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{{Short description|American skateboarder}}
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{{BLP sources|date= August 2017}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name = Lance Mountain
|name = Lance Mountain
|image = Glen E Friedman photographing Lance Mountain 2014.jpg
|image = Lance Mountain (2014).jpg
|caption = Mountain in 2014
|caption = Mountain in 2014
|birth_name = Robert Lance Mountain
|birth_name = Robert Lance Mountain
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1964|6|13}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1964|6|13}}
|birth_place = [[Pasadena, California]], U.S.
|birth_place = [[Pasadena, California]], U.S.
|occupation = [[Skateboard]]er, artist
|occupation = Skateboarder, artist
|spouse = Yvette Loveless
|spouse = Yvette Loveless
|website = [http://www.lancemountain.com/ LanceMountain.com]
|website = {{URL|lancemountain.com}}
}}
}}


'''Robert Lance Mountain''' (born June 13, 1964) is a professional [[skateboarding|skateboarder]] and artist who was one of the prominent skateboarders throughout the 1980s, primarily due to his involvement with the [[Game of Thrones]]. As of August 2017, Mountain continues to skate professionally and his sponsors include [[Flip Skateboards|Flip]], [[Nike SB]], [[Independent Truck Company|Independent Trucks]], [[Deluxe Distribution|Spitfire Wheels]], and [[Powell Peralta|Bones Bearings]].
'''Robert Lance Mountain''' (born June 13, 1964) is an American professional [[skateboarding|skateboarder]] and artist who was one of the prominent skateboarders throughout the 1980s, primarily due to his involvement with the [[Bones Brigade]]. As of August 2017, Mountain continues to skate professionally and his sponsors include [[Flip Skateboards|Flip]], [[Nike SB]], [[Independent Truck Company|Independent Trucks]], [[Deluxe Distribution|Spitfire Wheels]], and [[Powell Peralta|Bones Bearings]].


==Professional skateboarding==
==Professional skateboarding==


===Powell-Peralta to The Firm===
===Powell-Peralta to The Firm===
Lance Mountain took first or second place in almost every amateur contest in which he participated. Mountain's first skateboard deck sponsor was Variflex, a company that he joined in 1981; Mountain then moved to the [[Powell Peralta|Powell-Peralta]] team in the following year(1982). It was during his time with Powell-Peralta that he formed a strong friendship with [[Stacy Peralta]], the team manager and director of the Bones Brigade video series—Mountain appears in eight Bones Brigade videos, including the well-known video ''The Search For Animal Chin'' (the final video was the 1991 production ''Eight'').<ref>{{cite web|title=DOWNLOAD: THE SEARCH FOR ANIMAL CHIN|url=http://www.acclaimmag.com/lifestyle/download-the-search-for-animal-chin/|work=Acclaim|publisher=ACCLAIM Pty Ltd|accessdate=20 October 2012|author=Sean Irving|date=23 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="Video">{{cite web|title=Lance Mountain skate videos|url=http://www.skatevideosite.com/skaters/613/lance+mountain|work=Skatevideosite.com|publisher=Skatevideosite.com|accessdate=21 March 2013|year=2005–2013}}</ref>
Lance Mountain took first or second place in almost every amateur contest in which he participated. Mountain's first skateboard deck sponsor was Variflex, a company that he joined in 1981; Mountain then moved to the [[Powell Peralta|Powell-Peralta]] team in the following year (1982). It was during his time with Powell-Peralta that he formed a strong friendship with [[Stacy Peralta]], the team manager and director of the Bones Brigade video series—Mountain appears in eight Bones Brigade videos, including the well-known video ''[[The Search for Animal Chin]]'' (the final video was the 1991 production ''Eight'').<ref>{{cite web|title=DOWNLOAD: THE SEARCH FOR ANIMAL CHIN|url=http://www.acclaimmag.com/lifestyle/download-the-search-for-animal-chin/|work=Acclaim|publisher=ACCLAIM Pty Ltd|accessdate=October 20, 2012|author=Sean Irving|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Video">{{cite web|title=Lance Mountain skate videos|url=http://www.skatevideosite.com/skaters/613/lance+mountain|work=Skatevideosite.com|accessdate=March 21, 2013|year=2005–2013}}</ref>


