Gap deserves to be on this list imo.
Oh, boy, I sure hope TH-cam doesn't demonize this video...
Why would you say that ?
Demonetize but same deal really.
@@Mr.paint123 Channel owner said it's been happening to a lot of his videos, recently said that a video he was trying to upload kept getting hit.
@@no_nameyouknow Ice cold
This is a demonocracy
I think you nailed it Seen most of them when they aired THANKS
Yo love the content I am just getting back into skating after a 10 year break but it's kinda crazy how muscle memory comes back
This is so true
Great video. I had never seen that Dane Burman one.
That was one of the most enjoyable movie's I have ever watched on TH-cam.
I love this style of video, man. I can tell you're passionate about the subject. The history aspect of skating is really rich and interesting. I'm sure it takes a ton of research to make one of these, I just want to say that we really appreciate your hard work.
Thanks a ton and all the best.
Skate or Die 🤟
Bro is back!!
If you’re gonna use bro like that stfu never talk again
@@Dginny865 Bro is angry
Bob is definately one of the best skaters and overall a talanted, crazy and smart guy. Someone to look up to.
Dude I love your content! Keep it up
Bob riding a helicopter that high up has to be the craziest thing on here. The way up is so scary since the parachute won't open if you're not high enough. Insane
Glad to see you back bro
The fact that Bob got two chances to do this is insane. That was the definition of go big or go home. What should have been a one shot take he got to do twice.
Unreal fair play! And theres me pooping my pants learning how to drop into a 3ft 1/4 pipe 😂
the sideways loop was the first thing to inspire me to skate.
...said no one until now
Burnquist is the GOAT of big moves
Keep this kind of videos going there will always be these
Great job on video content and choices!!
Yayyyy it uploaded!
11:50 "letting out one of the most cavemen-like pre-historic screams that I have ever heard"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
what are the odds yesterday I got my skate out of the dusty corner they were stored at and went to the skatepark and now this new video thanks great
Sick upload great clips in it too
Special mention: Bob's entire X-Games 2001 run.
Bring back memories Rodney Mullen I remember him I got his Bored as soon as he cam out with one at NORTHWEST SNOW BORDS IN WASHINGTON STATE. SMITH CLOVES. THANKS FOR THE TO THIS VIDEO THANKS MAN FOR THE MEMORIES MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT TO Rodney Mullen. Thanks for my memories brother
Not gonna lie. I’m so old I was expecting a gnarly Sheckler kickflip to be on here
water tower ollie and especially the grind had me geekin
Ok, first clip of this video 0:01 in, this guy 360 flips, with ease, a drop that looks like it can easily be double the size of the Leap of Faith. I don't know if I'm buying it. I saw this in another video and it never sat right with me. Just my opinion. Rest of the footage in this video is just amazing.
I am 98% sure that was fake. I actually scroll led down this far just to see if anybody else thought the same.
@@montanaplease lol, cool. I did that also. Cheers dude.
Love this dude
the helicopter grind killed me!!
i know right he is dope as hell doing shit like that .
That was so awesome!
03:21 oh my gawd you are PREACHING homie you are straight up preaching and this is just an amazing metaphor that is maybe cynical and slightly hyperbole with the intent to be funny but it holds so so much truth I am just appreciating a fton out of this fr fr ngl 💯😤
the boomer humor made me think this video was like 20 years old, but nah, he went and did those terrible jokes in the year of our lord 2023
Great vid bro !!!
Amazing video happy Monday guys hope you all have a good day
I think Nuge going down that steep ass street is pretty underrated... i like how he powerslid down the beginning a few times to limit his overall speed. Genius!
Pedro delfino went down the same street switch. You should check it out
Bob burnquist was always my favorite.
Mad skills and just plain
MAD as insane ! 😂
Awesome vid thank you
All this talk about how amazing Tom Cruise is for his new stunt driving a motorbike off the cliff into a BASE jump (which IS cool) but here we see that Bob Burnquist already did basically the same thing! 🎉 And arguably harder: because it’s a heck of a lot more difficult to ride a skateboard down a steep drop and up off a ramp than it is to do the same with a motorbike.
your damn right it was
Bob burquinst is a beast. One of the bests
The honorable mention bob part was a great time in skateboarding. That video gets over looked by so many. It was insane at the time and still to this day
Rodney mullen was always my fave.
