It's there such thing as being too old for skateboarding?

Man this thing is gnarly...

I climb, whitewater paddle, surf a little, mountain bike, and I swear skating is consistently the most fun. I am 33 these days, and I have to be smart about things (the concrete does hurt), but I am finding that after 20 years of skating, I am still able to find new ways of having fun on a skateboard. Also, you can’t beat the vibes at a skatepark. Best counter culture I have ever been involved in. 

We skated the Nose last year. Kickflipped every bivy ledge. I'm almost 40, so I'd say "No." Not too old. 

Taylor Harmon wrote:

Also, you can’t beat the vibes at a skatepark. Best counter culture I have ever been involved in. 

Truth. Wish going to the crag or gym was more like going to the skatepark. 

Also that's a rad photo Lenore

Lenore Sparks wrote:

We skated the Nose last year. Kickflipped every bivy ledge. I'm almost 40, so I'd say "No." Not too old. 

Reactions: it’s not real,

 what if the board falls, 

sick!

Taylor Harmon wrote:

 Also, you can’t beat the vibes at a skatepark. 

It's actually sorta sad how much skating has been confined to parks in so many places. It belongs in the streets

I’m 37 and still skate almost everyday. 

PWZ wrote:

It's actually sorta sad how much skating has been confined to parks in so many places. It belongs in the streets

I prefer park now honestly and I understand why it's such a headache for business owners even though I grew up skating street.  

Lenore Sparks wrote:

We skated the Nose last year. Kickflipped every bivy ledge. I'm almost 40, so I'd say "No." Not too old. 

Awesome crossover man.  I would love to be able to land a kickflip again nevertheless climb in the Valley.

Christopher Smith wrote:

 I understand why it's such a headache for business owners even though I grew up skating street.  

Next thing someone will turn up pro cop

I'm 58 and still enjoy skating mellow country roads in the mountains.

My husband at 45 years young still sk8s a ton. Torn meniscus and all! 

His motto, "sk8  or get really really grumpy and old fast. "

Leslie H wrote:

My husband at 45 years young still sk8s a ton. Torn meniscus and all! 

His motto, "sk8  or get really really grumpy and old fast. "

Lol being older certainly gives new meaning to skate or die

Lenore Sparks wrote:

We skated the Nose last year. Kickflipped every bivy ledge. I'm almost 40, so I'd say "No." Not too old. 

Product idea: belay seat / bigwall skateboard, built in ankle tether.  I’m thinking the market probably isn’t huge but…

Will J wrote:

Product idea: belay seat / bigwall skateboard, built in ankle tether.  I’m thinking the market probably isn’t huge but…

You had me at belay seat....

PWZ wrote:

Next thing someone will turn up pro cop

Speaking as someone who has been on the wrong side of the law more than a few times, I'm pro cop.....until they are being total asshats and making up crimes/trampling civil liberties.  Iuno man just as with every position of authority there are good ones and bad ones, I'll judge them individually.

I’m 47 and still skate, though I’m just a cruise-around-kinda-skater these days. 

First, let me say that in the big picture, 36yo isn’t “getting old”. I think most people who have actually gotten old would say that 36 is still pretty much “in the sweet spot”. I’ve got nearly 20 yrs on you, and I can say personally that at that age I was pushing it harder than I did in my 20’s; big expeditions, hard big walls, skiing steep and deep backcountry, guiding 200 days/yr, hadn’t even started running marathons yet… Never trained, never got hurt, just going BIG and giving zero fucks…

But… now I weigh injury risk very, very carefully. I now ski very conservatively and stick to lift service. I now call myself a XC mountain biker. I’m rationing my joints and connective tissues and keep my trail runs to single-digit mileage. Yoga has become an end in and of itself. Highball bouldering is past tense. I no longer own ice tools.

I can say, though, that the safest and lowest risk activity in my life, and the one I’ll never drop, is roped rock climbing. I think it may well be the perfect sport to grow old with…

Grosso Forever!

I will never stop skating, albeit I'm not really that good at it, but I enjoy it. The freedom of cruising around on my Loaded skateboard and ripping Bert slides on my neighbor's driveways is always fun. Speaking of skating, I recently purchased a Redline BMX cruiser and rediscovered my youth....talk about being 'too old'. I'll never stop skating and bmx'ing. I gave climbing a rest as the obsession there was pretty intense yet I'll get back into it at some point. Sorry about the long-winded answer, but no, there is no such thing as being too old for skating or anything. It just hurts more when you fall, like anything else. Great question by the way.