Mountain gained further eminence when he won the ''Upland Turkey Shoot'' contest at Upland Skatepark in 1983, an event in which fellow team riders [[Steve Caballero]], [[Mike McGill]], and [[Tony Hawk]] also competed. This was followed by Mountain's 1984 appearance in skateboarding's first, full-length company video ''The Bones Brigade Video Show'', in which Mountain filmed the segue segments for all of the "vert" (a style of skateboarding that involves skateboarding on a vertical "u"-shaped ramp) and "[[Freestyle skateboarding|freestyle]]" (a style of skateboarding that involves technical skateboarding on flat ground) parts; the segments depict Mountain as he skateboards throughout the streets of [[Los Angeles]], US.<ref name="Show">{{cite web|title=The Bones Brigade Video Show - OLD SCHOOL SKATE - FULL - Presented ...|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVu9GQD0j0s|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=21 March 2013|author=Gustavo Fumero|format=Video upload|date=25 September 2011}}</ref>
Mountain gained further eminence when he won the ''Upland Turkey Shoot'' contest at Upland Skatepark in 1983, an event in which fellow team riders [[Steve Caballero]], [[Mike McGill]], and [[Tony Hawk]] also competed. This was followed by Mountain's 1984 appearance in skateboarding's first, full-length company video ''[[The Bones Brigade Video Show]]'', in which Mountain filmed the segue segments for all of the "vert" (a style of skateboarding that involves skateboarding on a vertical "u"-shaped ramp) and "[[Freestyle skateboarding|freestyle]]" (a style of skateboarding that involves technical skateboarding on flat ground) parts; the segments depict Mountain as he skateboards throughout the streets of [[Los Angeles]], US.<ref name="Show">{{cite web|title=The Bones Brigade Video Show – OLD SCHOOL SKATE – FULL – Presented ...|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVu9GQD0j0s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/BVu9GQD0j0s |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=March 21, 2013|author=Gustavo Fumero|format=Video upload|date=September 25, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


In the early 1990s, the skateboard industry underwent a major transformation; the popularity of street-style skateboarding superseded that of vert skateboarding, thereby diminishing the status of the Bones Brigade while the prominence of the next wave of skaters increased. In 1991, Mountain left Powell-Peralta to cofound his own skateboard company "The Firm" and, together with former Powell-Peralta teammate [[Ray Barbee]], recruited a team of notable skateboarders that included [[Bob Burnquist]] and Rodrigo "Tx" Teixeira.<ref name="Skately" />
In the early 1990s, the skateboard industry underwent a major transformation; the popularity of street-style skateboarding superseded that of vert skateboarding, thereby diminishing the status of the Bones Brigade while the prominence of the next wave of skaters increased. In 1991, Mountain left Powell-Peralta to cofound his own skateboard company "The Firm" and, together with former Powell-Peralta teammate [[Ray Barbee]], recruited a team of notable skateboarders that included [[Bob Burnquist]] and Rodrigo "Tx" Teixeira.<ref name="Skately" />


Following the company's further development, The Firm signed a distribution deal with Blitz Distribution. Following four videos<ref>{{cite web|title=The Firm skate videos|url=http://www.skatevideosite.com/companies/24/the+firm|work=Skatevideosite.com|publisher=Skatevideosite.com|accessdate=21 March 2013|year=2005–2013}}</ref> and over a decade of existence, Mountain announced the end of The Firm on March 13, 2006.<ref name="Skately">{{cite web|title=The Firm Skateboards|url=http://skately.com/library/brands/the-firm-skateboards|work=Skately|publisher=Skately LLC|accessdate=21 March 2013|year=2013}}</ref>
Following the company's further development, The Firm signed a distribution deal with Blitz Distribution. Following four videos<ref>{{cite web|title=The Firm skate videos|url=http://www.skatevideosite.com/companies/24/the+firm|work=Skatevideosite.com|accessdate=March 21, 2013|year=2005–2013}}</ref> and over a decade of existence, Mountain announced the end of The Firm on March 13, 2006.<ref name="Skately">{{cite web|title=The Firm Skateboards|url=http://skately.com/library/brands/the-firm-skateboards|work=Skately|publisher=Skately LLC|accessdate=March 21, 2013|year=2013}}</ref>


