On The Rampage: The World’s First Half Pipe

Skateboarder Magazine’s October 1977 issue (Vol. 4 No. 3) included a multipage article on Rampage, which arguably was the first half pipe ramp. Inspired by the Arizona full pipes – Tom Stewart looked for a more convenient location to have a similar skateboarding experience.

Stewart consulted with his brother Mike, an architect, on how to build a ramp that resembled the Arizona pipes. With his brother’s plans in hand, Tom built a wood frame half-pipe in the front yard of his house in Encinitas. Tom then went on to create Rampage, Inc., and began selling blueprints for his half-pipe design. H/T>