After the success of the King of the Fort event in 2010, we were immediately excited to make it an annual event. The response from the riders after the first King of the Fort was huge and there was a lot of stoke about having another race on the South African calendar. It’s especially exciting because this is the only race outside of the Western Cape which shows that the  [ Read More ]

‘Drop’ is a documentary style DVD that takes a look into the lives of downhill skateboarders and the culture they belong to. The film is a combination of epic mountain freeriding, intense race action and a compelling story taken directly from the riders themselves. Starring Mischo Erban, Martin Siegrist, Scott ‘Scoot’ Smith, Erik Lundberg, Kevin Reimer, James Kelly, Louis Pilloni and Noah Sakamoto. OUT NOW on DVD (R245) and BluRay  [ Read More ]

First Nature has a strong ethos of safety while skating. This is why we are excited to announce that we now distribute the world class safety gear brand, Triple 8 safety gear. Check out our SAFETY GEAR section and see what Triple 8 has to offer.

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Race day was welcomed with a sunny sky and no wind, a great improvement on the icy day before. Riders started rolling in and practice runs were underway by 10:30am. It wasn’t long before the pace was picked up and riders were already competing heavily before lunch. Racing got underway at 02:00pm and the vibe was electric. There was a lot of drama down at the chicane as is expected,  [ Read More ]

KING OF THE FORT Schanskop Downhill Challenge 2011 was met with great excitement this year. Athletes from all over South Africa gethered at a very chilly track beside the majestic Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria. Everything ran quite smoothly and as riders arrived, they quickly got into their leathers and were shuttled up the hill. Practice runs ran smoothly for the morning and just before lunch the race was stopped due  [ Read More ]

We at First Nature believe in a safety first attitude when it comes to any action sport. This is why we are very excited to announce Predator Helmets as our latest sponsor to the KING OF THE FORT: Schanskop Downhill Challenge 2011. They will be sponsoring a DH-6 helmet which is the world’s first production downhill skateboarding helmet. The helmet has been put into our fundraising raffle and will be  [ Read More ]

We are counting down the days until 2011′s KING OF THE FORT Schanskop Downhill Challenge and we are very excited to announce our next sponsor, straight out of Pretoria, Antik. They produce the finest quality buttboards with some exciting projects under the cover soon to be released for the world to be blown away. They have sponsored a one of a kind trophy buttboard in honour of this year’s race  [ Read More ]

With only 1 week to go, the excitement for the race is electric. We are proud to announce that Action Cameras have come on board once again this year with 2 of their top HD sports cameras. You will get a glimpse of the action from the rider’s perspective in HD quality. Stay tuned for the official race video to check out what these cameras are capable of. You can  [ Read More ]

 Fair Cape always brings its new challenges and this year, lots of new riders came out to brave the deceptively fast hill situated in the beautiful hills surrounding the Fair Cape dairy farm.  One of those first time riders came and outshone the rest, his name is Wesley Travill. This 20 year old, proudly Capetonian racer only started racing in 2010 after seeing some other riders bombing hills in Cape  [ Read More ]