Thursday 17th, December 2015, La Kantera book was finally released! Two and a half years of work and boom! One day the dream ends and reality takes over. 350 pages (plus) of raw, local, Basque skateboarding, all of it printed in a deluxe edition. And yes, we said no to energy drinks companies who wanted to sponsor the book, or the party. They didn’t exist when La Kantera was built… and if you ask me, they don’t exist now!
This book was funded by the generous support of Converse and created by selfless donation of photographs, writings and graphic material from lots of people… so many, I can’t thank ’em all here.
The party was awesome with a thermonuclear skate session that was started by one of La Kantera’s most admired and respected living legends, yeah, Guillermo “Kuko” Almagia! It was truly a joy to see the very first pioneers and photographers hanging out casually with the new local talents, all united by our common love of skateboarding and the inherent experience of freedom that comes with it.
Stay true, skate fast, do exclusively what you love!
– Fernando Elvira
video / edit: J. Hay
Photos: Jaime Marcos and J. Hay
Alex Mosterin. Layback tailslide. Photo: Jaime MarcosAlain Goikoetxea. FSA. Photo: Jaime MarcosMarcelo. Back smith. Photo: Jaime MarcosKuko. Corner carve on the pool coping. Photo: Jaime MarcosKako. Crail slide. Photo: Jaime MarcosJon Rosa Velasco. Backside nose blunt. Photo: Jaime MarcosGuillermo “Kuko” Almagia. Layback tailblock. Photo: Jaime MarcosFernando Elvira. Layback slash grind. Photo: Jaime MarcosFernando Elvira. Backside layback tail. Photo: Jaime MarcosFernando Elvira. Hurricane grind on the ledge. Photo: Jaime MarcosSergio Cadenas. Nose bone. Photo: J. HayAlain Goikoetxea. Frontside air. Photo: J. HayKako. Slob plant. Photo: J. HayCosme. Lien to tail. Photo: J. Hay (poached slave flash from Jaime Marcos)
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Jon Rosa Velasco. Backside disaster. Photo: J. HayAlain Goikoetxea. Backside air. Photo: J. HayKali. Tailblock.Sergio Cadenas. Frontside air. Photo: J. HayFernado Elvira and Cosme with some doubles action. Photos: J. HayAlain Goikoetxea. Switch layback tailslide. Photo: J. HayLa Kantera overview. Photo: J. HayTxus Dominguez and son Yago. Photo: J. HayLa Kantera book photo show at Iluna bar.La Kantera book photo show at Iluna bar.Nacho PuigKoko, Borja Casas and Rigo checking out the book.Kako and Jon RosaJaime Ruiz, Juan Gomez and Shai. Photo: J. HayTxus checking out the La Kantera book photo show at Iluna bar.Fernando Elvira, Lute, and Gorka “guantez” stoked on the La Kantera Book release! To many histories… Photo: Jaime MarcosLa Kantera Book release session group shot by Jaime MarcosTxus and Javier MendizabalFernando Elvira and Rouco in front of the Iluna bar where the book release took place, on the hill above La Kantera