===Flip===
===Flip===
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Following the demise of The Firm, several former team members were recruited by the Flip company—Mountain, Burnquist, and Teixeira (all three skateboarders appeared in the Flip full-length video ''Extremely Sorry'' (2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=Flip Extremely Sorry – Lance Mountain|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5BH4oAEENU|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=March 21, 2013|author=RyenBreskyMedia|format=Video upload|date=January 25, 2012}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Flip Extremely Sorry – Mark Appleyard, David Gonzalez, Bob Burnquist|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c504l-Ki39I|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=March 21, 2013|author=RyenBreskyMedia|format=Video upload|date=January 23, 2012}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Extremely Sorry – Rodrigo TX|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNgiyUGcSoU|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=March 21, 2013|author=Alexis Bertorello|format=Video upload|date=September 6, 2011}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>). As of March 2013, Mountain and Burnquist continue to be sponsored by Flip.<ref>{{cite web|title=Team|url=http://flipskateboards.com/team/|work=Flip Skateboards|accessdate=March 21, 2013|date=March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922134313/http://flipskateboards.com/team/|archive-date=September 22, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a team rider for Flip, Mountain is one of the professional skateboarders featured in ''[[Tony Hawk's Proving Ground]]'', an appearance that marked Mountain's first appearance in the [[Tony Hawk's (series)|Tony Hawk series]] of video games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Hawk Proving Ground Skater Vid- Lance Mountain|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT1c_qT0Xl4|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=March 21, 2013|author=myuusmeow|format=Video upload|date=October 18, 2007}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>
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Following the demise of The Firm, several former team members were recruited by the Flip company—Mountain, Burnquist, and Teixeira (all three skateboarders appeared in the Flip full-length video ''Extremely Sorry'' (2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=Flip Extremely Sorry - Lance Mountain|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5BH4oAEENU|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=21 March 2013|author=RyenBreskyMedia|format=Video upload|date=25 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Flip Extremely Sorry - Mark Appleyard, David Gonzalez, Bob Burnquist|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c504l-Ki39I|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=21 March 2013|author=RyenBreskyMedia|format=Video upload|date=23 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Extremely Sorry - Rodrigo TX|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNgiyUGcSoU|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=21 March 2013|author=Alexis Bertorello|format=Video upload|date=6 September 2011}}</ref>). As of March 2013, Mountain and Burnquist continue to be sponsored by Flip.<ref>{{cite web|title=Team|url=http://flipskateboards.com/team/|work=Flip Skateboards|publisher=Flip Skateboards|accessdate=21 March 2013|date=March 2013}}</ref> As a team rider for Flip, Mountain is one of the professional skateboarders featured in ''[[Tony Hawk's Proving Ground]]'', an appearance that marked Mountain's first appearance in the [[Tony Hawk's (series)|Tony Hawk series]] of video games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Hawk Proving Ground Skater Vid- Lance Mountain|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT1c_qT0Xl4|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=21 March 2013|author=myuusmeow|format=Video upload|date=18 October 2007}}</ref>


===Sponsorship===
===Sponsorship===
As of October 2012, Mountain is sponsored by Flip, [[Independent Truck Company|Independent Trucks]], Spitfire, Nike SB (announced on May 7, 2007), and [[Stüssy]] clothing.<ref name="Biz">[http://www.twsbiz.com/twbiz/industrynews/article/0,21214,1618288,00.html Nike SB Welcomes Lance Mountain - Transworld Business Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510055135/http://www.twsbiz.com/twbiz/industrynews/article/0%2C21214%2C1618288%2C00.html |date=May 10, 2007 }}</ref>
As of October 2012, Mountain is sponsored by Flip, [[Independent Truck Company|Independent Trucks]], Spitfire, Nike SB (announced on May 7, 2007), and [[Stüssy]] clothing.<ref name="Biz">[http://www.twsbiz.com/twbiz/industrynews/article/0,21214,1618288,00.html Nike SB Welcomes Lance Mountain – Transworld Business Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510055135/http://www.twsbiz.com/twbiz/industrynews/article/0%2C21214%2C1618288%2C00.html |date=May 10, 2007 }}</ref>


===Influence===
===Influence===
In ''Transworld SKATEboarding'''s "30 Most Influential Skaters Of All Time" list, Mountain was selected in the eighteenth position and Skin Phillips, the [[Editor-in-chief]] of the magazine, commended Mountain for his ability to "put a smile" on the faces of skateboarders over four decades of professional skateboarding.<ref>{{cite web|title=30TH ANNIVERSARY INTERVIEWS: LANCE MOUNTAIN|url=http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000158875/videos/30th-anniversary-interviews-lance-mountain/|work=Transworld SKATEboarding|publisher=Bonnier Corporation|accessdate=21 March 2013|author=skin|date=31 May 2012}}</ref> At the time that the list was released in December 2011, Mountain stated in response: "I feel like I’ve influenced in the sense that if you want to do it, do it. If you don’t want to do it, don’t do it. But don’t rely on what people are saying you can do or saying what you can’t do."<ref>{{cite web|title=THE 30 MOST INFLUENTIAL SKATERS OF ALL TIME|url=http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000150173/features/the-30-most-influential-skaters-of-all-time/13/|work=Transworld SKATEboarding|publisher=Bonnier Corporation|accessdate=21 March 2013|author=Blair Alley|date=20 December 2011}}</ref>
In ''Transworld SKATEboarding'''s "30 Most Influential Skaters Of All Time" list, Mountain was selected in the eighteenth position and Skin Phillips, the [[editor-in-chief]] of the magazine, commended Mountain for his ability to "put a smile" on the faces of skateboarders over four decades of professional skateboarding.<ref>{{cite web|title=30TH ANNIVERSARY INTERVIEWS: LANCE MOUNTAIN|url=http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000158875/videos/30th-anniversary-interviews-lance-mountain/|work=Transworld SKATEboarding|publisher=Bonnier Corporation|accessdate=March 21, 2013|author=skin|date=May 31, 2012}}</ref> At the time that the list was released in December 2011, Mountain stated in response: "I feel like I've influenced in the sense that if you want to do it, do it. If you don't want to do it, don't do it. But don't rely on what people are saying you can do or saying what you can't do."<ref>{{cite web|title=THE 30 MOST INFLUENTIAL SKATERS OF ALL TIME|url=http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000150173/features/the-30-most-influential-skaters-of-all-time/13/|work=Transworld SKATEboarding|publisher=Bonnier Corporation|accessdate=March 21, 2013|author=Blair Alley|date=December 20, 2011}}</ref>


