Intuition rider Chris Haffey (aka Chris Half-Aussie) checks in from his second home in Australia, and unboxes a fresh pair of throwback future shoes from his childhood hero Brian Shima. These days, Chris and his wife Elle are raising their son Cruz down under - waiting out the pandemic, eager to return to California soon. Lucky for us, he got with Dom West to give us a glimpse of classic Haffey skating, in new again skates from a previous era.

Filmed by Chris Haffey & Dom West, edited by Dom West & Cody Norman.

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All the craziness that went down at the legendary Leap Of Faith gap.

Featuring Justin Buchanan, Jeff Stockwell, Chris Haffey, Carlos Pianowski, Ian Brown, Nick Wood, Jason Marshall, Matt Mantz, Brian Shima, Erick Garcia, Ryan Northway, Myan Tamang, Kell Mckenzie, Anthony Puerta, Jay Mulligan, Albert Hooi, Eric Perkett & more.

60+ minutes of strictly the realest. Footage stockpiled from late 1996 to 2004. Total over 230 hours of raw footage. Tricks & stunts from all 7 of my prior full release’s to date, as well as current, and old unseen footage. Put in sections seperated by skater to get a feel for their style and progression over the years. Plus a few sections from some very promising young guns. - Beau Cottington (2004).

Sections - PLAY: Intro | Louis Zamora | Brian Hamm | Mike Albritton & Troy White | Brent Hicks & Chris Haffey | Rob Thompson | TJ Webber | Blake Dennis & Santiago Azpurua | Abdiel Colberg | Brandon Campell & Tristan Feerey | Tory Treseder & Jimmy Shuda | Robert Guerrero & Beau Cottington | Mike MURDA Johnson & Dre Powell | Dominic Sagona | Cory Casey | Jon Elliott | Brian Shima | Eric Schrijn | Eric Perkett | Credits - Playlist on Youtube.

Montages - PLAY:

• Montage 1 with Bruno Loewe, Marc Dubied, Jona Messerli, Kato & Chris Haffey.
• Montage 2 with Matt Mantz, Champion Baumstimler, Joe Tan, Jason Marshall, Shayne Skowers, Vinny Minton, Billy Prislin & Dustin Latimer.
• Montage 3 with Erik Burke, Josh Clarke, Cory Donohoe, Dominic Wagner, Charles Dunkle, Christian Rodriguez, Matt Morrisson, Josh Petty, Walt Austin, Sam Davis, Chris Lapenta, Chris Haffey, Billy Prislin, Bruno Loewe, Jon Bergeron, Erik Bailey, Dustin Latimer, Hoang Phung, Marc Dubied, Oscar Colmanero, Micah Yeager, Mike Spring, Dustin Halleran, Carlos Ibanez, Tomas Banuelos, Beau Hale, Champion Baumstimler, Dominic Sagona, Jason Marshall, John Starr, Billy O’Neill, Omar Wysong, Jon Elliott & Ian Brown.

Respect (2004) by Beau Cottington, a retrospective remix from almost a decades’ worth of raw footage tapes. Released in 2004, with an original skater-produced soundtrack.

Livestream archives: Blading.nl | One Mag (both on Facebook).

Photo: Brandon Smith (Instagram).

Blading.nl will cover the whole event like last year, you can check here for the livestreams. Thanks guys!

Chris Haffey - Legend. Clips compilation by Lepetitplaisir (Youtube). Enjoy!

Music: Naked and famous - Young Blood, Mr. Green - Distorted Intro, Dion - The Wanderer, Moby - Porcelain.

Video sources: 4x4 Leading the Blind - 02 Chris Haffey, 21 days with Chris Haffey, 2009 WRS Pro Tour The Chaz Sands Invitational (Liverpool UK), Bitter Cold Showdown 2007 DVD Part 3, BLADEMOVEMENT - HAFFEY, Chaz Sands Invitational Documentary 2009, Chris Haffey Remz OS3, Chris Haffey Woodward West Jul08, Chris Haffey One Minute One Spot, Chris Haffey - Regardless Section, Chris Haffey & Brian Shima - Barely Dead, Chris Haffey & Friends Woodward, Chris Haffey 2.0 Cali Tour - first stop, Chris Haffey 2011 New York to California, Chris Haffey drip drop, Chris Haffey Signature 2.0, Chris Haffey Signature 2.1 by Remz, Chris Haffey Vibralux VOD, Chris Haffey VOD B-Roll, Chris Haffey WRS ‘Uploaded’, Inline Best Tricks - Winning Runs Chris Haffey, Introducing The Youth Frameworks Co: Chris Haffey - Chris Farmer and Jon Julio, Killerboots - Chris Haffey, Longest Rail Grind Galileo TV Show w Chris Haffey (English), Razors News Bittercold 2010 Video Piece, Remz EuroTour 2009 Chris Haffey - Franky Morales - Jacob Juul - Dominik Wagner, Shred Til You’re Dead Chris Haffey, Straight Jacket - Chris Haffey, WORLD RECORD Chris Haffey Air Fise, WRS World Finals 2010.

Flashback: Shred Til You’re Dead! Join Chris Haffey, Erik Bailey, Jeff Stockwell, Victor Arias, and Brandon Smith as they shred though a two-week, 3,000-mile tour of skate parks in Northern California, Oregon and Idaho. Burning through 200 pairs of socks, they sleep in tent cities, always keeping a vigilant eye out for Big-foot. A Tour Film by Ivan Narez (full video).

• Previously: Questions & Answers With Chris Haffey (Live VLOG) - Nitro Circus in Cape Town, Interview by Ricardo Lino (October 22, 2017).
• Shred Til You’re Dead - Full Video.

The Hoedown bonus section from VG19 East Coast VG2.

Classic section, featuring Dustin Latimer, Brian Shima, Alex Soto, Mike Murda Johnson, Abdiel Coldberg, Josh Obert, Tyler Shields, Louie Zamora, Gonzo, Clark Kirkman, Jeff Stockwell, Randy Marino, Sam Fogerty, Frankie Morales, Lonnie Gallegos, Brian Hamm, Dustin Halleran, Aaron Feinberg, Chris Haffey & more!

New Eulogy wheels. Featuring Chris Haffey, Soichiro Kanashima, Erik Bailey, and Jeff Dalnas. With 15 year anniversary graphics, the metatron cube and the Legends series with Abdiel Colberg’s face wheel.

Classic Section: Chris Haffey Section in Drip Drop (4x4 Team Video), the long awaited sequal to Leading the Blind. Edited by Pat Lennen.

A 2008 Rat Tail Media Production.

Chris Haffey is one of the very best to ever put on a pair of Inline Skates. He travels the world with Nitro circus and I had the chance to have this little chat with him. - Ricardo Lino.