The Most Iconic Skateboarding Trick Ever Done?! Jeremy Wray Water Tower Ollie
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
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In "The Most Iconic Skateboarding Trick Ever Done?! Jeremy Wray Water Tower Ollie", we revisit one of skateboarding's greatest, most memorable and groundbreaking moments, the Ollie across the Water Tower Gap. The gap remains untouched to this day. Jeremy takes us back to that fateful and spontaneous day with Ty Evans and Daniel Harold Sturt that would unknowingly go down in history and still be talked about nearly 30 years later. Jeremy breaks down why this legendary trick ended up in 411 video magazine rather than a Plan B Skateboards or Adio Shoes video, how they avoided confrontation with the Police, how he found the spot, trials and tribulations of trying the gap and the entire day in depth. Did you know he filmed the Ollie the same day as he filmed the Transworld "Starting Point" video? IN fact, you may be able to learn how to ollie from this video if you are a beginner! Also, it turns out, Jeremy also planned to do more on the gap after ollie, in fact, he still may have plans to Kickflip it...
Jeremy used a very tedious art technique called "scratchboard" to design this graphic, where he takes a black scratchboard and uses a thin blade to remove the black, revealing white underneath. Basically, reverse drawing. This graphic was then scanned and placed on a board that he signed!
Ryan Sheckler and Chris Joslin also chime in with their two cents on this famous trick. Signed Boards are available now at storiedskateboarding.com and stay tuned right here for "The Most Famous Ollie" video coming very soon!
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Are they numbered aswell?
I just went to order one as he's always been my favourite skater but the cheapest option for shipping is $159 to Australia.
@@brettogden6867 to holland around 80 dollars for shipping., mad prices, skipped the board although already had a place on the wall in mind..
@@storied_skateboarding dang! Mvst cop
@@alpineflauge909 get there!!
The most iconic gap ever done! Remember watching this when I bought my play station and it came with the tony hawk demo it blew my mind! I have always wondered why Jeremy was not a character in the game!
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Jeremy Wray is a true skateboarding living legend. Still one of the best to this day.
Just told my woman this is the most legendary thing ever done in skateboarding. Crazy that the leap of faith was attempted during this time too
So a lot of people don't believe Jeremy's comments in this interview since he was under the influence at the time. But this is what he had to say about the game and why he ended up demanding they remove his character
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@@divadrestas 😂😂😂😂
People use the word Icon way too much these days but Jeremy IS 100% an icon.
Literally a living legend. Nobody will ever touch that water tower again.
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This is what skateboarding is all about to me. Testing the limits of your body and most importantly, your mind
I did a 360 flip over it yesterday!
@@frankbeans5921 woah
you're an icon for that comment.
i would kill to see the whole 30+ minutes of raw footage from start to finish of the whole thing. but this might be the closest we’ll ever get to that. this was incredible to watch. So happy i have a copy of the Thrasher cover hanging in my office. Jeremy’s a legend.
For sure! Agreed! Boards are available now if you wanna snag one!
there are skateboarding tricks.... then theres this. the gnarliest
Yes
Skateboard Stunts; the wood-propelled Evil Knievel.
Would it have been less gnarly if they put some mattresses or something on the ground?
@@JohnDoe-ns8ho yeah of course. Thats skateboarding and not a hollywood stunt scene. Plus they were there illegally...in and out...thats the ideal scenario with this
Tony's 900. Danny way over the great wall of china... bob burnquist loop gap, jaws lyon 25, Jeremy water tower gap. Makes my hair stand up on my arms and neck... incredible... love it
Epic
Shecks kickflip down the huge drop (over the fence) 😮
@@souluti0n and Rodney mullen on flat ground.... legends
@@souluti0nyeah Costco gap.
Daniel Gesmer doing freestyle wearing ballet tights...okay, that's a low blow. I'll see myself out.
I remember watching this trick on VHS as a kid when it was released and thinking, how do you even get the courage to try this? Over 20 years later and I still ask the same question.
Epic! Boards are available for sale, gotta snag one!
