Photographer Jonathan Mehring travels to the Brazilian Amazon with skaters Jack Sabback, Jake Johnson, Clint Peterson, Raymond Molinar, Adelmo Juninho and Kenny Anderson for 3 weeks of skateboarding and jungle adventures. Filmmaker Josh Stewart captures the entire trip in a 6 part series running in tandem with the premiere of the new Skateboarder Magazine featuring […]
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After hopping on a red-eye flight from Santarem, Joey Pepper, Jake Johnson, Kenny Anderson, Adelmo Jr, Jack Sabback, Clint Peterson, Raymond Molinar, Jonathan Mehring and Vitor Sagaz arrive in the bustling Amazonian city of Manaus. By far the strongest skate city of the trip, the crew wastes no time getting busy on the plethora of […]
After 4 days of sitting on a boat traveling 800 miles up the Amazon river, the crew finally hits land in Santarem. The boat arrives with one less person than when it left, as we learn that an American passenger committed suicide off the boat the night before. Once they finally arrive the skaters realize […]
In this week’s episode, the crew boards a sketchy 3 story boat bound on an 800 mile journey up the Amazon river to the city of Santarem. The Amazon crew has to learn the hard way that if you don’t show up early for an Amazon boat trip, you get stuck sleeping in a hammock […]
After fighting the non-stop rain, the crew decides to follow the adage "if you can’t beat ‚em, join ‚em" and gives a shot at swimming in a hidden lagoon in the jungle outside of Belem. With streets too wet to skate they move on to prepare for their 4 day trip up the Amazon river, […]