Abandoned Skateboarding Utopia - Skateboarding Podcast

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Ай бұрын

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Located in the south of France, stands the remanence of one of the most unique and bizarre skate spots. 'Rooler Gab', the only skatepark in history to have installed a ski lift to transport skaters from top to bottom. The downhill run was 1.2km in length with ten banked turns. Leading down to a 3000 square meter flat space that was once equipped with mini-spines and small tables.
Videos used:
• Rooler Gab - Nulle par...
• Skate Roller GAB

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@MikeIuraduri Ай бұрын

wow this is super rad, definitely way ahead of its time. Would be sick nowadays.

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Agreed! 👍

@jlo2o199 Ай бұрын

This is nuts. the coolest part has to be that the big run isn't the main event.. it takes you to a giant, secret skating utopia in the sky. insane. I can almost feel the outdoors thinking about being out there.

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Such a unique place. The whole setup is just inspiring.

@nolangoldberger2921 Ай бұрын

Someone had a vision, too bad it had to die. Glad you got to ride it

@dhaloh Ай бұрын

I wanted to go there when I was in Montpellier but didn't have anyone to go with and the area seemed a little sketchy for a woman to wander around solo. So glad someone's making a video about it. When I was researching it online, I couldn't find much besides a clip from the local skaters.

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! It was difficult digging up the info on the place. Such a cool spot, it needs to be shared.

@alicatdotcom Ай бұрын

A ski lift used for skating in the 90s is crazy!! Super cool idea!

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Agree!

@nopeISdope96 Ай бұрын

This is awesome!

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

🙏🙏

@gregenhersu Ай бұрын

looks cool, these were the days. i wish people with excess money would make things like this for the community these days. People dont care anymore though, some tech millionaires could make some stuff like this, but no. They just hang on to it and buy 15 italian sports cars and 4 jets

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Agreed. So many iconic places just rotting away with no one caring.

@xisotopex Ай бұрын

and then use those jets to fly themselves to climate conferences where they all make plans to how to run our lives, while they still get to keep their jets...

@PA-Tammy Ай бұрын

Some kid that can't skate would fall down and cry and Mom would get a lawyer and that would be the end of it....

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Plenty of great skateparks were closed, destroyed or even buried because of these incidents.

@danmacfarlane3444 25 күн бұрын

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing!

@no-zo5wh Ай бұрын

Cool video, thanks man.

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for the support!

@ashforbes6152 Ай бұрын

surf skating was the first version of skating👍

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Agree! Need more of these spots to bring skateboarding back to its roots!

@ronjessup9157 Ай бұрын

Imagine if that whole run was a Half pipe. Truly surfing thin.

@ShovelheadMatt 19 күн бұрын

Snake run. Basically a ski half pipe.

@murtog1 Ай бұрын

Sweet bit of skate history, I think you meant the 'skate receasion' hit in the *late* 80s (you said early 80s)

@trumanb4758 Ай бұрын

The world-wide skate recession hit at the end of '79. By '86 it was picking up again. If you watch any of the bio vids of the bones brigade, tony alva or tony hawk, for examplethey all say this. I had my second chunk of skate years '86 - '90 and skating was booming back then.

@murtog1 Ай бұрын

@@trumanb4758 there was no 'world-wide' in skating at that time, cali-centric skaters calling a lull in local bowl and street style carving comps a 'world wide recession' for them maybe but like you mentioned there is the mid to late 80s which were HUGE

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

I was under the impression that it was early 80's due to the huge amounts of parks that shut during 79 onwards. It was not really until late 80s things started picking up again.

@trumanb4758 Ай бұрын

@@theskateboardingcrucible You are correct mate. Definitely the recession was the early 80s. from about mid '86 onward skating had a huge resurgence that lasted into the beginning of the '90s.

@mulldriftyr Ай бұрын

i'm french and never heard of it before this video. it's a crazy good idea, i will try to go there someday with a cruiser.

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

That’s great!

@user-zr3bm1lt2d Ай бұрын

I live 10 km from there... Soon might be used again ;)

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Dope. Charge it!!

@mulldriftyr Ай бұрын

tell us more !

@user-zr3bm1lt2d Ай бұрын

@@mulldriftyrI heard some people are wanting to clean it a bit and organize a big party around it. Also in the there were tryings to buy this piece of land but I think the family doesn't want to in the moment - and it's quite expensive around here. Btw I think the founder, Gab, has passed away a couple years ago...

@mulldriftyr Ай бұрын

@@user-zr3bm1lt2d yeah i saw in 2020 at 93 years old. A good life !

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Thanks for the updated information, sad to hear that Gabriel has passed away.

@bobcat2938 Ай бұрын

Great content. Ty!

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@beeb6809 Ай бұрын

0:40 yo what are those things!?

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Ankle breakers? 😅

@backtoafrica1822 Ай бұрын

admire the vision way ahead of it’s time.

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Agree!

@MarylandDroneMedia Ай бұрын

That amazing

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@brandonblair6868 Ай бұрын

So dope

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@amazingsnow Ай бұрын

Tony Hawk should redo it with his wisdom

@umbrellacorporation3206 Ай бұрын

Rename it in Max Rockatanzky Memory Park or Furypark and everything is fine.

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

👍

@ron8935 Ай бұрын

Look at all the gimmick Wheels😮

@battlethebollocksrodgers9173 Ай бұрын

Love your channel bro! Keep up the good work In the '90s early '90s us skaters pushed for what all the kids take for granted today all the skate parks that we would have killed for. And we're literally getting our skateboards stolen from police for skating on commercial /private property Viva La skate!

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words man!

@battlethebollocksrodgers9173 Ай бұрын

@@theskateboardingcrucible You bet You put it in the hard work and make excellent videos kudos to you! God bless brother!

@sagesserbetc247 Ай бұрын

You have à similar thing in the south of Germany, that i think is still open..

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip

@taym0n Ай бұрын

I would pay modern ski ticket prices to ride something like this

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

🙏

@yannl6768 Ай бұрын

Je suis allé rouler il n'y a pas longtemps c'est à côté de chez moi 👍

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Fantastic!!

@crimnvL Ай бұрын

skateboarders surely wouldn't pay for this though right? maybe if it were free

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

I’m assuming he did charge for entry, yet the place is enormously so trying to control who comes in and out would have been tough.

@DrBrule-ju6qb Ай бұрын

So RAD

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@TheAnimeist Ай бұрын

Definitely ahead of it's time. Why wait for almost 4 minutes before you reveal even what country this is in?

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

You can always read the description. It’s in the first line..

@TheAnimeist Ай бұрын

@@theskateboardingcrucible My bad. Normally people say they leave something in the description, and they don't. You are obviously the exception, and therefore exceptional. Thank you.

@theskateboardingcrucible Ай бұрын

No worries! 👍

@PNNYRFACE Ай бұрын

Man Rick Rolled himself on that one