How he manages to tell different stories of this trick years later is insane. Met Jeremy in OC and he filmded me on his GoPro without me even asking him to. Truly an honor
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staged for likes, subs and clout
@@michaeljames4630 wha wha whaaa
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@@michaeljames4630I mean, yeah, dude. It's a pro skater, what are you expecting lmfao
The best dude on and off the board. Love Jeremy and everything he's ever done.
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Weston is pretty darn good too.
Do the water tower gap 😀
Jeremy Wray is a beast. It’s awesome a new generation gets to see this and hear the story.
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I don’t think there will ever be a time when this isn’t considered the gnarliest
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Jaws 25 stair Melon is up there but that one was less life or death than the towers believe it or not.
@@10DollarProductions not even close, sorry. Worst case scenario Jaws breaks his legs. That's worst case.
@@davidf2244Yep the worst case scenario was him tearing a ton of ligaments which he did lmao but then went back for the make
Cool retrospective on the biggest badass gap ever done. Having the best front 360s ever became an underappreciated part of Mr. Wray’s career. He is the absolute king of front 360s…
Undisputed FS 360 king!
When you smash your tail and slam it back into place, that extra bulge helps with a bigger Ollie initially, right after the board gets fkd up. You ever notice that?
Watching this ollie in slow motion, you can see just how late the tail hits on the ollie, it's actually crazy. I've always thought this is the coolest skate trick I've ever seen.
Agreed! Boards are available now if you wanna snag one!
Yeah the timing is mad
Glazing so hard
What still makes this impressive is to see everything blowing in the wind while attempting and doing the Ollie. This man is a legend.
Legend
There was a light breeze lol
It's so cool how influential this dude and his brother were for me back in the day.. I went to elementary school in LA Harbra, and we would skate the H.S. every day.. Jeremy and Jonas were always cruising around and hanging out with us.. showing support and encouragement.. can't tell you how legendary those interactions were and what a big impact that had on me.. Jeremy and Jonas will always be a piece of my past ..
So sick! Grab a board while supplies last!
This board was an instant buy for me. Such a legendary trick.
Awesome!
Same here! I can’t believe I’m getting 1/200 boards signed by this dude that did this iconic Ollie! I’m stoked. Keeping it forever.
i wish we could see the full uncut footage with all of the attempts and stuff. this trick still blows my mind every time i watch it
We tried so hard to find all of the attempts - not sure if they exist (?)
@@storied_skateboardingdamn! cant believe Ty or Sturt don’t have them
Dig the hand made art on the boards. Jeremy is the man.
Thanks! They are for sale at storiedskateboarding.com !
I'm same generation. Started in 87. If anyone was going to do it, then it was Mr Wray, and although it was utterly insane, and a seminal moment, i thought he could have kick flpped it too. Or heelflip. King of pop.
Sick!!! Grab a board 😜
you can tell they prepped for these pro interviews by writing questions for every possible documentary idea they could think of. some of these talking heads are years old-that’s smart filmmaking and i’m inspired.
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Dern brothers should do a spot history on here. Be the shortest video in the world lmao
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Gaps are still my favorite tricks to do on a skateboard, but I would never even think about doing that gap. And that's why I never became a pro. Legendary.
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Same reason I didn't become pro. Well, that, and skill. If I would ever think of doing that gap, and I had the skill, then I would have been pro. Well, that and if I would have been from a bigger town. Never mind, I never had any hope of being a pro. I was the best guy at the park a bunch of times, though.
@@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 It was my dream from 3rd grade until 7th grade, when I finally wasn't the best skateboarder my age in my town anymore. I skated A LOT too, but was missing the level of fearlessness others seemed to have. Most of the stuff I was doing involved moderate risk. I was still one one the best flip tricks skaters with the people I grew up with, but when it came to big stair sets, rails, etc., many others were much better than I.
I'm not sure how many people know him these days, but when I was in 7th grade I was helping Jon Dickson learn tre flips. A year later he was better than me, and he eventually became pro. I still love to skate, and I'm actually glad I didn't become pro as I love the life I have now that involves less risk than skateboarding.
