My War: Miles Silvas

Miles' marathon line is about more than just skill, it’s a battle of mental endurance. Here’s a glimpse behind-the-scenes of a truly amazing feat.
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[@vicenteecheverry766]

“Listen dude....camera wasnt rolling...”

[@Alkatribe]

Owh... :)

[@Isaac_Stuart]

I’ve seen this quote a lot

[@bobbyisland]

i would end my career right then and there.

[@BertrandMonsieur]

i woulda smashed my camera and said the sd card is broken

[@10DollarProductions]

Absolutely nothing compared to this but one of my fav lines I did back in the day my friend had the fucking lens cap on the entire time. I gave him shit for that for a long time.

[@hahahahaa945]

You only hear the sound of the wheels. Just so sick

[@wyldeminded]

Hanus Love that klop....klop on each land.

[@bobblyrob1]

The original ASMR

[@Sonnyblack100]

I love the sound of rolling wheels 99a

[@GoodieM8]

no music was definitely a good choice for that it was just perfect. Even just the sound of people walking by talking makes this even cooler

[@ranchurdhimster4955]

Say Hanus without the H

[@AimTech]

This is what i imagine skating is like when im finally good

[@gregmccauley1687]

Yeah, that is exactly what the finished product is selling. Something so difficult done perfectly as if it's just a natural night out where he's using a board as transportation. The reality is the rest of the video. Kind of sad really, but the finished product is beautiful.

[@graysonpatnode1539]

Are you good yet?

[@NewKoshin]

Grayson Patnode I was going to say the same thing lmao

[@McDanMan84]

AimTech we wanna know!

[@AimTech]

@@McDanMan84 Fuck no XD im trash but still on that grind i guess...

[@icantollie]

I love how the final line was presented as one long, continuous shot with no music laid over it; hearing all the raw sounds of wheels on concrete and acoustic pops you can feel the sustained tension and smell the thick city night air. He exemplifies a true professional skateboarder, calm, cool, focused, collected, and disciplined. Just outstanding

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

Hearing the sounds of the city.

[@Scuuba]

The sole sound of the wheels on the smooth concrete just makes something click in my brain which makes me think “woah this is gnarly”

[@sickcunt_tv3072]

gayhaifa you sound like my English teacher

[@ihatemickiegee]

my thoughts exactly

[@iaazzzz69420]

aight bro you didn't have to sound like you were taking an english exam

[@jacksong8133]

Imagine finally nailing this line after god knows how many tries and the filmer hits a pebble

[@df3kt]

Jack Song miles did it and then fucked up pivoting at the end, like wtf?

[@c0m4g1bb]

Jack Song RIP

[@sk863cuz]

@@df3kt well he did to a switch back 50 then instead of a switch back tail though right? the backtail was way better anyways

[@oscarwencel5951]

@putsome basilonit that's actually happend to me.. Had to do everything all over in just a couple of weeks..

[@fooblefud7840]

Soft wheels

[@masturdate]

It’s like the line is Miles long... I’ll get me coat.

[@Snardvark25]

Haikala ya.. he went for gold not Silva..

[@c1dtl39]

The both of you made my fucking day lol!

[@pressureflipin1992]

Look at the Silva lining, they could have been robbed, even though they're just a couple of Miles from the hood.

[@carterman4689]

What the fuck does this mean

[@SoilentGr33n]

oh my god yeah here's your damn coat LOL

[@Deezhan]

So nobody has picked up that trash can since 1989?

[@MartinKohoutekchannel]

:D HAHAHA :D

[@ElIAsMeInHaRt]

No

[@Garetsuawesome]

aHahA

[@vecchioutente]

Lol

[@sliderx1897]

Of course not its LA bro lol

[@GrimReacts]

The amount of insane work that took was incredible. My favorite of this series so far.

[@sashab510]

Holy shit bro it's fucking cruxal.

[@SDuce3]

999

[@vince6881]

are you good yet

[@avocadofatigue]

grim???? nani!?

[@alexama228]

This looks like it was pulled straight out a movie. So sick.

[@GalenIRL]

police academy 24 (4th movie had like, hawk, caballero, mcgilll, Lance, basically half the fuckin bones brigade)

[@sandhanitizer15]

It would make a sick ass opening scene for a movie about some LA sh¡t

[@SockiThePoser]

@@sandhanitizer15fr

[@chuckchange2595]

weird to think i went to school with this guy now he’s on thrasher. congrats man

[@williampamula290]

chuck change didn't he go to Bella vista

[@philip2404]

What... you thought the stork drops all these talents right where they stand ?

