Firsthand (2003-2009) RSS

Pro skateboarder Chico Brenes returns to his childhood home of Nicaragua to...

Pro snowboarder Simon Chamberlain takes part in photo shoots and hosts his...

Pro skater Brandon Biebel travels to Europe with the Matix team, returns home to...

Wakeboarder Chad Sharpe rides in Washington, has a nighttime rail session, and...

Pro BMX street rider and NYC native Nigel Sylvester rides in the city with...

Pro surfer James Pribram travels to the Great Lakes and Peru to fight pollution...

Pro snowboarder Josh Dirksen spends his summer Zurich, Switzerland and then...

Pro surfer Cory Lopez competes in the US Open of Surfing and takes a road trip...

Pro skater Nick Dompierre travels across the US offering an insiders glimpse...

Pro BMX rider Daniel Dhers travels to Venezuela where he grew up, sessions...

Follow surfer Mick Fanning from Brazil where he clinches the 2007 ASP world...

Pro BMX rider Ruben Alcantara road trips northern California, sessions a secret...

Chase down giant swells across the globe, including at the Eddie and Mavericks...

Paul Machnau travels with the Lost skateboard team to Barcelona, Spain, and...

We pay tribute to the late Jeremy Lusk. Watch this FMX rider's incredible skills...

Wakeskater Scott Byerly unveils his new line of boards, gives an inside look at...

Follow BMX pro Alistair Whitton as he sessions spots from Philadelphia down to...

Skateboarder John Rattray visits his hometown in Scotland and then takes a...

Snowboarder Lucas Magoon and friends hit the road to find unique features to...

Check out the original style of pro longboarder Joel Tudor and see why he’s sure...

Meet Tim “Fuzzy” Hall, the BMX pro considered by many to be the godfather of...

Join pro skier Kristi Leskinen as she charges the slope of New Zealand,...

Set off on the Warped Tour with skater Mike Vallely and his band Revolution...

Pro skateboarder Kristian Svitak takes us through the past, present, and future...

Big mountain snowboard legend Jeremy Jones drops into an unexplored section of...

Pro skater Jeron Wilson competes in the Tampa Pro, skates the Girl Skateboards'...

Join Pro snowboarder Kevin Pearce at the Burton US Open and on Burton's "Get Off...

BMX pro Scotty Cranmer opens a bike shop, goes on tour, and competes in the 2007...

Surfer Dave Rastovich shows his ocean activism, filmmaking, music, and flowing...

Pro snowboarder Scotty Lago teaches snowboarding in Japan and competes in the...

Pro skateboarder Bucky Lasek races cars then competes in the Pro-Tec Pool Party...

FMX rider Mike Mason competes at the IMFX Contest Series in Berlin, Germany and...

Skateboarder Danny Fuenzalida travels to Argentina and Chile before skating the...

Pro snowboarder Hana Beaman goes to Japan's Nippon Open and back to Lake Tahoe...

Join pro skater Daewon Song for some local park sessions, backyard barbecues,...

FMXer Travis Pastrana films for Nitro Circus, competes in the Madrid X-Fighters,...

Pro skateboarder Dennis Busenitz takes a road trip from Kansas to San Fransico,...

Professional skateboarder Zered Bassett.

Snowboarder Nicolas Muller skates across Zurich, Switzerland and competes in the...

Professional skateboarder Kyle Berard tours the West Coast's best skateparks...

Pro Wakeboarder Rusty Malinoski is filmed in Orlando and competes in China's...

BMX pro Corey Bohan heads to the Red Bull Elevation dirt contest in Whistler, BC...

Pro skateboarder Omar Hassan sets off from his home in Costa Mesa, CA to session...

World Longboard Champion Bonga Perkins takes us from his home in Hawaii to the...

Pro BMX rider, Dave Mirra, shows off his training warehouse, then goes to New...

Snowboarder, Danny Kass, heads from Mammoth to Mt. Hood, Oregon for the High...

Pro skateboarder, Jereme Rogers, tours Europe with DVS, competes at the Dew Tour...

BMX legend Mat Hoffman heads to a competition in Germany, a demo in the UK, and...

Pro BMX rider Chad Kagy gets arrested, breaks a Mega Ramp world record in Mexico...

Professional FMX rider Nate Adams competes in the Red Bull X-Fighters.

Pro snowboarder Todd Richards films in Big Bear, CA and heads to Mammoth...

Pro snowboarder Alexis Waite has a New York photo shoot, enters the Roxy Chicken...

Pro surfer Claire Bevilacqua drops in on her hometown breaks in Western...

Pro skater Pat Duffy visits the Cayman Island's Black Pearl skate park and...

Pro wakeboarder Daniel Watkins goes scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef and...

Back from a near-fatal crash FMX rider Brian Deegan competes at the Winter...

Pro longboarder Kasssia Meador surfs her favorite California breaks, models for...

Surfer Pancho Sullivan competes in the Vans Triple Crown and heads to Micronesia...