I still love skating, and I'm glad there are so many parks across the US these days! Always a fun time making friends for an hour or two at any park. Shred on!
Graduated in 97 and grew up in Rowland Heights. Jeremy Wray put his name on this spot. I had a friend that reminded us, "Hey guys, Jeremy Wray ollied that gap." Every time we drove Pathfinder to Fullerton Road. Probably heard that line over 100x.
Hell ya! Gotta snag one of those boards 🙌
SICKEST gap ever!😮
No lies
Even watching this now, knowing he lands it, I'm all tense and nervous. Without a doubt the most dangerous gap ever ollied. I hope I never have to watch someone one-up this.
@@LotkaVolterra 🙌🙌🙌
Same haha
Jaws Ollie over the spike fence is on the same level
Legendary. I'll never forget seeing it on video with my buddies, and just being in total disbelief
Right?! We have limited edition boards for sale if ya wanna own a piece of this history!
This video should have at least 50K likes. This is one of the most insane tricks I've ever seen.
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Tyshawn dropping a flip trick on this gap would end world hunger
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@@GettingHyphy If there is one man capable, it is Tyshawn for sure.
I wanna hard flip, revert out landing.
Hahahaha
The jeremy gap will never, ever be duplicated.
Saw this clip in late 90's. I forgot most clips that I watched but this Jeremy gap will stay forever in my mind.
Hell ya
Jeremy Wray, Cardiel, and Penny are my Legends. Jeremy such a humble shredder in person with Pat Chanita when I meet them at park. 😊👍🙏🏻. Plan B aka H Street, and Flip, sick 90 Teams.
Yes they are!
Damn that's a rad trio
Penny a litte overrated. My step-cousin used to shred with the lords of dogtown. If it werent for Stacy, there'd be no Penny. I think we can both agree on that
@@michaeljames4630 if it weren't forever invented urethane three would be no Lords of Dogtown lol. Every generation stands in the shoulders of giants, you can be a fan of one skater and still recognize what came before
@@vancouverbill Bill, you're a man of wisdom. An experienced, sagacious man. i respect you. I will be on that level....one day!
So good. It translates on film/video how gnarly that thing is but I bet seeing the tower in straight mind blowing. What a legend. Great edit!
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Mr.Wray has been my favoriter skater since the color movie. 💯🤙
He rules!!! Grab a board 😜
to see that never seen footage before is very special to me. thats the greatest and most death defying skateboard STUNT ever. Thank you so much Storied!! I really wouldnt mind to see the raw footage and every last shot of that Ollie ;) If there would be a 60 minute documentary on it, i would watch it too lol the fact, that no one even dared to try it says a lot about that Ollie. Jeremy wray is a f ckin legend.
Hell ya 🙌
This is one of those tricks that will hold up forever.
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Jeremy Wray is a legend and I am stoked I got to skate in the era he pulled this off. I still remember seeing the cover of Thrasher at the news stand and was in awe. Still got my copy!
Hell ya! Boards are available now if you want to grab one!
i remember watch it when i was a kid, still rad to see, legend!
Yup!!! Boards available now if you wanna grab one
Best skate CZcams channel out! I love these videos
Keep getting legends to talk about tricks I could watch these for days
Thanks a million!
keep this series going, there are some INSANE best trick candidates 🔥🔥
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Went to high school with him and his brother Jonas. They were both very chill. Good dude!
Epic!
i remember having his instructional skate trick vid way back when totally forgot about it until seeing this. was so helpful for learning all the basics and beyond. and what a trick here damn, what a legend.
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Thrilling experience watching this. Very enjoyable. Especially enjoyed his comment on the absurdity of just jumping it lol😂
It's like his board broke and mystically the tail became a tail feather. It looked like it didn't even touch the edge when he ollied - like it straight up smacked against the air .
Crazy hercules type craziness
Lol seriously
In case you weren’t a skater in this era, Jeremy Wray was known for having massive pop. So, for those of us who were and knew that, this was monumental.
