Beaulieu DIY – France – Jam session #2

The Beaulieu DIY is an abandonned skatepark built in in 1998 by a group of young dudes from Beaulieu and town council workers in part of an old quarry given to them by the mayor. Over the years, the park has grown thanks to many skaters and lately the Hang-Up crew has been building there and scored a deal with local authorities to be caretakers of the spot.

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We welcome any readers of Confusion Magazine to contact us on the Hang-Up facebook page to come skate in Beaulieu! DIY or DIE !

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Thanks to Lamule, Edouard, Charly Mellec, Sylvain, Jean-Marc, Bikal, la mairie de Beaulieu, Human, Sanglier, Will, Antoine, Tanguy, Mikey, Marc, Thibo, Nath, Jo, Beben, Nico, Xavier, Chris, Fabrice, Tony, Sylvain, Titi, Heitor, Dorian, Bernard, Anne-G, all our sponsors and many more who have helped us out over the years!

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL DIY / JAM SESSION #2 / BEAULIEU34 HANG-UP SKATEBOARD

On a sunny April 10th, people from all over France gathered in a DIY skate park hidden away in the countryside near Montpellier.

After having completed their latest concrete creation, the local Hang-Up crew invited friends and anyone able to find the spot, to their now annual “Support your local DIY Jam Session“.

Sanglier - Frontside air transfer
Sanglier – Frontside air transfer

Cold beers, barbecues, heavy music and even heavier skateboarding awaited participants in this day-long celebration to the skate gods.

The place was packed and the session ruthless, as everyone was to trying to get tricks on the gnarly transitions all around the park. Live sets from the bands Sekator and Terror Shark added mosh pits and even more stoke to the equation, and after what turned into a full-speed longest-ollie contest and various best-trick contests; the new King and Prince of Beaulieu were declared as Johan Delassus and Jean Harmelin.

Tibo - ollie over the construction gap
Tibo – ollie over the construction gap

Everyone had a gnarly time and swore they would be back next year! Cheers!

Words by William Roux
Photos and video by Nicolas Gelly aka Nico Mouk
Additional photos by Cédric de Rodot


Montage video by Nico Mouk and Marc Gyver

Will - stand up frontside grind transfer
Will – stand up frontside grind transfer
Sanglier - Backside crail
Sanglier – Backside crail
Tanguy - Five-o nosegrab
Tanguy – Five-o nosegrab
Jo - Rock 'n' roll
Jo – Rock ‘n’ roll
Will - monty grind
Will – monty grind

Additional photos by Cédric de Rodot

Crail air. Photo: Cédric de Rodot
Crail air. Photo: Cédric de Rodot
Frontside lipslide. Photo: Cédric de Rodot
Frontside lipslide. Photo: Cédric de Rodot
Front rock. Photo: Cédric de Rodot
Front rock. Photo: Cédric de Rodot

Bonus video by Nicolas Gelly aka Nico Mouk

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