Welcome to Skate Tales, Madars Apse’s new series journeying through skateboarding’s wilder shores. Madars’ passion for skateboarding is there for all to see: the multi-talented, easy-going Latvian master has brought a new dimension of creativity and flow to the world of professional skating. From his very earliest times in skating, though, Madars was always intrigued by the outliers and misfits – the skaters that other skaters are terrified of. Being such a unique individual himself, this is Madars’s world and so we joined up with him on a global search for the skateboarding stories you don’t hear every day.