Portland DIY summer session – Basel, Switzerland

We went to Basel and it was fucking hot. We skated at 3am in between swimming in the Rhine and we got drunk and slept in the bowl. Jamie (Ruiz de Gopegui) and Oli (Bürgin) fucking killed it.

Words + photos: Rohan Anderson

Jaime Ruiz de Gopegui. Layback grind.

Jaime Ruiz de Gopegui. Layback grind.

Oli Bürgin. Backside disaster.

Oli Bürgin. Backside disaster.

Jaime Ruiz de Gopegui. Backside boneless.

Jaime Ruiz de Gopegui. Backside boneless.

Oli with an ollie.

Oli with an ollie.

Jaime Ruiz de Gopegui. Frontside grind.

Jaime Ruiz. Frontside grind.

Jaime Ruiz de Gopegui. Layback air.

Jaime Ruiz de Gopegui. Layback air.

Jaime Ruiz de Gopegui. Front Rock.

Jaime Ruiz de Gopegui. Front Rock.

Oli. Back rock.

Oli. Back rock.

Claudia Riera. Front rock.

Oli’s girlfriend with a front rock of her own.

Chillin' midsummer's night.

Chillin’ midsummer’s night.

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Basel overview.

Basel overview.