Jacob Wester

photos from yesterday

beach life. this beach is just 3 minutes on foot from our house here on northern Fårö. today the water temperature was about 18°C, or about 68°F. not that bad for Sweden.

this is actually a still shot from a timelapse we made. I think you’re going to like the end result.

about 15 minutes southwest from our house is this spot where we go cod fishing. just 10 feet to my left it’s over 90 feet deep: lots of big fish.

in this shot, I’m freaking out over the 30kg+ fish on the other end of my line. after 10 minutes of slow battle, it came to a complete stop somewhere down there, and I realized I was stuck in the bottom. I swear it was moving!

if I were 2 cms tall, I would surf this heaving death slab. secret spot somewhere up north.

sofia was the lucky one today, catching the only cod. this one should make for some good dinner tomorrow.

if youre going to fish cod, do it in style.

after the sun went down.

typical Fårö view

Just woke up to another day of sun, and we’re just about to head down to the beach for a few hours. No wind so far, but the forecast is telling me to be patient, monday might be pretty good…

this means waist-shoulder high waves are on our way… can’t wait to see if it’s true.

Stay tuned!

Jacob

Took the ferry over to Gotland last night, an island situated about 140 miles (80 kms) southeast of Stockholm. Just north of the island sits a smaller island called Fårö (“sheep island” in Swedish), where my family has owned a house for the last 50 years. Feels good to be back out here, hanging on the beach, maybe getting some surf, and just taking it real easy in general. Staying until wednesday, and the forecast looks promising, hopefully I can provide you all with some surf footage!

looking into getting a new boat for next year’s st.tropez parties. what do you think about this one?

girls are cute.

screenshot.

Have a good weekend!

Jacob

I don’t even know what to say, this skate edit blew my mind and now I have to go skateboarding. check this out!

in other news, Sofia and I are heading down to the island of Gotland for a few days tomorrow to get some beach time and maybe score some surf, monday-tuesday is looking promising. still debating whether or not to go to NZ this year. their setup down there looks awesome but at the same time I’m still not fully recovered from this season’s minor injuries. in mt.hood I still felt some pain in my heel that I hurt during X Games, and I want to go into the 10/11 season feeling a 100% healthy. skiing in Oregon this summer was so much fun but I can tell that I need to spend more time in the gym to prevent getting hurt again. it will most likely be a last minute decision again, which is great for my travel budget, NZ flights are not cheap…

Jacob

being home is as good as ever. not much to write about but just wanted to post something.

combining my two favorite hobbies

Jacob

hey there, just got off my last flight, long day of travelling today. everything went nice and smooth the whole way though. on my chicago-munich flight I edited this quick edit of Banks Gilberti cruising through Windell’s concrete park a sunny afternoon last week. enjoy!

feels good to be back in Stockholm, although it’s raining and looking like shit outside. where did the summer go? anyone?

Jacob

Jake Strassman is a great cinematographer who has been posted up here at Windell’s where he has been shooting for interwebz edits the last few weeks. He was kind enough to hook me up with some of my shots, enjoy!

Last night at the Ark right now, chilling outside on the parking lot with Josh Bishop and Ben Moxham. Should probably head inside and pack the rest of my bags before going to the airport tomorrow morning.

Home, here I come!

Jacob

Yesterday, Bishop and I went on a hiking and camping mission along with friends such as Nick Martini, Tyler Barnes, Luke ‘Ocho’ Allen, Jeff Kiesel, Jeff Curry amongst others. I didnt bring the camera to camping since I didnt want it to end up in one of the 8 fireplaces we created during a night of frivolity, but here are some stills from the hike up to Tamanawas Falls;

Bishop and Jeff Kiesel

Nick Martini

Hike!

Martini taking his first shower in 6 days

Bending the newspaper.

BTW: For all of you who haven’t tried it, falling asleep in a sleeping bag on the moss in an Oregon forest, watching the stars rotate while listening to Sigur Ros and eating chips…Is the best thing in the world. Go do it!

Jacob

Hey everyone,

Just dropping in to let you know I am heading out for a hike in the Oregon rain forests tonight and won’t be back in a few hours, maybe days.

Leaving all electronics behind, so I will see you when I see you.

Jacob

So today was last day on skis for this time, just finished up coaching session 6 here at Windells, Mt.Hood. Gonna fly back home on thursday so I won’t be riding Windell’s park again. Hiking public park is always an option though…

filmed a little this afternoon and threw this little thing together too, hope you like:

Jacob

another great day on the hill has gone by, and it’s as sunny and warm as ever up on the mountain. crazy jump sessions has gone down every afternoon, including tom wallisch’s stomped all 4 double 1080s yesterday afternoon. tomorrow is the last day on skis for me as I am going back home for the remainder of august. I have some plans for NZ but that’s not really set in stone yet, but we shall see.

photos:

camper AJ Black at Windell’s upper part, with the infamous upbox to 40 foot gap on the left.

the lower part, with the big jump on the left, and the railgarden on the right. behind this is two 30 foot jumps, followed by a superpipe, and a big air bag jump. not a bad run…

camper overshoot.

camper hotdog

mt.hood’s public park is that extra fun part that waits for you at the end of the day. down rail, 4 perfect stepover jumps, and 4 more rails on the way down to the parking lot…

Check back soon for more media and shiz.

Jacob