[@shmooveyea]

Weird humble brag too.

[@SLVRphoto]

@chuck change Aren't you special? Do you feel special? You should feel special. you probably never even talked to the guy.

[@austinwarner1755]

Everyone hating on the guy relax lmao. I wouldn't even call that a brag because of the way he said it.

[@BIMONLAKI]

The average skater can’t even comprehend how difficult it is to put all those tricks together. Most won’t make it past the first 4 tricks without a battle

[@forestalmo2417]

I use to pull lines when I was young , it takes lots of practice and commitment and fitness . Good on him

[@shmooveyea]

As an average skater I can tell you the fact that I could barely do any 3 of these in a row is EXACTLY why I DO understand how hard it is.

[@samueldare9355]

I'm so stuffed after 3 or 4, his endurance, physical and mental would have to be high.

[@forestalmo2417]

For sure , he practiced the line a few times with the same tricks . Muscle memory is why this is possible . Mostly confidence is the key

[@forestalmo2417]

Tray flips not the hardest trick , that 360 shovit is where I might fucked up and that switch heel over the bin for sure lol

[@jasondrew1853]

So much had to happen for that line. The pedestrians, cars, cameraman, Miles, cracks, rocks, and just a big mind game the whole time. Very cool idea!

[@coryander4918]

This guy is chill as fuck, never seen him freak out, props to his patience

[@coryander4918]

I find this hard to believe

[@neb8768]

what the fuck

[@matthewso689]

He threw his board after falling over the trash can bc the kid walking that wasnt really in his way distracted him lol

[@Dan-yh4uz]

most people wouldnt have been able to put together the frontside 180 and trey without blowing a gasket with how populated this area dude, did you see how chill he was in this vid? The guy already has an insanely loose style, and thats considering all the tries it took!

[@mellomikesstorytime7414]

right

[@ProfessorCottonKFM]

Stay tuned for my installment of My War: flat ground Nollie flip

[@croulantroulant3082]

Skating the city at night and hitting spots along the way: the best. And gotta give credit where credit is due: major props to the filmer for thinking of the idea. Of course props to Silvas too, amazingly smooth style. Damn this shit makes me feel nostalgic for when my knees were still working properly!

[@kirex23gocrazy87]

I know its irrelevant but the fact that i didnt know if he was goofy or regular because of how good he was amazed me😮

[@jasperqi3548]

nah you just didn't know whether he was goofy or regular

[@trevortheramennoodle2135]

nah miles decided to question goofy or regular when he was born

[@MrCofeebean]

I like it without the music

[@imilluminati25]

Derty Hairy why?

[@MikeAndersonvinyloldies]

lauro delima it gives it more of a real feel. You don't hear music as your skating...just the wheels/trucks and concrete. Doesn't need music.

[@seekah1]

Same. The music over all skating pretty much ruins it. Bit like a good porn movie I guess.

[@cozycowboy]

Mike Anderson I dunno. As a very music related person, the music adds so much. You add a skater pink soundtrack to the song, it’s angry, it’s wild, it’s sick. You add a lofi track, is calm, effortless, relaxing. Add a hiphop track, it’s cool, it’s rad, it’s impressive. Add a nice guitar track like they did, it sort of has this nice riff but builds hella tension.

[@jameshudson6414]

it’s blu I agree, there’s artistic value in both of those versions, with/without music. I enjoyed both for their own reasons, it all depends on how you want to express it. Skateboarding is an art form.

[@jeffxtrades]

Being from LA, I’ve skated down this path a few times and I had always thought “this path would be perfect for a long line” but I never thought anyone could do it. Multiple blocks with multiple errors possible; the fact that he did it and was able to capture all these spots is incredible. Congrats Miles

[@T3ch.T0nic]

i love how at the end while miles was walking down the stairs no one said anything then when he got to the bottom everyone started celebrating, thats what i love about the skateboarding community and that why im proud to be a part of it

[@prunehead]

4 days? 4 DAYS?! The line itself was superhuman, but it only took 4 days to get it done? Shit is insane. I would have jumped into a bush, shit myself and started crying on hour 2 of day 1.

