Nationwide, the interest in extreme sports or x-games is on the rise.

That enthusiasm is catching on here in Buffalo as well with more and more young people jumping off and over ramops on bikes, skates and skateboards.

Virginia Mazgajewski, owner of Xtreme Wheels says, "Skateboarding has a tremendous following. WNY doesn't have very many skate places. Everyone does it. Everyone is friends with someone who does it. It's got its own culture."

Chris is Chesley's instructor. He started with the basics.

To see how Chesley did, check out the video to the left.