==Artist==
== Other work ==
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Mountain is a prolific artist and, as of March 2013, a catalog of his work is featured on the official Lance Mountain website, lancemountain.com. The catalog is divided into three sections: "Art Shows" (a collection of all of the art shows that Mountain has produced, with titles such as "Locals Only" and "Love & Guts"), "Art Owners" (displays photographic portraits of people who own pieces of Mountain's art), and "Random Stuff" (includes Mountain's work with items such as coffee tables, stencils, and oil paint).<ref>{{cite web|title=Art/Music|url=http://www.lancemountain.com/homeframes.html|work=Official LanceMountain.com|publisher=Lance Mountain|accessdate=21 March 2013|author=Lance Mountain|date=March 2013}}</ref>


=== Artist ===
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In 2011, Mountain and his son contributed pieces to an art exhibition that celebrated the life of [[Joe Strummer]], the former band member of [[The Clash]] who died in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garageland, a Joe Strummer Tribute, at 2nd Floor Last Night|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/08/last_night_review_garageland_a.php|work=OC Weekly|publisher=OC Weekly, LP|accessdate=21 March 2013|author=Taylor Hamby|date=5 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Punk legend Joe Strummer dies|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/dec/23/artsfeatures.clash|accessdate=21 March 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=23 December 2002|author=Jon Dennis}}</ref> Mountain also provided graphics for a Peralta-directed television movie named ''When Disaster Strikes''.<ref name="Times" />
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Mountain is a prolific artist and, as of March 2013, a catalog of his work is featured on the official Lance Mountain website, [https://www.lancemountain.com/ lancemountain.com]. The catalog is divided into three sections: "Art Shows" (a collection of all of the art shows that Mountain has produced, with titles such as "Locals Only" and "Love & Guts"), "Art Owners" (displays photographic portraits of people who own pieces of Mountain's art), and "Random Stuff" (includes Mountain's work with items such as coffee tables, stencils, and oil paint).<ref>{{cite web|title=Art/Music|url=http://www.lancemountain.com/homeframes.html|work=Official LanceMountain.com|publisher=Lance Mountain|accessdate=March 21, 2013|author=Lance Mountain|date=March 2013}}</ref>


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In 2011, Mountain and his son contributed pieces to an art exhibition that celebrated the life of [[Joe Strummer]], the former band member of [[The Clash]] who died in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garageland, a Joe Strummer Tribute, at 2nd Floor Last Night|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/08/last_night_review_garageland_a.php|work=OC Weekly|publisher=OC Weekly, LP|accessdate=March 21, 2013|author=Taylor Hamby|date=August 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Punk legend Joe Strummer dies|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/dec/23/artsfeatures.clash|accessdate=March 21, 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=December 23, 2002|author=Jon Dennis}}</ref> Mountain also provided graphics for a Peralta-directed television movie named ''When Disaster Strikes''.<ref name="Times" />
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==Inventor==

In July 2023, Mountain participated as a special guest artist in the Los Angeles art and music collective '''Surf Skate Roots Rock''', reuniting with fellow skateboarding pioneers such as [[Tony Alva]], [[Steve Olson]], [[Lonnie Toft]], etc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://juicemagazine.com/home/surf-skate-roots-rock-art-music-extravaganza/ | title=juicemagazine.com | website=lamag.com| date=July 2, 2023 }}</ref>

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=== Inventor ===
Mountain is often cited as one of the inventors of the [[Fingerboard (skateboard)|fingerboard]], as he fashioned the [[prototype]] out of cardboard, pencil erasers, and a disassembled [[Hot Wheels]] toy in the late 1970s. Mountain's invention was featured in a ''[[Transworld Skateboarding]]'' magazine article, as well as the Powell Peralta video, ''[[Powell Peralta#Filmography|Future Primitive]]''. The fingerboard was initially created as a fun do-it-yourself project, for which kitchen sinks were used to emulate pool riding, and has since evolved into a major toy category that has sold multiple millions of units (most prominently under the [[Tech Deck]] brand).
Mountain is often cited as one of the inventors of the [[Fingerboard (skateboard)|fingerboard]], as he fashioned the [[prototype]] out of cardboard, pencil erasers, and a disassembled [[Hot Wheels]] toy in the late 1970s. Mountain's invention was featured in a ''[[Transworld Skateboarding]]'' magazine article, as well as the Powell Peralta video, ''[[Powell Peralta#Filmography|Future Primitive]]''. The fingerboard was initially created as a fun do-it-yourself project, for which kitchen sinks were used to emulate pool riding, and has since evolved into a major toy category that has sold multiple millions of units (most prominently under the [[Tech Deck]] brand).


