The History of Snowboard Crew RK1 with Stale Sandbech, Len Jorgensen, and Alek Oestreng | Insight

Alek Oestreng, Ståle Sandbech, and Olav Stubberud grew up together in Rykkinn, Norway, along with Len Jørgensen just down the road. They rode their local hill together every day until the lifts stopped turning, each determined to etch out a living through snowboarding. Back then, Alek would write “RKN” on his skateboard as an abbreviation for Rykkinn and “N” in Norwegian sounds a lot like the word “one” in English. It was decided: RK1 was the name of their crew.