[@c0m4g1bb]

GWPN hahahah WTF

[@df3kt]

Yea imagine how frustrating it must have been doing that for 4 days. Especially because there are so many things that can go wrong. Then you have to go all the way back walk down the stairs then walk back up them and then start.

[@strappadork]

I can't put my finger on it, but there was something about this video that was particularly beautiful and evoked an emotion in me that I don't usually get from too many skateboarding videos. This is really something special.

[@dannyb982]

Absolutely legendary. Definitely one of the most insane things ever done with skateboarding .

[@Prince_Luci]

Nothing in the line is inherently crazy but the fact that it’s all one take makes it right on par with the craziest parts out there.

[@sebasxvene]

People saying it’s lame they probably can’t push switch

[@JamisonMyth]

there's like 15 tricks in this and you're focused on him fixing his chain?

[@sebasxvene]

James Scherer right

[@wakenbake.]

i actually did think this was lame untill i got better and realized how crazy it was i also learned to push switch lmao

[@JT-vl7bi]

I was staring at that the whole time. My guy was just cruising. Sick video

[@10DollarProductions]

It's crazy, the switch back tail would have been good enough as a stand alone trick, and this dude does like 15 tricks before it. This line is what skateboarding is all about. Cruising down the streets and hitting obstacles on your way.

[@m4ugs950]

Imagine if he arrived to the other metro station and failed picking the board up

[@Darker.Outlook]

Augustin Muresan imagine if he tripped on the LAST set of stairs at the metro..

[@c1dtl39]

I would have played it off and kept going lol. Fuck it, change the script at the end right then and there

[@AndrewDangerously]

That would make it better lol

[@robertcarter1608]

Especially for this type of presentation, it shows all of his trials and errors and he finally nails and it trips on a stair because of excitement. Thats fuckin gold right there.

[@kolegrey113]

@@Darker.Outlook I said the same thing lol

[@diegomegi7369]

well Gary is going to be shooketh

[@xchaz666x9]

Diego Megi trueth

[@JustinBA007]

It's like the Birdman of Skateboarding.

[@vasectomyfail442]

you mean tony hawk?

[@JustinBA007]

Vasectomy Fail no, like, the movie.

[@BBSHOCKZ]

DanielBx he never said it was, he just used a m9re commonly known title

[@mishpattwo3960]

Or the unexpected virtue of silvas

[@JustinBA007]

DanielBx yeah, but I feel like a Rope reference would go over most people's head nowadays.

[@williep1626]

As a 42 YOM, who grew up skating in the mid 90s. This may be one of the most epic lines ever done. Reminds me of Lavar McBride at EMB just going and going forever.

[@kyleyoungmusic]

5:53 that tre flip and the green light 🔥

[@sirehan1002]

Its not just the skating, its a real experience of skating and feeling the ambience of LA. Im from indonesia and never know that a legendary spot is packed arround some block. This is the best skate clip i ever see in my whole life, (i watch thrasher since 2014)

[@buehl444]

the tension was unbelievable! everyone who tried to film a line (no matter how difficult) knows about the pressure building up - but this right is here is something else 4real, cannot put this in words

[@oppsrun1416]

Imagine he tripped while walking down that huge set of stairs

[@Slideslikebutter]

This clip shows just how hard skateboarding really is. To be consistent is insanely hard

[@borys444]

Felt like I was watching a movie. He should have ollied that double set at the end. #boss'dUP

[@alexanderprince9607]

And I know no one will ever see this one a 3+ year old skateboarding video but i want you to at least appreciate the opening cinematography. It’s almost like a child emerging from a womb with a board in their hand. Looking at it, hand flipping it, hand grinding it to see what’s possible, looking back at it and having the confidence to throw it down.

[@rttowers]

watching this made me want to cry for some odd reason. this is amazing and the amount of time this took is unbelievable and the fact that he also had to deal with people, in the way lights cars, and all of those things make it so much harder. too incredible and will always be legendary.

[@666Sacer]

I was wondering how this was made. Damn man thats so savage!! Props to Miles!

[@GettingHyphy]

The level of fitness needed to have the energy for a line this long is insane. Dude is a beast

[@douglaspinsak1246]

I don't even skate but for some reason I've watched like 50 skate videos during this quarantine lol...this was my favorite one.

[@markochrenst801]

Bro just start.

[@ctrivin]

This has to be my favorite “my war” episode

[@Nightspeeds]

Damn!