Together with Caballero, Mountain was the co-designer of the Independent "Stage V" skateboard truck;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061015161829/http://www.independenttrucks.com/team/rider.php?rider=scaballero Independent Truck Co<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Mountain is also the co-inventor, with [[Neil Blender]], of the transitional skateboard maneuver the "[[Aerial_(skateboarding)|Gay Twist]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skateboardinghalloffame.org/projects/2014-lance-mountain-2/|title=2014 – Lance Mountain|publisher=}}</ref>
Together with Caballero, Mountain was the co-designer of the Independent "Stage V" skateboard truck;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061015161829/http://www.independenttrucks.com/team/rider.php?rider=scaballero Independent Truck Co<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Mountain is also the co-inventor, with [[Neil Blender]], of the transitional skateboard maneuver the "[[Aerial_(skateboarding)|Gay Twist]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skateboardinghalloffame.org/projects/2014-lance-mountain-2/|title=2014 – Lance Mountain|publisher=}}</ref>

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==Personal life==
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Mountain's self-identified faith is [[Christianity]],<ref name="lancemountain1">{{cite web|url=http://lancemountain.com/mainpage/bio/bio.html |title=bio |publisher=Lancemountain.com |date= |accessdate=July 10, 2012}}</ref> and he has been married to Yvette Loveless since November 31, 1984.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Gunter |first=Matt |date=1985 |title=Mr. Mountain Interview |url=https://archive.org/details/ContortedYouthIssue3VirginiaBeachVA/page/n14/mode/2up |journal=Contorted Youth |issue=3 |pages=13–14 |quote=Q: When did you get married? // Mountain: (from my memory) November 31, 1984. |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> The couple are parents to a son, Lance, Jr.<ref name="lancemountain1"/><ref name=":0" />


==Contest history==
==Contest history==
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*7th in 1994 PSL Vert Contest in Santa Ana, California: Vert
*7th in 1994 PSL Vert Contest in Santa Ana, California: Vert
*9th in 1996 Pro Vert Contest at the Skatepark of Tampa, Florida: Vert
*9th in 1996 Pro Vert Contest at the Skatepark of Tampa, Florida: Vert
*1st in 2016 Vans Pool Party Legends Contest, Orange, CA: Vert <ref>https://www.vans.com/article_detail/vans-pool-party.html</ref>
*1st in 2016 Vans Pool Party Legends Contest, Orange, CA: Vert <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vans.com/article_detail/vans-pool-party.html|title = Vans Pool Party Results}}</ref>
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All contest results are covered in ''Thrasher Magazine'' and can be checked at the Thrasher Magazine Archives.<ref>[//www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/covers/covers-index/#1981''Thrasher Magazine Archives'']. Website Thrasher Magazine. Retrieved January 01, 2015</ref>
All contest results are covered in ''Thrasher Magazine'' and can be checked at the Thrasher Magazine Archives.<ref>[//www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/covers/covers-index/#1981''Thrasher Magazine Archives'']. Website Thrasher Magazine. Retrieved January 1, 2015</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*''[[Thrashin']]'' (1986)<ref name="Times">{{cite news|title=Lance Mountain|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/285758/Lance-Mountain/filmography#mostrecenttv|accessdate=21 March 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=21 March 2013|agency=The New York Times Company}}</ref>
*''[[Thrashin' (film)|Thrashin']]'' (1986)<ref name="Times">{{cite news|title=Lance Mountain|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/285758/Lance-Mountain/filmography#mostrecenttv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514081712/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/285758/Lance-Mountain/filmography#mostrecenttv|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2013|accessdate=March 21, 2013|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2013}}</ref>
*''Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol'' (1987)
*''Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol'' (1987)
*''Gleaming the Cube'' (1989)
*''Gleaming the Cube'' (1989)
*''Stoked'' (2002)
*''Stoked'' (2002)
*''[[Lords of Dogtown]]'' (2005)
*''[[Lords of Dogtown]]'' (2005)
*''Rom Boys: 40 Years of Rad'' (2020)


Mountain appears in a brief, uncredited cameo role in ''Lords of Dogtown'', in which he appears as a "[[List of police-related slang terms|bobby]]" police officer in England, United Kingdom (UK), during a scene that portrays Tony Alva filming a commercial.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}}
Mountain appears in a brief, uncredited cameo role in ''Lords of Dogtown'', in which he appears as a "[[List of police-related slang terms|bobby]]" police officer in England, United Kingdom (UK), during a scene that portrays Tony Alva filming a commercial.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}}

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==Personal life==
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Mountain's self-identified faith is [[Christianity]]<ref name="lancemountain1">{{cite web|url=http://lancemountain.com/mainpage/bio/bio.html |title=bio |publisher=Lancemountain.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-10}}</ref> and he is married to Yvette Loveless; the couple are parents to a son.<ref name="lancemountain1"/>


