Thrasher Magazine

The first time I skated with Zach, he was a Baker am flying off roofs, whooping everyone in SKATE and flinging 540s at the skatepark. He was one of those guys that you could never quite figure out how they skate—you just had to be watching because something was always about to go down. Recently, my work with RVCA has kept us in close orbit and it’s been amazing traveling around with him while watching him become the professional skater he is today. Congrats, Zach! I’m proud of you, my goon. Scroll through to see his first moments in the big leagues. —Ben Karpinski

Showed up to Harmon Park just in time to see Felix cracking open the box of boards with The Boss and T-Funk first in line

"What’s in the box? What's in the box?!"

There it is! We get a first glance at his name in Baker letters

On top of the classic graphic, Zach's got an original by Nasty Neckface himself

Let's sweep the perimeter to see who made it out. We got Nuge and Rowan rollin' up

Deathwish dudes Taylor Kirby and Jake Hayes came through with the good homie Biggie 

Fellow Li-Ning associate Erik Ellington couldn't miss it

Trevor Kishi and Pedro Delfino test out Zach's super-sized graphic backdrop. I wonder what a family on a picnic would think of this scene

Just two good-lookin' guys—Austin Stephens and Alex Olson

It rained earlier so instead of bank-to-curb photos you get to see your favorite pros playing tennis. Enjoy!

Rowa's a natural at everything. You just know this guy would crush it at the country club

Of course Foy had a mean forehand, too

And The Boss was no slouch himself

A party without a cake is just a meeting. Neck puts on the finishing touches

The whole Long family came through. Spanky makes sure the young one has the right amount of cool for the occasion 

I swear this isn’t Kevin’s stroller—Pedro and Tyson just bring their beer dolly everywhere

Gray Mesa did a back 180 over the roof gap and then realized it might be a bad idea

But we didn't come here to skate anyway…

...we came for the surprise!

Pedro gets first pro hugs. Beagle captures it all while a half-caffeinated Jay supports from a distance

Really did catch him off guard, though 

“Wait, Mom?”

It never gets old

Parental permission to turn up in the park

Well-earned, my goon

I think it’s starting to feel real

“You just got jumped in” —Neckface

Shoutout, Pedlow Mafia

Reynolds and Brian O’Dwyer load up on the good stuff from Cactus Tacos

Cinematographers Bobby Bils and Beagle probably talkin' Panasonic paint jobs

We've all been waiting to see this

Congrats again, Zach! Everyone, run out and get these boards from your local shop, then stay tuned for his new clips as a bonafide pro