[@xashoutpyro]

Nightspeeds I fuck with your channel

[@subscribersnovideoschall-ln5kv]

when a regular dude comments = 1 like (likes own comment) when a famous youtuber comments says dude = 200 likes

[@NotKudaaa]

Got the chills at the end man. I liked how there was no music just makes it feels more intense.

[@xanderbrooks1691]

Imo this is the most impressive “my war”, they’re all amazing but just the mental strain from this one is insane.

[@ahc1884]

god damn, this shits over a year old and I get the same knot in my stomach like I'm watching it the first time. Anyone else get hella Jason Dill vibes when Miles went down the stairs at JKwon Plaza?

[@Luke-fm1kn]

Oh yeah bro i was even thinking only person i ever seen grab their board during a run is dill

[@Ghostyfrost9688]

I love that they showed the raw clip of the whole line. That shit was so casual and smooth. I wish I was on this level.

[@josh601]

I don't understand why I see people complaining about this video/line? I would love to see any of you even attempt to do the first 5 tricks as clean as miles

[@JamisonMyth]

right? and people crying cuz he stepped off the board... after 12 straight tricks

[@officialareh9434]

Preach bruddah

[@HarrisonBowman]

@560172 And yet his pro skater peers loved the video and give him props for it, but yeah it totallllyyy turned out like shit because you think so.

[@HarrisonBowman]

@560172 I mean yeah, they literally do know the most about skateboarding, as they are pro skateboarders, so I'd take their opinions on his video over someone who sucks at it

[@certaindiaster59]

It’s astonishing how well he keeps his cool throughout the entire process! I would have come unglued after less than an hour!

[@LedGuitar1218]

Beautiful. One of the most important runs of all time

[@imajin22]

Wow! That was beautiful. Thanks for this amazing piece of art, just the sound of skating thru the night.

[@THECLEANKINGS]

Holding in all that tension when he was walking down the stairs till the end must have been skin peeling! I might have just started screaming behind the camera in the middle of the scene.

[@ShroomSkateboarding]

The perseverance is off the fucking chart. Major congrats man!

[@andydreadsbmx]

So good! Really shows off that part of LA in a way outsiders would never know. So well done.

[@moneytimesfifteen]

This is giving me anxiety

[@jesseeek4418]

5:56 he gets the “green light”

[@jonathanl4568]

As a kid this is exactly how I pictured any pro skater skated when they were headed to the store or something. Beautifully done.

[@MsAJChase]

One of my favorite videos wow. I love that there is no background music to this. Just the sounds of him skating. So so good

[@Springemz]

10:00 You can see smiling af as he goes down lmao. Well deserved, insane line

[@edsled3801]

Very relaxing

[@adamholt4317]

I'm coming back after the wahlenburg war posted today, just to rewatch this magic.

[@Dannymichano]

The hardest part was not screaming in joy when he finally finished his line and he had to wait to go all the way back

[@daniel_yeager]

THAT LA ROACH THO LMAO AT 3:00

[@tykey100]

lmao was looking for a joint roach at first

[@metaldave556]

yeah fuck that

[@WaRe1992]

One of the best Skatevideos i have ever seen. The lights, the sound of the board, the filming and that easy looking style, what a nice atmosphere.

[@garbagearchive]

One of my favorite skateboarding footage of all time! STUNNING

[@willcox1196]

Haven't watched it yet but fucking hyped

[@Auronfan02]

whats the song at the beginning please ????:) so chilling and besides that one of the best my war cuts I've seen ... well done to all involved

[@sodapops15]

It’s Faust by the band Agent bla

[@sodapops15]

@k well it’s actually my band hehe. There isn’t any instrumental version to be found but the full song i available on Spotify. Search for Faust Agent bla

[@52BLUE]

This is my favourite of the series. I adore how there is no music for the final run. Just the night and our dude on his board. So, so of the moment. True skateboarding.

[@JT-uo5fx]

Easily the longest and most difficult looking line I’ve ever seen in my life 💯 mad respect. Thank you thrasher for these videos.

[@justinkolo3667]

this moment when a skat magazine has a series called MEIN KAMPF

[@hanswurst3060]

No that would be "my fight " This translates to "mein krieg" which has absolutely nothing to do with hitler

[@ryanlee-oy5yl]

My war was a 3 trick line and I wanted to give up after 30 minutes

[@Makin3m]

Probably the best line I’ve seen. Dude was pushing switch for a minute there too. Gotta appreciate that

[@Eradicator9000]

My favorite my war. Such an uncontrollable battlefield it just totally embodies "my war"

[@BadOmenRGV]

Lots of trolls and haters in the comments.

