Warrick is the “local hero” in Kimberley and has been for quite some time now. Having competed in the Maloof Money Cup Am back in 2011 and the KDC Am in 2013, Warrick’s shown the local skaters that someone from Kimberley can skate with the best skaters in the country and earn recognition as a […]
Last Saturday’s May Skate Jam brought out over 40 of the area’s best skaters for a jam-format skate competition with some dope prizes up for grabs. Below are the results from the event accompanied by some photos. Props to all the locals for killing it and pushing Kimberley skateboarding an extra step in the right […]
Welcome to the first offering from a new segment entitled “What’s My Story,” where we dig into the minds and lives of some of Kimberley and South Africa’s up and coming skaters and industry heads. First on deck is Erwin Lyon of Kuruman. Erwin was brought in by World Skateboarding as an intern at the […]
This past weekend at the Kumba Skate Plaza, we gave the locals the chance to come up on a few bucks at the Kimberley Skate League teams competition. Teams of four skaters compete in fun and challenging challenges including the time trial, slalom challenge, game of skate, and longest manual, just to name a few. […]
Cloudy skies graced the semi-desert region of Kimberley throughout the course of the weekend, which is usually not a good sign for skaters. In a region of the world where precipitation is scarce for the better part of the year, rain is a blessing to many. For those trying to ride their skateboards; not so […]