Damn Am Cascais (Portugal): Day 1
Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2014 by Chris
Words and photos by Mathijs Tromp
Video by Frank Branca
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Welcome to our first Damn Am from Cascais (Portugal). This is an amazing skatepark and there are already so many dudes ripping it up.
Afonso Nery is one of the most promising locals for this weekend. Here's a backside smith out of the bank.
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Duarte Pombo is a local from Lisbon and he showed us a lot of crazy tricks today, like this front crook down the rail.
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For the past seven years, Damn Am was held in Amsterdam. Tim Zom, Robbin de Wit and Shajen Willems came down to Portugal for this years Damn Am. Here's a pause for a footage check.
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SPoT staff at registration giving out free stickers and t-shirts, courtesy of Volcom, and the kids are loving it.