Bergfest 2015 was a massive hit……. Bowls, Beers, Bros, skateboarding, sun, girls, bbq, slams, stalefishes, never been dones, almost makes on the rail, bands, more beers, after party, and three days to recover. Thanks to Koloss, Pavel Skateboards, Jimmy’z, Concrete Wave, and Hoax mfg for helping make this skate party a smashing good time. If you really want to know what it’s like at the Bergfest, you have to come experience it yourself. See you next year!
Words, photos + video: J. Hay
I should have taken more photos from this angle, instead of with the papparazzi lurkers at the hotspot with the fisheye. Robin Schulze, frontside smith grind.
Donald of Pavel Skateboards was running the silk screen press half the day, pumping out custom Bergfest tees. That one’s mine.
Sometimes skateboarding is a spectator sport. The boyz frothing between heats.
Tim Bijsterveld with a backside 270 boneless in.
Kevin Wenzke. Lien slide or lien to tail. Can’t quite remember which?
Jaime Mateu. Fakie layback air.
Lenni Janssen. Full grown man sized head high backside melon grab.
Tom Tieste. Wild man frontside air.
Tim Bijsterveld rocking and rolling. No bomb drops today, sorry kids.
Jamie Mateu. Backside air to tail.
OMSA Dietsches and Bruce the Ox.
Robin Schulze trying to put on the seatbelt.
Jamie Mateu blasting a backside melancholy also known as a sad grab (in Spain and Scandinavia).
Jamie Mateu. Same trick as above, different angle.
Robian Fifield tore up the bowls and the gnarly Berg rail and the Jäger bottle.
Koloss krew enjoying the bright day and their one chance a year wear they don’t have to dress in black.
Catherine Marquis in the girls heat of three with a sweeper for the win!
Ariana going backside.
Robian Fifield from Netherlands, Jaime Mateu from Spain, Bruce the Ox from Ireland, and Timo Krone from Germany. No losers here, well, maybe Timo, he smashed his face in the deepend and went to the hospital, and maybe Robian also, he almost pulled a crooked grind down the gnarly Berg rail, but ate shit. But the other two dudes, Jaime and Bruce, total winners this day!
It’s a board, it’s a butt, it’s KEVIN WENZKE flying head high out of the deepend.
Jaime Mateu. Stale fish in the deepend of the Monster Bowl. Not for the slight at heart. Photo: J. Hay
Jaime Mateu. Nollie 180 into the Monster bowl. Sequence: Hay
The situation started to deteriorate from here on out…. Last photo of the day, then put the camera away…. Photo: J. Hay
Results:
Pros:
1. Jaime Mateu (Spain)
2. Lenni Janssen (Germany)
3. Kevin Wenzke (Germany)
4. Tim Bijsterveld (Netherlands)
5. Tom Tieste (Germany)
6. Johannes Haist (Germany)
Unsponsored:
1. David Tuschell (Germany)
2. Bruce the Ox (Ireland)
3. Marcus Lenke (Germany)
4. Marco Rottig (Germany)
Kids
1. Reece Knoblock (Germany)
2. Chris Bichler (Germany)
3. Erik Gores (Germany)
4. ALesandro (Germany)
Girls
1. Catherine Marquis (Germany)
2. Leilah Vasconeelos (Germany)
3. Ari (Germany)