Reign In Spain: Flip Euro Tour Blowout

This thirty-page article from the September 2001 issue of Thrasher covers a Flip filming trip to Europe while filming for Sorry. Words and photos by Michael Burnett. The crew for the trip was Bastien Salabanzi, Geoff Rowley, Mark Appleyard, Ali Boulala, Arto Saari, Theo Hand, French Fred and Enrique Lorenzo as tour guide.

Geoff Rowley - Walnut 21 attempted lipslide

The Vans ad of Geoff's attempted lipslide on the Walnut 21-stair rail, scanned from the September/October 2000 issue of Skateboarder. Photo by Daniel Harold Sturt. You can watch the attempts here.

Geoff Rowley - Frost rail lipslide

Scanned from the September 2003 issue of Skateboarder. Photo most likely shot by Dan Sturt. You can see the clip here.

Geoff Rowley - varial heelflip Santa Monica triple set

An October 2002 Vans ad of Geoff Rowley varial heelflipping the Santa Monica triple set, which was his ender in Sorry. Photo sequence by Burnett. I scanned this from Skateboarder. An iconic trick from an iconic skateboarder.

"That was sketchy" - Geoff Rowley Vans ad

This October 2008 Vans ad of Geoff Rowley frontside 180ing between stacked cargo containers was & is truly shocking to look at. If he came up short on his ollie, he'd probably not get out of there alive. In my opinion, this is still one of the gnarliest things ever done on a skateboard. The clip is here. Photo by Ryan Allan.

Small Beacons of Hope in a Dark Place: Vans blazes through the Southeast

This article covers a trip that Jonathan Mehring took with the Vans team through the southeastern states of the US and includes a story about an unnerving encounter with a New Orleans cop on a power trip.

Vans New York City - April 2011 TSM

This article is made up of photos from a trip built around the grand opening celebration of the House of Vans in New York City, put together by Anthony Acosta.