[@PantsB4Squares]

vawies//sluging Its okay sweetie. We will get you a whistle pop, it will make you feel better.

[@zeroireland]

Tony Nguyen Average day

[@c0m4g1bb]

PantsB4Squares kek

[@c0m4g1bb]

vawies//sluging 😂

[@mrmidnight32]

I woulda just smashed that out in a couple hours and had my homie splice the footage together 😂😂

[@2wenty2wo41]

the video is so beautiful, the lights, the cars, the urban beauty, the absolute dead silence of the city, all you hear is the skateboard wheels and its amazing .

[@chuffbuffler1735]

That had a beauty about it, truly timeless. Much respect 🙏

[@adamlambertlifts6142]

jesus Guy was the wrong guy to interview on this one lmao

[@daniyluppert]

But why not film it with a stabilizer :/

[@troytree123]

All these videos are hardwork and people love to talk mad shit about them as if they could handle the pressure. We are fortunate to see these pieces of art for free...

[@mediabrds05]

What an endurance trial. Mind, body and soul!💪🏾👊🏽

[@BloomtooDeath]

I need the name of the background music!

[@sodapops15]

It’s Faust by the band Agent bla

[@southwestcreativestooone]

6:58 dude the filmer hit a rock

[@TheBlownGSR]

Mind. Blown. 32 year old ex skateboarder. I got to the boardsliding bigish handrails, 10-12 stair gaps level. I was tripping after the little switch tre, then the crispy switch heel over the trashcan. Just nasty. Skateboarding has come so far.

[@sperlox7350]

easily one of the best lines to go down in history:)

[@GamingLegend571V2]

When your on hardcore difficulty in skate 3

[@louisprincipe9678]

i clicked on this so fast

[@Jack_makes808]

This gets better every time I watch it :)

[@dumbdumbcowboy]

i always come back to this video every other week

[@oiva888]

what a song?

[@dhaneswarbrahma3556]

SloY silent sloth

[@jettroxxett32]

felt more like a commercial for adidas

[@onetwotrippz207]

it is

[@JamisonMyth]

all skate vids are commercials for the companys that put them out, the only exception being homie videos

[@javinsalzer2159]

That was so much more then just some line. That was genuine art in motion on both Miles and Colin's part!

[@DaveTheTurd]

Probably my favorite My War of the whole series...

[@gavin9050]

Imagine if he fell on the last step

[@undisclosedsteve6361]

Didn't ollie the stairs at the end, 0/10

[@dacvgdd9523]

Taylor Jones 😂

[@yasuleone9856]

You can't get off your board during a line. Jk... Loved the video.

[@makalaka1190]

Dude a little piece of me died inside when he picked up his board to walk down such a beautiful set... Still great line but could of been sooooo much better if he'd even just ollied the set :/

[@lilchill3506]

Maka Laka yeah

[@Jonbo117]

That's a big ass Ollie to work into the 30-40 attempts at such a long line.

[@manks5491]

My god the most beautiful clip I've ever seen.

[@sandfoundation3220]

Hits all greens, goes right by security everything perfect, wow! Dopest thing done on wheels ever.

[@noahsteeves3485]

They should have used a gimble

[@JamisonMyth]

might have been too heavy to carry for a 7 minute line. i don't think there are even 7 minute steady cam shots in feature films where they aren't following a skater for blocks and blocks

[@noahsteeves3485]

True

[@sk863cuz]

bet it would have looked really nice on a dji osmo like those little tiny hand held gimbals. they actually look pretty good. I wonder if he had any stabilization ? seemed pretty good if not he must have had a decently wide lens then if not.

[@KennyFoord]

so what defines a line again? this is more of a one-shot skate cruise, got off his board like 4 times.

[@ryanbasas5087]

this is one of the most amazing videos i've ever seen

[@iloveskateboarding45]

So good. Absolutely incredible!

[@Flip4910]

Definitely a awesome line and some dope skating but I gotta say in terms of the "My War" series this just doesn't really fit in. I mean compare the others with this. I get that it was tough and took a lot of time just like all the others but the others were one big ass trick and just seemed way more intense

[@HarrisonBowman]

I'd say filming a one shot line with a lot of tricks in it is harder than filming 1 big trick that can be done over easier.