Grit to Grind
Shaping Montana Communities One Skatepark at a Time
Seiten
2025
Chronicle Books (Verlag)
978-1-7972-3332-1 (ISBN)
Chronicle Books (Verlag)
978-1-7972-3332-1 (ISBN)
The inspirational story of the inception, growth, and continued work of the Montana Skatepark Association and their ongoing efforts to build skateparks for communities across Montana. Packed with 100+ vibrant color photographs.
Long before skateboard culture entered mainstream consciousness, for a group of teens growing up in Montana, skateboarding represented the ultimate expression of freedom and creativity. With no dedicated skatepark nearby, skaters sought opportunities several hours or hundreds of miles away—until a core group of childhood friends decided to band together and change the status quo.
This is the remarkable true story of how long-time Missoula residents Chris Bacon, Andy Kemmis, Ross Peterson, and a small army of other volunteers overcame, with perseverance and determination, obstacles like lack of funding, bureaucratic red tape, geographic limitations, and more to create a non-profit organization that has assisted in the funding and creation of nearly fifty skateparks in the state to date.
The book features:
Interviews and testimonials from the people who built the MSA from the ground up
Profiles of real skaters who have been have been impacted by the skateparks
A foreword by Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament
Over 100 full-color insider photographs
Long before skateboard culture entered mainstream consciousness, for a group of teens growing up in Montana, skateboarding represented the ultimate expression of freedom and creativity. With no dedicated skatepark nearby, skaters sought opportunities several hours or hundreds of miles away—until a core group of childhood friends decided to band together and change the status quo.
This is the remarkable true story of how long-time Missoula residents Chris Bacon, Andy Kemmis, Ross Peterson, and a small army of other volunteers overcame, with perseverance and determination, obstacles like lack of funding, bureaucratic red tape, geographic limitations, and more to create a non-profit organization that has assisted in the funding and creation of nearly fifty skateparks in the state to date.
The book features:
Interviews and testimonials from the people who built the MSA from the ground up
Profiles of real skaters who have been have been impacted by the skateparks
A foreword by Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament
Over 100 full-color insider photographs
Andy Kemmis is a photographer and writer based in his hometown of Missoula, Montana, who has been skating for over forty years and has been involved with the Montana Skatepark Association since its inception. See more at andrewkemmis.com or on Instagram @andrewkemmisphoto. Chris Bacon, a musician and skateboarder, has worked at Board of Missoula for over thirty years and formed the Montana Skatepark Association with lifelong friends. Chris has dedicated his life to sharing all of skateboarding’s positive life lessons with Montana communities and beyond. See more at boardofmissoula.com or on Instagram @boardofmissoula.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.10.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | San Francisco |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-7972-3332-7 / 1797233327 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-7972-3332-1 / 9781797233321 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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