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The Wallenberg Four

In anticipation of Thrasher’s “Back to the Berg” contest (5/30/09), let’s reminisce the history of the huge San Francisco 4-stair.

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Back in 1991, Mark Gonzales ollied Wallenberg in Blind’s Video Days. That’s 18 years ago for all you math wizards. The stairs became a staple in skate videos throughout the early-mid 90s, with most people opting to skate the set sideways and use the stairs as ledges.

Since then, a lot of big names have landed their signature tricks down it. Andrew Reynolds frontside flipped and backside flipped it, and Chris Cole 360 flipped it. In 2004, Thrasher held a contest called “High Noon at the Big Four” where lots of hammers went down, including Reynolds’ frontside flip.

Here’s a list of notable tricks done down Wallenberg:

  • Mark Gonzales - ollie (1991)
  • Diego Bucchieri - backside 180 ollie (1998)
  • Danny Gonzalez - kickflip melon (1999)
  • Frank Gerwer - kickflip (2002)
  • Tony Manfre - switch ollie (2002)
  • Tony Manfre - switch frontside 180 (2003)
  • Steve Nesser - pop shove-it (2004)
  • Darrell Stanton - switch backside 180 ollie (2004)
  • Andrew Reynolds - frontside 180 kickflip (2004)
  • Lindsey Robertson - heelflip (2004)
  • Chris Cole - 360 Flip (2005)
  • Jeremy Reeves - pop shove-it melon (2007)
  • Andrew Reynolds - backside 180 kickflip (2007
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18 Comments

  1. Scott LaRock says:

    Tory, lets see the nollie flip!

    In case you haven’t been following along Phelps has been doing little couch interviews on Thrashers site about the contest. Today they had Cardiel on… check it

    Thrasher Skateboard Magazine

  2. kHulaHula says:

    I’d like to see Herman hardflip it

  3. gt says:

    i think someone is going to switch heel it

  4. Ryan says:

    herman should hardflip it!

  5. joe curlee says:

    reynolds should varial heel that ****

  6. Aaron says:

    Mike MO switch Flip!!!!!

  7. Chris says:

    Furby Switch Heel or Moose Back 360

  8. yeah says:

    Antwan should nollie heel flip it

  9. aaron says:

    inward heel

  10. corey says:

    id like to see a 360 boneless over it

  11. Alex says:

    it’d be pretty sick to see someone big spin it

  12. Brett says:

    fakie full cab flip sheckler!
    switch tre P-Rod
    Switch big heel Billy Marks

  13. austin says:

    I AGREE I WANT HERMAN OR MALTO TO HARDFLIP IT AND MIKE MO TO SWITCHFLIP AND SWITCH HEEL IT THAT WOULD BE HELLA CRAZY!!!!!

  14. Matt says:

    kerry getz should double kickflip
    mike v should boneless or fingerflip.

  15. Avery says:

    Lutzka shud 360 fs flip it

  16. agus says:

    Chris cole swetch fs flip and bs 360

  17. Rahhh says:

    Jeremy Wray FS 360! That would be tight since he did it down the Love gap!

  18. Matt says:

    tom asta should switch heel

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