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Jeremy showed up with the plan b guys to the Santa Rosa skate park ages ago. There are plenty of pros ive seen skate that park. Ive never seen anyone so big and so consistent. Got to watch that huge huge kick flip out of the bowl by the fence in second hand smoke. So many good skaters ive seen but never seen anyone back then that was so huge and consistent.
Sick
Watched the Wray Bro's growing up skating. "In the white room, with black curtains near the station."
Had an Indiana Jonas board. One of my favorite graphics for sure. Permanent memories.
This kind of trick gives me the heebie jeebies.
Sick
So gnarly!
Yes
No question. The back wheels left the tower before the tail hit. Insane
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I love watching men with balls of steel do death defying stunts. What a beast!
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when i did graffiti theres a enormous bridge by my old house i drove past everyday no matter where i went. i tried exercising to get my body in better shape to scale the side of it a few 100 feet across to do graffiti and balance myself. i got anxiety medication. i couldnt stop dreaming about it i couldnt sleep. when i finally was ready to paint it they started a really long construction where there was always workers there for over a year then i moved. prob saved my life. lol. moral of the sttory is not everyone can pull off a awesome trick like this guy
Sick
Seriously the Wray brothers are the best thing to ever happen to skateboarding since Jeff Grosso
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I remember watching the Color video and then 411 feature and all the while I felt like he was the sickest on a skateboard. Honestly when he did this I wasn’t surprised because he had the skills. It’s the level of crazy I was trying to understand. To this day still one of the sickest things to go down. Much respect
!!!! Be sure you grab a board before they are gone!
“Is the possibility of death involved?” Okay I’m there 😭
lol!
My first skateboard video: that 411VM with, in the intro hilights, that ollie! It probably define my love for skateboarding.
Amazing. Ya gotta grab one of the boards 🙌
This is an epic moment ! So nuts to us mortals.
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Crazy balls dude! Blast from the past. My back, knees and ankles hurt from watching this again. And that’s not from falling it’s from popping to landing. My whole body would blow out now. I agree with watching you just jumping back made me cringe more.
Insane!
Dude ill always remember that 411!! I can hear the theme track in my head right now!!
Hell ya! Gotta snag one of the boards 😜
@@storied_skateboarding where can I get one!?
@@timingstadIntuitiveforces storiedskateboarding.com
Such a great moment in skateboarding history. Glad I was around to have seen it back in the day (on video).
Iconic af! Be sure you grab a board before they are gone!
Dang! I remember Natas Kaupas. He was like the ollie king back in the day. GG, man!
True!
In an alternate universe this could have been a most insane slam video.
Ha shit
WOW this happened when I was in my skateboarding prime. This video brought back all kinds of memories.
Hell ya! Gotta grab a signed board before they are gone!
Just had to buy that board to hang on my wall! Wray is a monster and would pay any amount of money to get a fresh pair of his old signature shoe in a size 11 ahaha
Awesome thank you!!
80' and 90' what a great era for skateboarding 🛹 it was a honor to skateboard that era. 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯😎👍
Couldn't agree more! We have signed boards available if you want to grab one
@@storied_skateboarding hell yeah I am totally going to get one . This image was iconic to me it reminds me of when I was younger Skateboarding all over San Diego. Thanks 🔥🔥💯💯🛹😎👍
@@juanraigosa139 that’s amazing, thank you!
This just brought back such wonderful memories! Thank you!
Our pleasure!
Man I haven’t seen this in forever . This was so epic
Still is! Boards available now at storiedskateboarding.com
8 minutes feels like a bit of a disservice to Jeremy and the feat itself. This is up there with the 900 or Danny jumping the Great Wall as far as gnarly, iconic moments in skateboarding. You couldn't get Ty or anyone other than Shecks to weigh in? Not gonna lie. This episode left me a little bummed and wanting more.
:( Sorry to hear that. It wasn’t a full ‘STORIED’ episode, more of a battle video with a back story
Bro, this trick has been covered many times over. This is a great summary.
