Snowboarding maverick Billy Morgan has dedicated his life to redefining
what is possible. With two world firsts to his name, he is also the
first British male to win an Olympic medal on snow. Emerging from
working-class origins in Southampton, Morgan came late to the
traditionally bourgeois world of snowsports. Driven by a latent love for
fun, he reaches far beyond the cliches of stoner kids and street slang
to explore the courage required at his sport's highest levels. Morgan's
specialist event, Big Air, involves flying off a 50-meter ramp at 70
miles per hour, spinning and twisting while airborne, then landing. Even
within the death-defying world of adventure sports, it is one of the
most dangerous disciplines imaginable. In this groundbreaking
autobiography, Morgan outlines the culture, ethos, and philosophy of his
sport. A sport in which one wrong move can cause life-changing injury. A
sport whose party-animal practitioners feel peculiarly attuned with
nature. Stomped! is a testament to human potential.