Skate Tales

Madars Apse begins his journey by traveling to Pennsylvania to meet up with the iconic Bam Margera to check out his skate barn and brand new ramps.

Madars Apse travels to Brazil to learn from downhill skateboarding legend Sergio Yuppie. Visit Yuppie's factory to see a skateboard get made before it even hits the streets.

Even the huge physical and emotional blow of total sight loss didn't stop Dan Mancina from getting back on his skateboard. This is how he amazingly relearned to do what he loves.

With his sails set on exploring the wilder shores of skate culture around the world, there was no way that Madars’ global exploration of the skate underground Skate Tales wasn’t going to pitch up with Matt Tomasello and the Fancy Lad brigade, sooner or later.

Madars Apse meets fellow legendary skateboarder Kilian Martin in Madrid and learns how the freestyling internet sensation forged a career skating in commercials for luxury brands.

Legendary Latvian skateboarder Madars Apse heads to Arizona to join Apache Skateboards – a unique community skate company that fuses Native American culture with contemporary skateboard aesthetics.

As the 2014 Thrasher Magazine Skater of the Year, Wes Kremer is one of the best ever to do it, but avoids social media. Madars Apse’s Skate Tales tracks him down to find out his reasons.

Madars heads to Japan to meet Takahiro Morita, who more than anyone gave Japanese skate culture its own distinctive twist.

Madars Apse meets Brazilian female skateboarding trailblazer Vitória Mendonça, who came from humble roots to become a skateboarder, model and youth icon.

Andy Anderson is skateboarding's chameleon. Whether it's street or park, contest or freestyle, it's all in Andy's world. Madars Apse heads to LA's Venice Beach to meet the legend who defies labels.

Raised in a family immersed in skate culture, Milton Martinez rose to fame in Argentina. But to truly make his mark, he embarked on a US adventure. Skate Tales takes him back to where it all began.

Join Madars Apse as he follows skate legend Peter Hewitt back to his San Diego roots. From vert skating to pool charging, see the raw creativity of this anti-hero veteran's storied career.