CAST YOUR OWN SHADOW with Mitch Coleborn

Mitch Coleborn has been a big part of Runamuk Visuals… I will re-word that, Mitch Coleborn IS a big part of Runamuk Visuals…

The first time I shot Mitch was at Wurtulla in 2002… From then on when RV was shooting, Mitch was one of the first to know… A humble bloke on land, A machine in the water, A menace on the piss… Of all the crew I have shot over the years Mitch is a man of consistency… A week of good waves and he’d have his section nailed… A section with everything…

It took me 5 years and 5 vids to finally spell his name right… Mitch Colbourn, Mitch Coleborne, Mitch Colborn, Miss Bowlcorn… Good spelling or bad spelin the bloke is entertainment… RV got in contact with Mitch in his first few days on the North Shore…

RV: Mr Coleborn… How are ya mate?… Longtime between benders?

MC: Yeah pretty good, just cruising on the rock for a couple of weeks.

RV: You were a big part of Runamuk Visuals before it went into hibernation… Any sweet Memories?

MC: Yeah, so many old funny ones with Brady, Balo, Sedz, Melon, Pubby and shit… Few taggies with everyone…hahaha… That seems like so long ago, that’s when me and Kalen were the full groms.

RV: I remember picking you lil’ fuckers up after a few tag-nights, the stories were outtahand…

Growing up on the Sunnycoast who did ya knock around with?

MC: Growing up I used to hang with everyone all over the coast, that was until everyone turned gay and wouldn’t leave their postcode… I have always hung with Sedz though.

RV: Out of all the boys who pushed you the most?

MC: Sedz, Brady and Wade.

RV: There is 2 crew from RV that may be the funniest cunts alive. Dean Connolly and Kalen Schloss… You gotta have a story for us?

MC: I was there the night K-Dog got his first pump when we were about 14… He pulled her at the Alex skate park and then took her over to Orgy Island and she just hopped on, it was alltime… Me and the other boys just watched, it looked like hell fun… Also, this one chick from the Goldy made him put his dick in his shoe.

RV: Ha haha… I knew that question was worthwhile…

You have come a long way since working on your next RV section… Taylor Steele and Kaiza have given you a part in their latest flick ‘Stranger than Fiction’… Must of felt pretty neat?… Happy with ya section?

MC: Yeah I was pretty stoked, I was only in Bali for about a week this year before I busted my ankle… If I had a bit more time I might of got a couple more bangers in there… Kaiza is a mad hui.

RV: Whats your goals for the next 5 years?

MC: Kinda just doing what im doin now… Try and improve my surfing and I’ll be doing a few more ‘QS’s tryin to get a spot on the ‘CT… and filmin’ a bunch!

RV: Best surfer in the world, Funniest surfer in the world, Smartest surfer in the world?

MC: Dane Reynolds, all of the above… The cunt has never done a bad turn or a bad interview.

RV: You spend your Hawaii season at the Volcom house and have done for a few years… Pipe gettin’ any easier?

MC: Not really any easier, it’s still hell hard to get a good one, you need to be lucky… It’s pretty different this year though, doesn’t seem to be as many people around… It’s good.

RV: Are you chasin’ down a spot on the ‘CT? What’s your thoughts on the tour?

MC: The tour is sick, I want to get on there so badly!… Just have to pull my finger out and try it for a year… I’m still trying to do too many things at once… Freesurfing is sick too, but the guys on tour are the best surfers in the world and if you’re not on there mixing it up with those guys, How can you be the best?

RV: What’s the most fucked up dream you have ever had?

MC: I always have heavy ones during plane flights… Like, where you just keep falling or something… Then I wake up with a big jolt and everyone looks at me… Pretty funny.

RV: Dumbest thing you have ever done?

MC: Two years ago in England… I was with Dion Agius, we got kicked out of this club so we thought we would just sneak around the back, the club was on the 2nd story though, so we had to climb up about 8 or 10 feet… Realizing once we were up there that we couldn’t get in we just started running along the rooftops of this back alley… When I thought it would be a good idea to jump this gap ( ’bout 2m wide ). I just got to the other side but I was off balance, I started falling backwards, upsidedown through barb-wire security fencing straight on my head… I was unconcious for awhile… The first thing I remember was the look on Dion’s face, like he had just seen someone die… I swear… Now I think about it, I’m lucky im not in a wheelchair.

RV: That’s heavy… all that for a beer

One word answers for the following?

MC: Sedz/ worried,  Woody/Eyeballs,  Brades/ Love,  Lee/ Bali,  Campbell/ Hairy like animal,  Maroochydore/ sluts,  Goldcoast/ crowded,  Lefts/ all i see,  Rights/ tricks,  Hawaii/ learning,  Bodyboarders/ why?,  Front Covers/ must,  Travelling/ taken for granted,  Plane food/ sucks,  Emo/ terrible,  Electro/ pingas,  Metal/ ok,  Tattoo’s/ Fuck yeah,  Rig/ Future wife,  Deadbone/ Chris Friend.

RV: Bare crafts or inked?

MC: Inked for sure

RV: Whats your thoughts on Movember?

MC: I like that its for a good cause, but I cant grow a mo so im pretty over it

RV: What’s the most weet bix you have ever eaten?

MC: 17

RV: Last time you got caught out?

MC: Never, I always tell the truth.

RV: A few words to describe Runamuk Visuals?

MC: LOOSE, lets see this thing fuckin’ blow up!!!!!

RV: I’m hearin ya… Time will tell… Cheers Mitch.

Ship shimmy

Finna’s for breakfast

Another one of the RV boys with penskills

and paintskills

Thanks to Andrew Shields and the staff photogs from Volcom… Spot on.

The video below is a collection of Mitch clips from the early days of Runamuk Visuals… I was on the doley at the time, didnt have the coin for decent camera… So the vision is pretty crumbly… Nevertheless there is some good surfing in there from Mitch’s grom days… Enjoy!

MITCH COLEBORN – RV DAYS 2002-2004 from RUNAMUK VISUALS on Vimeo.