Adam Westfall is a professional downhill skateboarder from Golden, CO who was ranked 7th internationally in 2018. We discuss the fundamentals of downhill skateboarding, racing strategy, wrecks, other forms of skateboarding (longboarding, street luge, longboard dancing, etc.), and what it is like to be on tour.

EPISODE LINKS:
Crisis Center of Birmingham: https://www.crisiscenterbham.org/

GUEST LINKS (Adam Westfall)
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adam.p.westfall/

PODCAST INFO
- Podcast Website: https://adventures-less-traveled.com
- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LpB7vI
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adventures-less-traveled/id1681357393

OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
01:09 - Part 01: The Basics
03:45 - Top speeds
08:06 - Braking / Stopping
12:15 - Part 02: The Sport
16:05 - Track difficulties around the world
19:40 - League structure
25:45 - Sliding
27:18 - What makes one racer better than another?
29:00 - Defensive strategy
30:20 - Wrecks
36:24 - Other forms of downhill skating (street luge, inline, gravity bikes, etc.)
39:48 - Part 03: Inspiration
43:40 - Adam's bike trip (Canada to Mexico via Tour Divide route)
48:40 - Lifestyle / Self-doubt
54:10 - Including women in the sport / gender ratios
1:01:45 - Adam's future
1:05:46 - Next guest on podcast

PODCAST SOCIAL
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/adventures.less.traveled
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_ALT_podcast
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/AdventuresLessTraveled