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When I was a teenager Jamie always was my favorite street skater I also liked Muska, Koston Rodney of course. But Jamie was the guy that did all these crazy gaps and rails and had this dope style so I just loved him. I’m 38 now and still skate a bit and watch lots of skateboarding and of course like many new guys but Jamie will always be in top of my favorites.

Leap of faith one man only epic day JT

I grew up in OB/PL and went to PLHS (Class of '99)... that drop is WAY bigger in person than it looks on video. The fact Jamie walked away from that, where so many others had to be carried, and the fact the School added all sorts of gates, railings, fences and nailed down benched to obscure the landing zone is just proof how gnarly it really was. Absolute LEGEND!

this is probably to most famous non-make ever which only leads to more legends and stories. If he makes it on firs try, it's no longer talked about today I believe.

Super helpful thank you

Blah blah just keep flapping

thank you man this helped alot

My first actual skateboard was a zero Jamie Thomas with the cross

I landed the leap of faith in 2018. Even have it on film. And yes, it was on skateboard

Miss this poster so much.........thanks jamie

BLOODY NOSE DECK (WHITE BACKROUND) WAS THE DECK I WAS RIDING THE DAY MY BALLS DROPPED!... I WAS 12 YEARS OLD WHEN I OLLIED THIS HUGE 12 SET WITH A HAND RAIL DOWN THE CENTER OF IT AT THIS MASSIVE COLLEGE CAMPUS LOOKING MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SCRIPPS VILLAGE SAN DIEGO... HAD THE SMOOTHEST CONCRETE WITH ALL THE RUNWAY ROOM IN THE WORLD.... I STARED AT IT FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE HRS BUT WAS ONLY LIKE 20 MINS AND MY BROTHER CODY ARNOLD WAS LIKE, "DUDE ARE YOU GONNA DO IT OR NOT? LET'S GO!" THEN THESE 2 GIRLS SAT AT THIS BENCH NEXT TO THE TOP OF THE STAIR SET AND ALL I COULD THINK TO MYSELF WAS "SHIT NOW I GOTTA TRY IT"... I REMEMBER ROLLING UP TO DO IT AND I JUMPED OFF MY DECK AND DOWN THE STAIRS JUST TO GET THE FEEL OF THE FALL AND AS SOON AS MY FEET HIT THE GROUND I WAS LIKE HELL YEAH I CAN DO THIS! ...... I RAN UP THE STEPS GRABBED MY BOARD AND WENT AS FAR BACK AS I COULD GO AND SAID OUT LOUD "THOMAS!" (LIKE PEOPLE SAY KOBE WHEN SHOOTING A PAPER BALL INTO THE TRASH CAN LOL) I CLEARED THAT 12 SET BY 2 STEPS AND LANDED IT BOLTS 1ST TRY (2ND IF YOU COUNT THE JUMP DOWN) .... I NEVER FELT SO JUICED AND ALIVE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE UP UNTIL THAT MOMENT.... THAT WAS THE BIGGEST I HAD EVER GONE IN SKATEBOARDING AT THE TIME AND I FELT LIKE A CHAMP AND THAT WHOLE WEEK OR SO THAT TRIP TO SCRIPPS VILLAGE WAS ALL I COULD TALK ABOUT ... THANK YOU JAMIE THOMAS FOR UR INSPIRATION .... YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH YOU INFLUENCED ME THAT DAY TO DIG DEEP WITHIN MYSELF! THANK YOU! ~ SINCERELY, A HUGE FAN OF YOURS, TRAVIS PAULOS (I'M 33YRS OLD NOW AND I JUST GOT BACK INTO SKATEBOARDING AFTER 17-18YRS WITHOUT STEPPING ON A BOARD MAINLY BECAUSE I WANT TO RELIVE MY YOUTH BUT ALSO TO GET MY SONS INTO IT.... AND OFF THIS FORTNITE KICK LOL)

Jamie Thomas is a fucken savage!

When you ordered your seat cover what did you say when you got the thrill seekers logo on the side patch?

If his board wasn't just plywood (and if it was an aluminum, wood, and composite), the breaking would be his knee/ankle bones and/or ligaments. The physics of that are tough to overcome (flat landing from what appears to be 30 ft). Edit: or be prepared to duck deep on the landing. The dude is a legend.

u have an entire generation of disciples.. ty, now start streaming.

If this gap was still skateable, Jaws would definitely kill this gap.

Nice ender. You tried something. Wow. Your so lucky it’s blocked.

Wearing exactly what he wore in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1. I always chose his character because my name is Thomas. One footed nosegrind!

My high-school. PL!!!

Why not leave the factory sensor and just add a ground wire?

To this day no one has ever landed a 27 stair drop that I know of. Had jaws on the 25 he would be the only person to maybe have a chance. Can't even land this trick in Tony hawks pro skater. Epic.

When myself and all my friends were young, we idolized that poster of the “leap of faith”. That was the biggest thing in skateboarding at that time.

Jamie Thomas was my idol when I was young. Started skating in 2nd grade. I always just wanted gaps stairs and tricks down stairs and gaps. Loved anything huge to huck myself off and just thought zero and Jamie thomas was just so cool and gnarly. I even got the zero skull tattooed on my leg lol

Richard King did the same Ollie over that rail. Much different outcome. He is my closest yet far away friend. From Dallas to San Diego and beyond he will always be the most courageous dude on a board period!

The only other skater who tried it broke his leg. Shit was no joke

That's my first time seeing the Leap of Faith. It made my hands sweaty watching. Wow.

We’re can I get this.

What exactly does it do?

It Actually didn't look like his board broke on the first shot from far away, until the pictire was zoomed up.

Did any skateboarder even make this drop and ride away before it was destroyed?

no way the skate video embedded in all of us was Jay t himself wow

You should post more

And then Richard King came along and broke his fuckin leg there, and now it's not even doable anymore

I grew up watching these guys and remember Zero coming out . They were my hero's. Jamie Thomas is a legend.

All these kids saying jaws could have "easily" done this like he didn't almost die on Lyon 25 which is like another 4 feet shorter than this. Not including the Ollie over the rail which will forsure put your head at almost 23 feet high.

Ending is so wholesome.

Beast

Big respects for the Chief.

Legend!!!

Damn Adrian Lopez has been on Zero for 23 years.

I remember meeting him, most humble dude ever.

Is this the tallest thing ever ollied down? This looks taller than lyon 25 by a couple feet. Anyone know? Or know of some other stuff that may be taller than this?

1:31 thats what she said

Hey, I'm freaking 32 years old, I'm about to take my kids to the skate park for the first time for real, and JT, you're my inspiration

To me as a kid growing up in the woods in NC, seeing this was like seeing a man walk on the moon

He would've landed had he not leaned back in the last 5 feet or so - his feet shifted upwards/forward relative to his center of gravity causing him to tumble and snap his deck (1:44). Also, he extended his legs a bit too early - easier said than done since that shit is just massive. Props to the man Thomas for inspiring a generation of skaters.

Shorty's hardware team video was my first video. I watched it before I would skate religously. Then I was exposed to Welcome to Hell and Thrill of it all. It changed my whole skate style.

This is so dope

My Idol