Jaded Ink has been such a great support to First Nature in helping us make the KING OF THE FORT Schanskop Downhill Challenge such a successful event. To show our appreciation we gave them a blank longboard deck and asked them to go wild with the graphics. Our expectations were far exceeded when we saw the amazing work of Jaded Ink’s tattoo artist, Leigh-Ann Chapman! Head down to the Fourways  [ Read More ]

Photo by Tim Moolman – www.timmoolman.co.za The Jo’Burg longboarding scene has taken a while to get to where it is today and it is now growing faster than ever before. We’re always stoked to welcome new riders to the Jo’burg Longboarders Club and it was no different when we met Darren Fielding. He was put in contact with us via some Cape Town riders in January of this year and it was  [ Read More ]

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 ]

  With almost 1 month to go, the stoke for the KING OF THE FORT Schanskop Downhill Challenge 2011 is growing. First Nature is excited to announce our major sponsor for 2011, Jaded Ink: Home Of Jaded Tattoos. When we approached them with the opportunity, they jumped at it and are just as excited as we are to grow the downhill family and gravity scene in general. They were kind  [ Read More ]

ENTRANCE IS ABSOLUTELY FREE Date: Wednesday 20 April 2011 Time: 19:30 Location: Jaded Ink – The Home of Jaded Tattoos CC, The Buzz Centre Click here for a map The world’s most highly anticipated Downhill Skateboard DVD is in South Africa. First Nature invites you to a preview of the DVD and an opportunity to own it for yourself on standard DVD and Blu Ray. The venue is the headquarters  [ Read More ]