Skateboarding
Punishing heat and punishing skateboarding go down in Muscat.
Skateboarding's global search for untapped terrain continues unabated. As our culture grows and spreads near and far, the sacrifices involved in attaining unknown pleasures also increase. The desert Sultanate of Oman proved no exception for Volcom shrednauts Eniz Fazliov, Daan Van Der Linden, Harry Lintell and Ben Raemers.
Crazy with the heat, they struggled for their art in stratospheric temperatures to bring back this second brace of bangers. Get amongst it!
Spots abound in Oman, and most of them are gleaming marble. I think we got kicked out only once in a fortnight. All of the Omani people were very friendly and surprisingly accommodating when we were skating in front of their businesses or homes – they just enjoyed watching something they had never seen before.
The city of Muscat is blooming and the skate spots pop up at a similar pace. The old town by the harbour is an incredible cluster of narrow streets and local shops with scents, colours and an atmosphere that I will never forget.
The food was incredible, and the beer appeared just at the right time. In Islamic countries you must respect the rules and two such rules were not to drink in public or to remove your shirt. It is seen as a lack of respect.
We wished that we could have had the time to skate more spots, but we had to leave many unconquered due to the extreme heat and the consequent lack of energy!
Many thanks to Eniz Fazliov, Daan Van Der Linden, Harry Lintell and Ben Raemers for ripping non-stop, Red Bull, Volcom and really special thanks to Warren Stopforth for his time and advice. This trip wouldn't have been the same without you.
Until next time, Oman! Keep on burning.
WATCH HERE: Episode 1, first Gallery and second Gallery.
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