Japanese invade Cachagua Land

The Cachagua Land project is a DIY “skate park” that Zarosh has been working on for the last few years. Friends come out to the land, deep in the Carmel Valley in central California to bring concrete, help dig, build and skate the ever morphing concrete contraption. The project is a work-in-progress as cinder blocks, rebar, parking blocks, man holes, and hundreds of bags of concrete are collected piece by piece and bag by bag.

Adam Benson, Front side rock.

Adam Benson, Front side rock.

On this occassion, the MxMxM crew (Magical Mosh Misfits) from Japan were on a Nor Cal tour with their guide Maru. A crew about 12 deep, they hired a van and drove from San Francisco, south to Santa Cruz, then from the Consolidated warehouse in Santa Cruz out to the Zarosh compound.

Shige, fs tailsliding the cinderblock vert wall over the saddle.

Shige, fs tailsliding the cinderblock vert wall over the saddle.

Unfortunately, Zarosh had a broken ankle so he could only skate a little. I brought with me Adam Benson from Delaware who had recently moved out West and had been asking if he could come along for the next session at Zarosh’s. So when the opportunity arose, we seized the day and a session went down in the blistering Carmel Valley sun.

Zarosh. Fakie ollie to switch FS rock

Zarosh. Fakie ollie to switch FS rock

Adam Benson 5-0 grinding the vert wall.

Adam Benson 5-0 grinding the vert wall over the saddle.

Mxmxmx crew. Front side ollie.

Shige. Front side ollie.

Mxmxmx filmer using film.

Ryoji - Capturing the session on 8mm film.

Hino. Fakie nose pick

Hino with a gnarly fakie FS nosepick.

Maru Lien to Tail.

Maru - Lien to Tail.

Left: The Benson Bros - Adam and Colin. Don't Mess with Delaware. Adam Benson. Skate til you Bleed. FDR Represent

Left: The Benson Bros - Adam and Colin. Don't Mess with Delaware.
Right: Adam Benson. Skate til you Bleed. FDR Represent

Skaters: Maru, MxMxM Crew (Morilla, Shige, Hino, Shiki) Bohdi, Zarosh and Adam Benson.
Photos + Video: Jonathan Hay

For another video I filmed last year (including an interview +skating by Zarosh) check out this video on Globalboarding.tv

Check out Zarosh’s other projects and learn how to donate to Cachagua land on his new website Platipusskateboards.com