On the opening day of Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert at the Delta Center last year, 13-year-old Arisa Trew of Australia became just the third woman to perform a varial 540 on a skateboard. In a showcase the ...

National Geographic's Extreme Sports series gives a behind the scenes look at athletic adventurers. Climb! by Pete Takeda covers everything from ""bouldering"" (""the essence of freeclimbing no ropes, ...

Skateboarding has been progressing rapidly in recent years, thanks to improved infrastructure, increased financial support and a growing pool of talented athletes. Nowhere is that more true than on ...

With the help of social media, a new generation is resurrecting the sport’s most spectacular form. Tony Hawk hopes Olympic organizers are paying attention. By Lindsey Adler Tony Hawk took ...