==Videography==
==Videography==
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*Poweredge: ''We Are Skateboarders'' (2012)<ref name="Video" />
*Poweredge: ''We Are Skateboarders'' (2012)<ref name="Video" />
*Nike SB: ''SB Chronicles, Vol.3'' (2015)
*Nike SB: ''SB Chronicles, Vol.3'' (2015)
*''Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off'' (2022)
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Pasadena, California]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Pasadena, California]]
[[Category:Artist skateboarders]]
[[Category:Inventors from California]]
[[Category:Christians from California]]

Latest revision as of 10:51, 15 December 2023

This article is about the skateboarder. For the New Zealand cricketer, see Lance Mountain (cricketer). For the mountain in Georgia, see Lance Mountain (Georgia).
Lance Mountain
Mountain in 2014
Personal information
Birth nameRobert Lance Mountain
Born (1964-06-13) June 13, 1964 (age 59)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Skateboarder, artist
SpouseYvette Loveless
Websitelancemountain.com

Robert Lance Mountain (born June 13, 1964) is an American professional skateboarder and artist who was one of the prominent skateboarders throughout the 1980s, primarily due to his involvement with the Bones Brigade. As of August 2017, Mountain continues to skate professionally and his sponsors include Flip, Nike SB, Independent Trucks, Spitfire Wheels, and Bones Bearings.

Professional skateboarding[edit]

Powell-Peralta to The Firm[edit]

Lance Mountain took first or second place in almost every amateur contest in which he participated. Mountain's first skateboard deck sponsor was Variflex, a company that he joined in 1981; Mountain then moved to the Powell-Peralta team in the following year (1982). It was during his time with Powell-Peralta that he formed a strong friendship with Stacy Peralta, the team manager and director of the Bones Brigade video series—Mountain appears in eight Bones Brigade videos, including the well-known video The Search for Animal Chin (the final video was the 1991 production Eight).[1][2]

Mountain gained further eminence when he won the Upland Turkey Shoot contest at Upland Skatepark in 1983, an event in which fellow team riders Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, and Tony Hawk also competed. This was followed by Mountain's 1984 appearance in skateboarding's first, full-length company video The Bones Brigade Video Show, in which Mountain filmed the segue segments for all of the "vert" (a style of skateboarding that involves skateboarding on a vertical "u"-shaped ramp) and "freestyle" (a style of skateboarding that involves technical skateboarding on flat ground) parts; the segments depict Mountain as he skateboards throughout the streets of Los Angeles, US.[3]

In the early 1990s, the skateboard industry underwent a major transformation; the popularity of street-style skateboarding superseded that of vert skateboarding, thereby diminishing the status of the Bones Brigade while the prominence of the next wave of skaters increased. In 1991, Mountain left Powell-Peralta to cofound his own skateboard company "The Firm" and, together with former Powell-Peralta teammate Ray Barbee, recruited a team of notable skateboarders that included Bob Burnquist and Rodrigo "Tx" Teixeira.[4]

Following the company's further development, The Firm signed a distribution deal with Blitz Distribution. Following four videos[5] and over a decade of existence, Mountain announced the end of The Firm on March 13, 2006.[4]

Flip[edit]

Following the demise of The Firm, several former team members were recruited by the Flip company—Mountain, Burnquist, and Teixeira (all three skateboarders appeared in the Flip full-length video Extremely Sorry (2009)[6][7][8]). As of March 2013, Mountain and Burnquist continue to be sponsored by Flip.[9] As a team rider for Flip, Mountain is one of the professional skateboarders featured in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, an appearance that marked Mountain's first appearance in the Tony Hawk series of video games.[10]

Sponsorship[edit]

As of October 2012, Mountain is sponsored by Flip, Independent Trucks, Spitfire, Nike SB (announced on May 7, 2007), and Stüssy clothing.[11]

Influence[edit]

In Transworld SKATEboarding's "30 Most Influential Skaters Of All Time" list, Mountain was selected in the eighteenth position and Skin Phillips, the editor-in-chief of the magazine, commended Mountain for his ability to "put a smile" on the faces of skateboarders over four decades of professional skateboarding.[12] At the time that the list was released in December 2011, Mountain stated in response: "I feel like I've influenced in the sense that if you want to do it, do it. If you don't want to do it, don't do it. But don't rely on what people are saying you can do or saying what you can't do."[13]

Other work[edit]

Artist[edit]

Mountain is a prolific artist and, as of March 2013, a catalog of his work is featured on the official Lance Mountain website, lancemountain.com. The catalog is divided into three sections: "Art Shows" (a collection of all of the art shows that Mountain has produced, with titles such as "Locals Only" and "Love & Guts"), "Art Owners" (displays photographic portraits of people who own pieces of Mountain's art), and "Random Stuff" (includes Mountain's work with items such as coffee tables, stencils, and oil paint).[14]

In 2011, Mountain and his son contributed pieces to an art exhibition that celebrated the life of Joe Strummer, the former band member of The Clash who died in 2002.[15][16] Mountain also provided graphics for a Peralta-directed television movie named When Disaster Strikes.[17]