Remember those videos from Tony hawks that explained the history of skateboarding awh man ima have to get those games again.
yeah he is a legend for sure
I still consider the very first trick of the video (looks like a tre flip from the 3rd storey) as the most impressive and highly risky... Who the hell was that?
It's fake
@@atom1689 thank you. Shame on me. A quite good piece of work by the designer. It appears in various compilations and never gets pointed out as a fake.
I was fooled too. Great edit I have to say.
I thought it was easy to spot. The 720 flip(?) flipped at a weird speed to which he didnt catch the board but rather the board flipped from the beginning of jump until right before he hit ground. I suck at explaining it but after watching a thousand skate videos thru out my life, it just didnt look normal and also, the skater looked kinda transparent.
So Im guessing the video maker hasnt skated much or grew up watching skate vids. Also, off topic and while Im at it, he made a big mistake by inserting politics into this vid about skateboarding. Im not political at all, never have voted, but you shouldnt insult what could possibly be a big chunk of your listeners on a skate video, which is the furthest thing from politics. All my opinion of course.
Ollie’s over house:”we’re just getting started”
I don't think people realize how dangerous and hard parachuting is. You have to take a class for it and anything could go wrong. That last trick was insane.
The first trick is insane two story over the guy on the phone walking
I looked up the Tony Hawk slam. It is insane. I had no idea!
Portland has some of the best places to skate. I don't skate but used to go watch all the time.
We have again been blessed by the skate god
Remember Bob burnquist did the gap in the loop in switch stance.
The nuge is fucking nuts, I remember back in like 06 or something he was in a thrasher doing a kickflip down a, like, ten stair, and he also gapped past the sidewalk and into the street. To this day I haven't forgotten it because it was hands down one of the biggest gaps I've ever seen, and he didn't ollie it, he KICKFLIPPED it.
Hills like snowy mountains look about 20% as scary on camera. This bomb must have been insane.
even driving on that hill is insane. look up tesla baxter st, kind of gives a little perspective of its magnitude.
Yoooo love this bro
leap of faith .
the chief .
forever greatest prolly
I got to skate with Don, aka The Nuge, from around 13 til 17 or so. I met him through a mutual friend. The very 1st time I ever met him me and the mutual friend were skating behind this old theater called Almonte. There was this little dock we'd do tricks off. Some stuff to grind. Smaller stuff. But we were still working our way up. So we're trying new tricks and what not. And this tiny dude just pops up. Dressed kinda preppy. We get introduced. And man...even back then every trick he did was BIG. Just his flat ground kickflips were always so clean and tucked. And high. He's who taught me how to get my kick flips up high. And I never knew anyone who landed more fuckin tricks 1st try like him. He was and still is a cool dude.
Gosh that first trick is so insane
I was there when Jay Adams 360d a huge pipe outside of Venice.Unreal.
Awesome 👏 thanks for the @J_Shane_Art mention. I can’t believe that clip just keeps making it around. I think I should upload the HD clip to my channel.
Oh my god I can't believe it. What a trick.
That was amazing!!!! I can’t believe most of these I never heard of. I love skate videos but not a skater . So I know Tony hawk and “Scary “ Perry Caravello!
Im pretty sure Burnquist did that loop gap switch too
Bob is nuts!
My knees hurt just watching this
Seeing this makes it even more insulting in THUG 2 when Bob gets kicked.
The water tower ole gap is the craziest ever. The Gap is practically as long as the world ollie distance record at the time, just to underline the length of it.
Oh yeah, and Bob Burnquist is different league of nuts to most crazies.
that was pretty awesome
heli day at bobs house was amazing. i worked there an lived there for 15 years every day was epic
At least when bobby B. Did the gapped loop I think would have sufficed and gave more relevance to such topic. But Anywho. Nice video man.
Great choices the Lyon 25 is wild and death
F YT for hating on skateboarding content. Cool Video🔥
Good videos bro well done
Gotta give it to you for the amazing intro! Even though these tricks are objectively worse than the ones in the previous video, you managed to sell it as though it doesn't matter!
Love old school skateboarding, Mickie Johnson is da king 🤴
The Mctwist over the helicopter in THUG should be an honorable mention.