Bobby Redman performs a skateboard trick through a ring of fire during the Shred Till You’re Dead skate event in Polish Hill on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonJosh Moreno skates on the Herron Ave. Bridge during the Shred Till You’re Dead skate event in Polish Hill on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonJoe Conklin announces prizes to skaters on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonRyan Hancock performs a trick on a ramp during Shred Till You’re Dead. Credit: Mars JohnsonSkaters take on the ring of fire during the Shred Till You’re Dead skate event in Polish Hill on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonRickie Rapp rides down Herron Ave. on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonSkateboarders attend the Shred Till You’re Dead skate event in Polish Hill on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonBobby Redman performs a skateboard trick through a ring of fire during the Shred Till You’re Dead skate event in Polish Hill on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonJohn Paul attends the Shred Till You’re Dead skate event on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonSkateboarders skate on the Herron Ave. Bridge during the Shred Till You’re Dead skate event in Polish Hill on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonCredit: Mars JohnsonMike Sims runs through the ring of fire on Herron Ave. Credit: Mars JohnsonSkateboarders attend the Shred Till You’re Dead skate event in Polish Hill on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonCameron Cunningham skates on Herron Ave. on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonBrian Cochrane attends Shred Till You’re Dead in Polish Hill on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonSkateboarders attend the Shred Till You’re Dead skate event in Polish Hill on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonDonald Lester skates down Herron Ave. on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonSkateboarders attend the Shred Till You’re Dead skate event in Polish Hill on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonSkateboarders attend the Shred Till You’re Dead skate event in Polish Hill on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonJessie Vantine takes a spill on Herron Ave. Credit: Mars JohnsonEddie Schoemaker skates down Herron Ave. on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonJoe Conklin helps up Parker Colbert during the Shred Till You’re Dead skate event on Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Mars JohnsonSkaters prepare the ring of fire on Herron Ave. Credit: Mars Johnson

Hundreds of skateboarders took to Herron Ave. in Polish Hill on Saturday for the first ever Shred Till You’re Dead skate event. The public event spanned Herron Ave. with skate races down the steep winding hill to ramps and rails on the Herron Ave. bridge. Skaters competed in contests all day, performing their best tricks for cash prizes handed out by organizer Joe Conklin. Conklin told CP, “This was a lot of behind the scenes work, we had to jump through a lot of legal hoops, not just fire hoops today, but this is all for the community. No one else is doing anything like this out on the east coast and we wanted to shed a spotlight on all of these awesome skaters we have here in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas.” After an exciting day of community skateboarding, organizers prepared a ring of fire for skaters to jump through. With fire marshals at the ready, Conklin and his friends set the ring ablaze, illuminating the bridge. A select few grabbed their boards and successfully skated through the flames.

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