In July 2023, Mountain participated as a special guest artist in the Los Angeles art and music collective Surf Skate Roots Rock, reuniting with fellow skateboarding pioneers such as Tony Alva, Steve Olson, Lonnie Toft, etc.[18]

Inventor[edit]

Mountain is often cited as one of the inventors of the fingerboard, as he fashioned the prototype out of cardboard, pencil erasers, and a disassembled Hot Wheels toy in the late 1970s. Mountain's invention was featured in a Transworld Skateboarding magazine article, as well as the Powell Peralta video, Future Primitive. The fingerboard was initially created as a fun do-it-yourself project, for which kitchen sinks were used to emulate pool riding, and has since evolved into a major toy category that has sold multiple millions of units (most prominently under the Tech Deck brand).

Together with Caballero, Mountain was the co-designer of the Independent "Stage V" skateboard truck;[19] Mountain is also the co-inventor, with Neil Blender, of the transitional skateboard maneuver the "Gay Twist".[20]

Personal life[edit]

Mountain's self-identified faith is Christianity,[21] and he has been married to Yvette Loveless since November 31, 1984.[22] The couple are parents to a son, Lance, Jr.[21][22]

Contest history[edit]

  • 2nd in 1982 Rusty Harris Pro Contest at Whittier: Pool
  • 4th in 1982 Rusty Harris Pro Series Overall Results: Pool
  • 1st in 1982 Summit V Open Ramp Contest at Nor-Cal: Highest Air
  • 1st in 1982 Summit V Open Ramp Contest at Nor-Cal: Add-On Competition
  • 3rd in 1982 Christmas Classic Contest at Upland Skatepark: Pool
  • 1st in 1983 Summer World Series at Del Mar, Doubles (with Steve Caballero): Pool
  • 1st in 1983 Turkey Shoot Contest at Upland Skatepark: Pool
  • 3rd in 1983 St. Pete Ramp Jam: Vert
  • 1st in 1984 NSA Summer Series at Upland Skatepark, Doubles (with Steve Caballero): Pool
  • 4th in 1984 Massacre at Tahoe Contest: Vert
  • 5th in 1985 Vision/Sims King of the Mountain Contest at Virginia Beach: Vert
  • 3rd in 1985 Skateboard Plus Pro Contest at Little Rock, Arkansas: Vert
  • 1st in 1985 NSA Terror in Tahoe Contest: Vert
  • 5th in 1985 NSA Rap Up at the Skate Ranch at Del Mar: Pool
  • 3rd in 1985 Skateboard Plus Pro Contest at Little Rock, Arkansas: Vert
  • 5th in 1985 Shut Up And Skate Ramp Jam at the Skatepark of Houston, Texas: Vert
  • 2nd in 1985 NSA/Variflex Rage at Badlands Contest at Upland Skatepark: Pool
  • 2nd in 1986 Hot Tropics Pro Contest at Mobile, Alabama: Vert
  • 4th in 1986 Go Skate Sacramento Pro Contest: Vert
  • 6th in 1986 NSA Expo 86 (Vancouver, BC): Vert
  • 4th in 1986 NSA Chicago Blowout Pro Contest: Vert
  • 6th in 1986 NSA Bare Cover Pro Contest in Tempe, AZ: Vert
  • 6th in 1986 NSA Finals Pro Contest at Anaheim Convention Center: Vert
  • 5th in 1987 NSA VP Fair Pro Championship Contest at St. Louis: Vert
  • 2nd in 1987 Titus World Cup Contest at Muenster, Germany: Vert
  • 2nd in 1987 Titus World Cup Contest at Muenster, Germany: Street
  • 6th in 1987 Thrasher Savannah Slamma I Contest: Street
  • 1st in 1988 Raging Waters' Boomer Ramp Contest in San Jose, CA: Longest Stalled Invert
  • 3rd in 1988 NSA Gotcha Grind Contest at Seattle, Washington: Vert
  • 4th in 1988 Torquay Ramp Riot II at Torquay, Australia: Vert
  • 6th in 1988 Tracker Bluegrass Aggression Session at Freedom Hall, Louisville: Street
  • 5th in 1988 Titus World Cup Contest at Muenster, Germany: Vert
  • 5th in 1988 Airwalk Skate Fest Contest at Toronto, Canada: Vert
  • 3rd in 1988 NSA Pro Streetstyle Contest at Pride Pavilion, Phoenix St.: Street
  • 4th in 1988 Capitol Burnout at the Sacramento Raceway: Mini Ramp
  • 1st in 1989 Titus World Cup Contest at Muenster, Germany: Street
  • 5th in 1990 Titus World Cup Contest at Muenster, Germany: Vert
  • 7th in 1991 NSA Pro Finals at the Skatepark of Houston, Texas: Vert
  • 7th in 1994 PSL Vert Contest in Santa Ana, California: Vert
  • 9th in 1996 Pro Vert Contest at the Skatepark of Tampa, Florida: Vert
  • 1st in 2016 Vans Pool Party Legends Contest, Orange, CA: Vert [23]

