ELEMENT MAKE IT COUNT SOUTH AFRICA

One of the raddest things about the Element Make It Count Contest series is that there are contests all over the world, in search of the next undiscovered skate talent. This last week we held an event in South Africa. The level of skating out there is insane, and we had a great turnout with rippers showing up from far and wide. At the end of the day, it was obvious that one dude stood out among the rest; Allan Adams won himself an all expenses paid trip to Barcelona to skate street with the Element Team, and film a video part!

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New World Element – Europe

While new building developments and perfect spots pop up seemingly every day, there is no doubt Europe remains the Mecca of skateboarding, Barcelona being the dream destination for most everyone. Visitors flock to the warm weather, legendary spots and witness endless talent. This combination seems to push the native Europeans in another direction, uncovering gems all over the continent while traversing through the different climates. They all seem to have a unique style and are incredibly versatile. Jarne Verbruggen and Jacopo Carozzi are prime examples as seen in this final episode of New World Element. Alongside the Element Europe team is Evan Smith, Brandon Westgate, Mason Silva, Nassim Guammaz, Dominick Walker and more.

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The Element Perspective – FOS

The iconic handstyle and imaginative creatures by FOS are featured as the latest edition to the ongoing Element Perspective collection. Classically trained and wildly imaginative, FOS is renown for his commercial contributions to Altamont, Heroin Skateboards and a myriad of others; while also building an expanding portfolio of realistic drawings, sketches and paintings. For the “Sprites” series FOS twists the Element team into a pack of devious pixies creating a polyptych inspired by Brandon Westgate, Evan Smith, Nyjah Huston, Mark Appleyard and Greyson Fletcher.

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New World Element – Australia

New World Element heads down under, unveiling the immensely talented Alex Lawton, and starring the smooth sailing Dennis Durrant. The region seems to be in constant celebration mode, and there’s a lot to be stoked about, as this episode is heavy from start to finish featuring visitors Evan Smith, Nyjah Huston, Brandon Westgate, Greyson Fletcher and Nick Garcia alongside Aussie rippers Christian Low, Chase Collins, Sam Atkins, Bjorn Johnston, Mitch Morrison and Hootie Andrews.

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30 Years of Element Skate Camp!

Another summer is upon us at Element YMCA Skate Camp, and we can’t wait to skate by the lake for the 30th year! Join us for an epic summer experience on Sequoia Lake that includes 6 skate courses and programming you won’t find anywhere else such as Elemental Awareness. All this at a newly reduced weekly rate! Visit skate camp.org for all the dates. details and Element team rider appearances. Camp kicks off July 10th!

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ELEMENTAL AWARENESS WINTERCOUNT 2016

Every year The Elemental Awareness Foundation brings instructors, interns, and Element team riders to the Sonoran desert outside of Phoenix, AZ to spend a week at Winter Count primitive skills gathering. Winter Count is one of the largest gatherings of wilderness guides, outdoor enthusiasts and primitive living practitioners, and here we learn valuable skills to take back and teach at our wilderness program at Element Skate Camp.

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