Snowboarding icon Dave Downing rides in Japan and Tahoe and surfs in Mexico with...

Surfer Sunny Garcia competes in the Vans Triple Crown in Hawaii and closes out...

Teenage pro snowboarder Mason Aguirre travels to New Zealand to train toward a...

FMX rider Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg trains with Nate Adams and heads to Orlando,...

Pro snowboarder Travis Parker rides in Argentina and returns to his new home in...

Ride along with pro skater Donny Barley as he and the rest of the Zoo York Team...

Australian BMX pro Ryan Guettler freerides around his new home of Southern...

Pro skater Nilton Neves visits his hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil then returns to...

Pro BMX rider gets back into shape after a hard slam at the Dew Action Sports...

BMX rider Josh Heino ventures into a new stage in his career and relocates his...

Pro wakeboarder Andrew Adkison sets off for the X-Trail Cup in Tokyo and...

Pro surfer Rochelle Ballard competes in Perranporth, England, visits Biarritz,...

Pro BMX dirt jump star Stephen Murray heads to the Dew Action Sports tour and...

Surfer Tamayo Perry takes us to Tahiti where he surfs one of the world's...

Skateboarder Ryan Sheckler rides rushes from the Muenster Monster Mastership in...

MTV icon and pro skateboarder Bam Margera has an insane month of radio...

See how snowboarder Marc Frank Montoya went from the streets to the snow and...

Three-time world longboard champ Colin McPhillips takes on a surf tour of New...

Pro surfer CJ Hobgood competes in Australia, films at a secret spot, and heads...

Pro skater Chris Senn surfs and skates in Kona, HI, and travels to Norther...

Pro snowboarder Leanne Pelosi goes from Iceland to Copper Mountain, Colorado,...

Pro surfer Serena Brooke works toward the WCT title chase in Australia and finds...

Pro surfer Peter Mel tours Santa Cruz's secret spots, bounces to HI for The...

Pro skater Brian Patch skates pools, jumps mega ramps, rides motocross, and...

Pro snowboarder Andy Finch competes in Switzerland, heads home to ride in...

Surfer Fred Patacchia fishes and free surfs in Hawaii before he competes to...

Pro snowboarder Jussi Oksannen competes in the Air & Style big-air event,...

Pro surfer Sofia Mulanovich competes in Malibu and Haleiwa with hopes of a world...

Pro FMX rider, Kenny Bartram, competes at the Vans Triple Crown FMX tour in...

Pro wakeboarder, Danny Harf, films in NorCal, wakeskates the flooded streets of...

Pro surfer, Ross Williams, heads from the sharks and surf of Hawaii to the...

Skate phenom, Paul Rodriguez, hits his hometown spots before crossing the pond...

Skateboarder, Aquil Brathwaite, sessions New York City, competes in the Beast of...

Pro skateboarder, DJ Chavez, tears up the streets of LA and heads back home to...

Pro snowboarder, Chris Coulter, searches for summertime snow with fellow riders,...

Pro skateboarder, Chet Childress, tours Oregon's skate parks and visits his...

Follow professional BMX rider Allan Cooke to Columbus, OH, then home to North...

Follow FMX rider Ronnie Faisst from Temecula, CA, to Sydney, Australia, for the...

Son of longboard legend, Nat Young, Beau Young gives us a tour of his life as a...

Street skater, Chad Bartie, takes us to his homeland of Australia to compete in...

Andrew Crawford snowboards the back country, competes in the Chicago Rail Jam,...

Wakeboarding's Shawn Watson goes on the Liquid Force tour in New Zealand.

Follow professional surfer Kalani Robb around the North Shore, the X-Dance film...

Snowboarder, Victoria Jealouse, competes in the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom and...

Snowboard half-pipe master Keir Dillon goes big at the Vans Triple Crown in...

Snowboarding's wonderkid, Travis Rice, travels to Japan, Mammoth Mountain, and...

Travel with FMX's Ronnie Renner as he performs in one of the most unusual...

Follow pro surfer, Lisa Andersen, around to see what her days are like and learn...

Pro surfer Benji Weatherley gives a personal tour of Hawaii and hosts the...

Skate vert veteran Mike Frazier travels with the Vans Warped Tour and competes...

Longboarder, Sean Haggar, goes to Costa Rica for the Rabbit Kekai Longboard...

Pro wakeboarder, Cobe Mikacich, shows off his everyday-is-a-vacation lifestyle,...

A car fire, a broken leg, and a bar fight are all a part of the eventful first...

We follow Lincoln as he trains for Tony Hawk's Boom Boom Huck Jam tour and...

BMX pro Jamie Bestwick returns to England to visit family, session childhood...

Head to Marseille, France, where pool skating master Ryan Wilburn takes a crack...

Top ranked female surfer, Megan Abubo, takes us to Fiji where she competes...

Surf champion Rob Machado travels to Japan for two weeks with fellow pros Benji...