{{short description|Skateboard trick}} [[File:Harold hunter.png|thumb|Harold Hunter performing a wallride in New York City]] A '''wallride''' or '''wall ride''' is a maneuver in skateboarding in which a rider positions their skateboard parallel to a wall, putting the wheels on the side of the wall as they ride along it.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goodfellow |first1=Evan |title=Skateboarding : crailslides to wallrides |date=2009 |publisher=Veva Skateboard Books |isbn=978-0979118029 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/skateboardingcra0000good }}</ref> The trick is noted for its particular grace.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ihaza |first1=Jeff |title=Skateboarders Won |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/07/style/skateparks-around-the-world.html |website=The New York Times |date=7 April 2018}}</ref>
==History== ===1970s (early innovators)=== The exact originator of the wallride is unknown but it's believed to have been invented in the mid-1970s. The invention of the backside wallride is credited to Rodney Mullen in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Richie |title=Richie Jackson discovers backside wallride is an anagram for screwball idea kid |url=http://www.networka.com/stories/7427/richie-jackson-discovers-backside-wallride-is-an-anagram-for-screwball-idea-kid |website=www.networka.com}}</ref>
====Tom "Wally" Inouye==== Tom Inouye, best known for his signature moves, "wall rides" and "backside airs," started Inouye's Pool Service back in the '70s, and was one of the first pool skaters. "In 1976 we were riding empty pools," said Inouye. "No one knew what all there was to do, so we were having a good time and seeing how far we could push it." "We were all trying to go up onto the wall. I guess I was the only one who did it," Inouye said. "It became a trick called a 'wall ride' and the name 'Wally' has stuck with me ever since."<ref>{{cite web |title=Scholastic News: Skateboarding |url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/Skateboarding/articles/index.asp?article=tips&topic=0 |website=teacher.scholastic.com}}</ref>
===1980s (popularization)=== By the mid-80s, skaters such as Natas Kaupas and the Gonz exposed the rest of the skate community to wallrides. Kaupas had learned to ride walls where he would throw his skateboard up against a wall and ride off it. He then perfected this trick by riding up the side of walls without using his hands. In 1984, ''Thrasher'' photographer and skating commentator Craig Stecyk took a photo of Kaupas riding off a wall which featured on the cover of ''Thrasher's'' September 1984 issue.<ref name=sep84>{{cite web|title=September 1984|url=http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/magazine/september-1984/|author=Thrasher Magazine}}</ref> In the 1989 Santa Cruz ''Streets on Fire'' video, Natas Kaupas lands a frontside wallride at the beginning of his part.<ref name=wllrd/>
===1990s (second wave)=== In the 1990 Speed Wheels video, ''"Risk it!"'', Tim Jackson skates Venice beach with unique wallride manoeuvres.<ref name=wllrd>{{cite web |title=Joe Townsend Interview - Hangup {{!}} UK Transition |url=http://www.hanguponline.co.uk/joetownsendinterview |website=www.hanguponline.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> After a lull in popularity, Rick Howard revived the wallride in 1993 at the end of his part in the Girl/Chocolate ''Goldfish'' video. The popularity of wallrides grew in the mid-to-late 90s, with a group of Philadelphia-based skaters bringing the trick to the unique architecture of their city. From Rick Oyola, to Matt Reason, to Serge Trudnowski, to Fred Gall, this group of skaters influenced Donny Barley who was in turn influencing Jamie Thomas. The popularity of wallrides died down again in the late 90s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rules of Skateboarding #1: Bobby Puleo on Wallies |url=http://www.villagepsychic.net/blog/rules-bobby-puleo |website=VILLAGE PSYCHIC|date=28 August 2017 }}</ref> alt=|thumb|A photograph of a skater performing a wallride
=== 2000s–2010s === On August 25, 2004, Brad Edwards and Aaron Murray set the Guinness World Record for highest wallride on a skateboard. Skating at the ''Juice Magazine'' - USSA WSA - The Board Gallery - Hollywood Skate Jam taking place in Hollywood, California, Edwards and Murray both reached a height of 7 feet 6 inches on the wall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Highest wall ride on a skateboard |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-wall-ride-on-a-skateboard |website=Guinness World Records}}</ref>
Starting in the mid 2000s, wallrides and wallies experienced a renaissance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wallrides and Wallie Skating Gallery |url=http://www.xgames.com/action/skateboarding/article/5165437/wallrides-wallie-skating-gallery |website=X Games}}</ref>
'''Notable wallrides from 2000s–2010s:<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 10 Wallrides Vol.1 |url=https://sidewalkmag.com/skateboard-news/top-10-wallrides-vol-1.html#CFhItrIjPDhRQOme.97 |website=Sidewalk Skateboarding}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Evolution of the Spot |url=http://www.theoriesofatlantis.com/features/2018/5/16/the-history-of-the-spot |website=THEORIES OF ATLANTIS}}</ref> ''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Skater !! Year !! Video Part |- | Jason Adams || rowspan="2" | 2006 || Enjoi - ''‘Bag Of Suck’'' |- | Danny Gonzales || Transworld - ‘A Time to Shine’ |- | Silas Baxter-Neal|| 2007 || Habitat - ''Inhabitants'' |- | John Motta || 2008 || A Happy Medium |- | Wes Kremer|| rowspan="2" | 2009 || DC Shoes - ''Skateboarding is Forever'' |- | Jake Johnson || Alien Workshop - ''Mind Field'' |- | Lee Yankou || rowspan="2" | 2012 || Osiris - ‘Never Gets Old’ |- | Jesse Alba || Cosmic Vomit 2 |- | Ryan Reyes || rowspan="2" | 2013 || Creature Skateboards - ''‘CFSU’'' |- | Sylvain Tognelli || Lakai - Kingpin Interview |- | Niels Bennett || 2017 || Venture - ''Awake<ref>{{cite web |title=NIELS BENNETT -- AWAKE Part |url=https://theberrics.com/niels-bennett-venture-awake-part |website=The Berrics}}</ref>'' |}
==Beyond skateboarding== The term wallride is now used in situations beyond skateboarding, coming to mean the act of traveling across any vertical surface. Wallrides exist in mountain biking, BMXing, skiing, rollerblading, and stock car racing, as well as in video games.<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Wallride on a BMX. Tricks tricks {{!}} RIDERS |url=https://riders.co/en/bmx/tricks/wallride |website=riders.co}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pcShywFSCM Ryan Reyes - How To's Day: The Wallride]
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