Torsoarama – Malas Rampas – Basque Country

Torsoarama, DIY miniramp session at Malas rampas, is the session you cannot miss. It’s not a contest, it’s basically a perfect skating day. This year, we had it all: good weather, good food and good skaters! Oh man, the burger and the tortillas, OMG!

The place is not easy to be found, it’s in Hondarribia, basque, close to the the border with France. The boys organized a meeting point to pick up the people who didn’t know how to get there.

Hype of the day: Mikel Muguerza a.k.a. Yankee. You will hear more about him, I’m sure.

All the money collected from food and drinks will go into the expansion of the ramp. For the next month or two the miniramp will be closed, so that they can bowl out the sides of the ramps so it will no longer just be a concrete half pipe. Can’t wait to go back there and enjoy good times with wonderful people. Basque people rule! Thank you all for hosting me and treating me like a king!

words + photos: Nicola Debernardi

Rana. Frontside smith.

Rana. Frontside smith.

Pablo Ribera. Frontside crail.

Pablo Ribera. Frontside crail.

Mikel Muguerza. 360 boneless.

Mikel Muguerza. 360 boneless.

Mikel Muguerza. Layback footplant to fakie.

Mikel Muguerza. Layback footplant to fakie.

Mikel Muguerza. Stalefish.

Mikel Muguerza. Roastbeef.

Mikel Muguerza. Invert.

Mikel Muguerza. Invert varial.

Mikel Muguerza. Frontside air.

Mikel Muguerza. Frontside air.

Mikel Muguerza. Air to fakie.

Mikel Muguerza. Air to fakie.

Mikel Muguerza. Kickflip to fakie.

Mikel Muguerza. Kickflip to fakie.

Maca. Slob grab to tail.

Maca. Slob grab to tail.

Ian Campbell. Boneless.

Ian Campbell boneless with tail tap “assistance”.

Fliustas. Backside boneless high to low.

Fliustas. Backside boneless high to low.

Captain Jairock. Stalefish.

Captain Jairock. Stalefish.

Chetos. Stand up frontside grind.

Chetos. Stand up frontside grind.

Chetos. No comply tailslide.

Chetos. No comply tailslide.

Grom. FS ollie.

Grom. FS ollie.

Wouter Bosch. Layback.

Wouter Bosch. Layback.

Sam. Frontside tailslide.

Sam. Frontside tailslide.

¿? Boneless

Natxo Aguado. Boneless

¿? Invert

Brad Bowman. Invert


TORSO-A-RAMA 2015 – filmed / edited by Dab Productions


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Bonus photos from (and of) Pablo Ribera and Chetos:

Pablo Ribera. Frontside air. Photo: Chetos

Pablo Ribera. Frontside air. Photo: Chetos

Chetos. Kickflip to fakie. Photo: Pablo Ribera

Chetos. Kickflip to fakie. Photo: Pablo Ribera

Jaime Mateu. Melon. Pablo Ribera

Jaime Mateu. Melon. Pablo Ribera