Archive for March, 2008

World’s Largest Skateboard Ramp

When I was a teenager I had a skateboard ramp at our parent’s backyard. The first version of the ramp was huge, at least for my purposes. I insisted that my ramp would have 40 cm vertical part, so I could make big airs and other crazy stuff. When the ramp was ready, I realised I didn’t have the guts to ride it :

A year later we cut down the ramp’s height to something like 1 meter. It didn’t block the view anymore and the artistic “skateboarding is not crime” graffiti was gone, so my parents/neighbors were happy. And so was I, since I could do some tricks instead of just turning around.

OK, so that was my story. Here’s a clip I found from YouTube. This guy Bob Burnquist, pro skateboarder and X-Games gold medalist, has the world’s largest ramp in his backyard. The ramp is incredible: 8 stories high, has a safety net and costs of $280,000. Enjoy!

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12 Hour Exercise - Mission Accomplished!

Pirkan Hiihto 2008 MedalLast Sunday I participated Pirkan Hiihto, the longest one-day skiing race in Finland. After 12 hours, 22 minutes and 27 seconds I finished the 90km race. And they also gave me a nice medal :)

More about the race in the next posts.

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