We just got some 35mm film developed from a few days out and about in the Kimberley streets. While we’ve always got the DSLR handy, it was fun to dust off the Minolta and see what the results would yield. On a side note, it was satisfying to get the Kimberlaaities out of the comfort […]
The 2015 KDC Women’s Street World Championships was a closely fought battle between the world’s finest skateboarders. Alexis Sablone came out on top after sticking an impressive kickflip to frontside 50-50. Seasoned veteran Vanessa Torres cruised the course with style to claim second and Brazillian star Leticia Bufoni rounded out the podium in third place. […]
The first ever African street Championships took place at KDC 2015. Skateboarders from various countries, ranging from Mozambique and Madagascar to Kenya and Zambia, travelled all the way south to Kimberley. One crew from Tanzania even took a four day road trip to get here. In the end the guys from Reunion Island, which is […]
Young Kimberley local Damian Bramley claims the SA Vert Championship. Seasoned veterans Graeme Denoon and Dallas Oberholzer round out the podium. Damian is really developing into a true force to be reckoned with in the local Vert scene. It was also good to see a couple of younger guys enter the contest, hopefully we see […]
Watch how we enjoyed Go Skateboarding Day 2015 in Kimberley, South Africa with the local skateboarders in the streets and at the Kumba Skate Plaza. Featuring skaters in order of appearance: Stuart Walker, Martin Kotze, Izzi Jansen, Wesley, Lincoln, Peter Hale, Brad Balie, Alec Balie, Warrick Delport, Siphiwe Keshwa, Benji, Rayne Moses, Theo Setsetse, Jaydan […]
For International Go Skateboarding Day, (21 June for anyone that doesn’t follow these kinds of things) we rounded up the skatepark locals for a stroll through Kimberley, hitting several of Kimberley’s staple spots along the way. We started out at City Hall and made our way through town before pushing back to the skatepark for […]
It’s no complaint that we’re based in the city with arguably the best skatepark on the continent. However, it is good to get out there and skate what wasn’t built for skateboarding from time to time. Additionally, as practically raising a generation of “park skaters”, we’re highly obliged to expose the kids to street skating […]