Zane Timpson

Zane Cary Timpson (July 13, 1995 - November 13, 2021) was an American skateboarder and artist.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Skateboarding

In 2016, Timpson and Adam Anorga released a skate video titled Awaysted through their "Western World" company.^[6] The video was filmed by Anorga and Timpson.^[6]

In 2016, Zane Timpson nose-picked into the bank at the Encinitas City Hall.^[7] In Feb/Mar 2025, A photo of the trick appeared on the cover of Encinitas Magazine.^[8]

In October 2019, Timpson, Adam Anorga, and Layla Venegas released "He's in the Green" a video tribute to Pablo Ramirez.^[9]

The 2020 Westernworld video FFFURTHER by Anorga & Timpson is also dedicated to Pablo Ramirez.^[10] The video features skating from Elijah Akerley, Matt Bergmann, Stephen Brayman, Hayden Estrada, Kayl Johnson, Neil Norgren, Daniel Stelly, Timpson, and Pablo.^[10]

In a 2020 interview with Confusion magazine in issue 27, Timspon is asked by interviewer Jonathan Hay "Is skateboarding a sport?", Zane replies: "Nah, this shit is a violent ballet. It’s dangerous art."^[11]

Timpson loved to hill bomb the streets of San Francisco.^[2] His passion for skating the hills of San Francisco was featured in a 2021 New Yorker article.^[2]

In December 2024, the "bruce time" video by mohkie from Isaac Eteminan included unreleased footage of Timpson skating.^[12]

Skate Videography

• 2016: Awaysted - Westernworld^[13]
• 2019: He's in the Green - by Zane Timpson, Adam Anorga, and Layla Venegas^[14]
• 2020: FFFURTHER - Westernworld - by Anorga & Timpson^[15]
• 2024: "bruce time" - by mohkie from Isaac Eteminan^[12]

Education

Timpson was a cinema major at San Francisco State University.^[16]