Most other features on this are way shorter with a few exceptions like Jenkem‘s video a few years ago. 😅
i remember first time seeing the footage when i was like 10 and showing it to my mom and we were equally blown away.
So insane
I remember exactly where I was the first time I saw this, so it must be pretty iconic!
So iconic, grab a board while supplies last!
Compound the run and jump with mid 90s loose jeans and it makes the gnarly even gnarlier
That Tyshawn cliff hanger has me pretty pumped.
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I was looking for this comment and can't believe i had to scroll this far for it...that was the biggest part of this video (for someone who already knew this story well)...imagine what tyshawn could do here!!!
@@GettingHyphy 👀
@@GettingHyphy I’d love to see him step to it
The thrill he must have felt doing this will never be truly explained. Borderline insanity but legendary. ✊
also the gap Bam did on a moving train, freight to freight was cool
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Absolute legend , pure fearless skill , amazing
No lies told! We have signed boards available if you wanna grab one! 🤝
HOW HAVE YOU GUYS NOT HIT ME UP TO DO ONE ON THE SOMA FENCE GAP I DID AWHILE BACK IN SAN FRANCISCO BEEN DYING TO THE STORY BEHIND IT ALL
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One of skateboardings best clips
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That Natas ollie was a good point of reference. Goes to show how skaters are inspired from the past.
@@eliasmartinez4260 🙌🙌🙌
That one parkour dude did a front flip over the gap.. crazy
Lol yup
Incredible moments...Skateboarding is the raddest sport.
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Balls of steel! 🤙🏼
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such a good dude, nothing but real skateboarder energy
Yup!!!
If you freeze the frame, you can see the rear wheels are slightly passed the edge when the tail hits the ground at the start of the ollie.
Insane, awesome and ducking scary.
It’s insane
For all metric system users like myself, just googled this: 40 feet are about 12.2 meters, that's how high those towers are to us.
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I remember that 411 video…awesome
So iconic
Thank you, and finally some unseen footage!
No problem! Boards are available now if you wanna snag one!
Jeremy Wray is awesome.
Yes he is
This is the only video of skateboarding that makes my hands sweat. 😂
Hahah
That was definitely the craziest trick I ever saw as a kid…well ever. He could have died!!! The trick will never be repeated!
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Just watching him jump it is gnarly af to me. Craziest gap in skating no doubt
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So crazy! Alot of skateboarding is in our mind. Convincing our selfs we can do it. I luv that part for some reason.👍
So true!
So pretty landing that like a gazelle. how satisfying to get a clip in that side of town not alot of skate spots around there.
Couldn't agree more! Boards are available now if you wanna snag one!
I did an Ollie off a 5 foot wall and came down wrong on my ankle.
Got a severe twisted ankle which hurt worse then the three bones I have broken.
I actually cried.
Can't even imagine if you fell......
Yikes
This has got to be the absolute gnarliest trick ever done
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The more details I learn, the crazier it seems
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Love Jeremy Wray... This is nuts
GOAT! Boards available now if you wannt grab one
I remember watching this in THP1 and I couldn’t believe it!
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Earned a spot in the hall of fame of badass. That gap is crazy shouts out tony hawk pro skater.
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Best of 5 my favorite 411 of all time.
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I met Jeremy a few times, super nice guy!
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I'll never forget the first time I saw this!
100%! Boards are for sale now if you wanna grab one
Seeing this in 411vm taught me how to Ollie
Sick!
I saw this over a decade ago. I know he makes it. Why do my hands still clam out whenever I watch this?
Lol it’s crazy
If it wasn't for this, I wouldn't be able to decide what the gnarliest trick ever was. A contender that doesn't get mentioned often is Jaws' drop in at that one crazy spot in AZ. I can't remember the name of that spot, but I think it was an old drive-in theater. That seemed like a legit life-threatening trick if it went south, because that thing is like 20 feet tall at least.
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Legend.....And love the Hill Skateboards sweater!
The best!