Video Round Up (2021.2)
In a world of 15-second Instagram clips and constant social media churn, here’s a silver platter of Canadian BMX videos from recent months. This is the Northern Embassy’s Video Round Up.
Aaron Gates
No Bikes – Alaska
[arve url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX6QjY6Znp0″ loop=”no” muted=”no” /] Alaska was a dream trip that was a decade in the making. Since we started doing No Bikes trips in 2009, the general theme has been to go to interesting places, often out of the way, to ride cool stuff. Although Alaska was always bound to meet the first two …
#NE2021 Re-Launch: Meet the Team
The Northern Embassy first launched in 2010 as an online platform for Canadian BMX videos, photos, and editorial content. Since then, the website has gone through a variety of phases; there have been highs and lows. With some renewed enthusiasm and fresh ideas, we are hoping to bring back the site and make it better …
Northwest Mix – Tony Archibeque Jr
Tony Archibeque Jr. has been filming this incredible mixtape over the course of the last 5 years. Although mainly WA/OR shredders, it also features Canadians Aaron Gates, Andrew Lazaruk and James Van De Kamp.
No Bikes 2014 – Eastern Oregon
[Back]: Matt Desson, Aaron Gates, Donald (Dab King) Delp, Cary Lorenz, Delia Millsap, Tony Archibeque Jr., Slade Scherer, Jack Nicholl, Colin Fried, Jordan Thaden, Andy McGrath, Dave Butler, Carl (Pizza King) Arnett, Ty Scott, Tommy Joseph, Mat Ridgeway, [Front]: David Clay, Tony Piff. Each year, my friends and I pack up a few vehicles and …
Embassy Oregon Part I: Jason Vawter’s Photos
In July, 15 of us packed a bunch of cars up and took a trip deep into Oregon. We take a trip like this every year and make a point to go somewhere new each time. The trip featured veterans like Alaskan wildman David Clay and newcomers like Dave Butler and Caleb Ruecker (along with …
Embassy Montana – Part 1
In July, eight of us took a trip to explore the open skies and amazing concrete parks of Montana. It was a trip I’d been wanting to make for years, and I was fortunate to share it with some of the best riders in Canada. Legendary Alaskan David Clay also jumped on the trip three …
Five Clips with Rick Nicholls
Rick Nicholls lives in the smallest town in the world, or at least something close to that. We met randomly out street riding a few years ago, and it was a rad surprise to meet a guy who shredded so hard. I’ve been wanting to film something with Rick for a while and we found time …
Throwback Footy from Aaron Gates (featuring Jordan Hango, Andrew Lazaruk, Travis Sexsmith, Matt Desson)
“Back in the day, Travis Burroughs and I started making videos with the riders around our scene. There were a few different offshoots from the travelling and moving we’ve done, but they’ve mainly been BC centered videos. As a result, we’ve got a ton of old stuff stored up that not too many people have …