All contest results are covered in Thrasher Magazine and can be checked at the Thrasher Magazine Archives.[24]

Filmography[edit]

  • Thrashin' (1986)[17]
  • Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
  • Gleaming the Cube (1989)
  • Stoked (2002)
  • Lords of Dogtown (2005)
  • Rom Boys: 40 Years of Rad (2020)

Mountain appears in a brief, uncredited cameo role in Lords of Dogtown, in which he appears as a "bobby" police officer in England, United Kingdom (UK), during a scene that portrays Tony Alva filming a commercial.[citation needed]

Videography[edit]

  • Summer Sessions (1985)
  • Powell Peralta: The Bones Brigade Video Show (1985)
  • Powell Peralta: Future Primitive (1985)
  • NSA 86' Vol. 1 (1986)
  • Powell Peralta: The Search For Animal Chin (1987)
  • Skateboard Superstars (1987)
  • Powell Peralta: Public Domain (1988)
  • Powell Peralta: Axe Rated (1988)
  • Thrasher: Savannah Slamma (1988)
  • Powell Peralta: Ban This (1989)
  • Powell Peralta: Propaganda (1990)
  • Powell Peralta: Eight (1991)
  • The Firm: La Buena Vida (1992)
  • Fruit Of The Vine (2000)
  • 411VM: Issue 50 (2002)
  • Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2002)
  • Chlorine (2003)
  • The Firm: Can't Stop (2003)
  • Thrasher: King Of The Road 2004 (2004)
  • Thrasher: Beers, Bowls & Barneys (2004)
  • Thrasher: Beer Helmet (2005)
  • Black Label: Who Cares? The Duane Peters Story (2005)
  • Flip: Feast Tours (2006)
  • Thrasher: Keg Killer (2006)
  • Elwood: 1st & Hope (2006)
  • Nike SB: Nothing But The Truth (2007)
  • Independent: 30th Anniversary Tour (2008)
  • Firsthand: Lance Mountain (2009)
  • Flip: Extremely Sorry (2009)
  • Nike SB: Don't Fear The Sweeper (2010)
  • Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012)
  • Poweredge: We Are Skateboarders (2012)[2]
  • Nike SB: SB Chronicles, Vol.3 (2015)
  • Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off (2022)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sean Irving (August 23, 2012). "DOWNLOAD: THE SEARCH FOR ANIMAL CHIN". Acclaim. ACCLAIM Pty Ltd. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Lance Mountain skate videos". Skatevideosite.com. 2005–2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  3. ^ Gustavo Fumero (September 25, 2011). "The Bones Brigade Video Show – OLD SCHOOL SKATE – FULL – Presented ..." (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "The Firm Skateboards". Skately. Skately LLC. 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "The Firm skate videos". Skatevideosite.com. 2005–2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  6. ^ RyenBreskyMedia (January 25, 2012). "Flip Extremely Sorry – Lance Mountain" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  7. ^ RyenBreskyMedia (January 23, 2012). "Flip Extremely Sorry – Mark Appleyard, David Gonzalez, Bob Burnquist" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  8. ^ Alexis Bertorello (September 6, 2011). "Extremely Sorry – Rodrigo TX" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  9. ^ "Team". Flip Skateboards. March 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  10. ^ myuusmeow (October 18, 2007). "Tony Hawk Proving Ground Skater Vid- Lance Mountain" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  11. ^ Nike SB Welcomes Lance Mountain – Transworld Business Magazine Archived May 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ skin (May 31, 2012). "30TH ANNIVERSARY INTERVIEWS: LANCE MOUNTAIN". Transworld SKATEboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  13. ^ Blair Alley (December 20, 2011). "THE 30 MOST INFLUENTIAL SKATERS OF ALL TIME". Transworld SKATEboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  14. ^ Lance Mountain (March 2013). "Art/Music". Official LanceMountain.com. Lance Mountain. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  15. ^ Taylor Hamby (August 5, 2011). "Garageland, a Joe Strummer Tribute, at 2nd Floor Last Night". OC Weekly. OC Weekly, LP. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  16. ^ Jon Dennis (December 23, 2002). "Punk legend Joe Strummer dies". The Guardian. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  17. ^ a b "Lance Mountain". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  18. ^ "juicemagazine.com". lamag.com. July 2, 2023.
  19. ^ Independent Truck Co
  20. ^ "2014 – Lance Mountain".
  21. ^ a b "bio". Lancemountain.com. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  22. ^ a b Gunter, Matt (1985). "Mr. Mountain Interview". Contorted Youth (3): 13–14 – via Internet Archive. Q: When did you get married? // Mountain: (from my memory) November 31, 1984.
  23. ^ "Vans Pool Party Results".
  24. ^ Thrasher Magazine Archives. Website Thrasher Magazine. Retrieved January 1, 2015

External links[edit]

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