Wallenburg Set
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Wallenburg, also known as the Wallenburg Four, is a popular gap among the skateboard community which is located in a San Francisco school [1].
[edit] Coverage in skateboard media
It first appeared in an early 90's video by Blind skateboards named "Video Days". In the "High Noon at the big four" contest hosted by Thrasher Magazine, Andrew Reynolds was the first skateboarder to successfully perform a Frontside Flip and Backside Flip over the gap, altough the backside flip wasn't accomplished at the contest [1]. Chris Cole was the first one to 360 flip it in New Blood a skateboarding video by Zero Skateboards.[2]. Some of the most popular skateboarding tricks that have been performed include Frank Gerwer's kick flip over the set, Darrell Stanton performed a switch backside 180, Lindsey Robertson of Zero skateboards performed a heel flip over the gap, Danny Gonzalez performed a kick flip to Melon grab in Transworld's "The Reason", Elissa Steamer attempted an ollie which, if landed, would have made her the first female skateboarder to accomplish a trick down the infamous gap. Recently, Jeremy Reeves of City Skateboards did a pop shove it to melon grab. Some other tricks include a backside 180° (Diego Buccheri), a pop-shove it (by Steve Nesser - 411VM #66), a switch ollie, a switch frontside 180 (by Tony Manfre - montage in Free Your Mind from Transworld Skateboarding), and a pop shuvit to melon grab (Jeremy Reeves, from footage featured on Thrasher Magazine's website).
While the stair set is still there the school has re-profiled the "run up" to the set so it is no longer possible to use Vega St to gain speed, it has to be obtained from a ramp or roll in.
