Tony Hawk

It is a valid part of skateboarding and one that crowds appreciate, one that even skaters themselves appreciate.

And so that's what I'm doing with Vert Alert.

We started this competition when there were very few vert events six years ago.

Yes, it's in Salt Lake City at the Huntsman Center, August 21st, 22nd.

It's free to the public.

It's the best vert skating, the best vert skaters.

But since we started that,

A bunch of other events have come to pass, and I'm really proud of that.

In fact, like one I just watched last night, Vert's Back in the X Games.

They have a series called Jackalope.

There is a series coming up in Brazil called STU.

For me, that's more of my selfish legacy is that I was able to help Vert Skating get back on the map.

I say, you mean when I'm 30?

Yeah, right.

I remember Thrasher printing a photo of Mark Lake, who was a legendary skater from Florida.

And I was maybe 20.

And it said, Mark Lake, 30 and still ripping.

And I remember thinking, wow, he's still skating at 30.

That's wild.

There wasn't some aha moment for that.