I call New Mexico home now after being away from the rockies for over 20 years. Since my arrival here this new territory is a consistent marvel. People don’t really perceive New Mexico as an “outdoor” state but i’m here to tell you it IS. The Rockies start here so the typography might not be as aggressive as Colorado peaks, but is beautiful in a different way, ANEW way.

Taking that as a catalyst for this adventure I wanted to seek out some skaters that have a diverse skill set to adventure around this enchanted state with me. They should Skate and rock climb for this idea to work. I reached out to long time friend Luke Bender to see if he was interested. Luke enthusiastically accepted the challenges and recommended Adam Bazydlo who then recommended Mick Casals.

A “solid group of producers” said Adam after the plan was set. This was not aimed to be a “party tour” mission as we all had a lot of work to do. After all there are only a few of us, and we needed to pull out a film from only a long weekend, then back to our daily lives. We had some spots mapped out for skating but the climbing spots were very up in the air as we did not know the area all that well. The guys were actively hunting their climbing app called “Mountain Project” to find the hidden treasures fit for our climbing shots. Hmm why don’t we have an app for skating spots… maybe it’s better we don’t. The Boys arrived at the ANEW compound in Taos NM (@casadenadataos) early the day before we set off eager and happy for the adventure to start. - Sayer Danforth.

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We had an amazing year filled with all sorts of entertainment and top notch skating! Huge thanks to all the sponsors who support the Mile High Battle year after year! Hammerville, Dead, Vibralux, RollerWarehouse, OakCity, NDN, Razors, Ground Control, Oysi, New Belgium Brewing, and Decibullz Headphones.

Music: (#1) The Murder City Devils, Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts, Dancin’ Shoes - (#2) The Plastic Daggers, Shotgun EP, Alone.

Big big big thanks to Frank Stoner, Kevin Barr, and Blake Taylor for putting the time and effort to turn a square rail round! It was the best rail ever skated! Greg Freeman for picking the amazing spots for this year! Josh Hayes, Will Enzenauer, Zach Nelson For judging (this year was one of the hardest years to judge).

Adam Montoya, Smiley Mosley, Kelly Tucker, and Josh Acosta for producing some amazing trophies for the winners! Thanks to the amazing family who make this happen by showing up and skating their hearts out! Thanks for the love and we can’t wait until next year!

Filmed by Brett Cartee and Luke Bender, edited by Luke Bender.

2017 MHB Standings

1. Zach Pavel $1000
2. Jarrod Banning $500
3. Hazen Bell $250
4. Jeremy Spira $100
5. Jett Rennert $50

Best Trick: Zack Pollak $100 - Pitted award: Marvin Alon - Most creative: James Cisz - Heart of the comp: Tom Leong - Master Shredder: Tad Tregeagle.

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Section of Gnarly Nolan going hard in Denver. Filmed all around the state of Colorado. - Luke Bender.

Music: Sole & Dj Pain 1 – Old Gods Ain’t Dead, Circus Marcus – Les crocodiles mangent aussi les bonshommes Wizzards.

Filmed and Edited by Greg Freeman. Additional footage from Luke Bender, Mykel Fatali, and Jeremy Spira.

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