{{Short description|Riding a skateboard on a steep incline}} {{confuse|Vert skating}} [[File:Sean Goff at Fistral Beach 2006 - geograph.org.uk - 215999.jpg|thumb|A skateboarder riding a large vert ramp]] '''Vert skateboarding''', short for '''vertical skateboarding''', is the act of riding a skateboard on a skate ramp or other incline and involves the skateboarder transitioning from the horizontal plane to the vertical plane in order to perform skateboarding tricks.<ref name="Savage2005">{{cite book|author=Jeff Savage|title=Vert Skating: Mastering the Ramp|url=https://archive.org/details/vertskatingmaste0000sava|url-access=registration|year=2005|publisher=Capstone|isbn=978-0-7368-2705-8}}</ref>
==History== [[File:Stephen Hill-skateboarding 2010.jpg|thumb|Globe International founder Stephen Hill vert skateboarding on a large half-pipe.]] During the 1970s, vert skateboarding had its genesis in "pool riding": the riding of skateboards in an emptied backyard swimming pool.<ref name=explore>[http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/skatedesign_changesovertim.html ''The Science and Art of Skateboard Design: How Boards Have Changed Over Time''] (Exploratorium)</ref>
As riders moved from general street skateboarding and occasional "pool riding" into purpose-built skate parks, vert skateboarding became more popular. Skateboarders began to develop, and then practice, tricks and techniques specifically for vert skateboarding.<ref name=trans>[http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000163814/web-videos/loveletters-to-skateboarding-style/ ''Loveletters To Skateboarding: Style''] by Blair Alley (Transworld Skateboarding, 31 August 2012) [video]</ref>
Vert skateboarding became a common style of skateboarding and was introduced into many competitions and events, including the X Games and the Maloof Money Cup.<ref>[http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000165015/news/maloof-announces-vert-skaters-for-south-africa-sept-27-30/ ''Maloof Announces Vert Skaters For South Africa''] by Blair Alley (Transworld Skateboarding, 20 September 2012)</ref>
In 2008, ESPN and X Games organizers announced that vert skateboarding would be removed from X Games competitions in favor of free-movement skate-park-style courses where participants would still be able to perform vert skateboarding tricks but would need to do so in combination with other street skateboarding elements.<ref name=label>[https://archive.today/20130127095438/http://www.labelnetworks.com/sports/xgames_vs_vert_08.html ''X Games Re-Instates Vert Competition After Heat from Pro Skaterboarders + BMX Riders''] by Ryley Bane (Label Networks, 2008)</ref> After public condemnation from professional skateboarders Bob Burnquist, Tony Hawk and others, organizers re-instated vert skateboarding.<ref name=label/>
In 2011, ESPN announced, however, that the X Games would no longer feature a ''Women's Vert Skateboarding'' event, citing a lack of "a growing participant base, an established annual competition schedule", and "myriad other factors". Professional skateboarder Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins said the decision would "end the growth for women's vert skating as we know it".<ref>[https://www.espn.com/action/skateboarding/news/story?id=6595750 ''X Games cancels women's Skate Vert''] by Matt Higginsn(ESPN.com, 31 May 2011)</ref>
==Skateboard set-up== For vert skateboarding, riders usually set up their boards with {{convert|55|mm|adj=on}} wheels (or larger) and wider decks for more stability.<ref name=explore/><ref name=evo>[http://www.evo.com/skateboard-guide-and-skate-size-chart.aspx ''Skateboard Guide and Skate Size Chart''] (Evo.com)</ref>
==See also== {{Commons category|Vert skateboarding}} * {{annotated link|Dropping in}} * {{annotated link|Vert skating}}
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