Summit Syndicate Rider: Jesse Burtner

Hometown: Seattle (Ballard), Washington

Age: 30

Years Riding: 19

Favorite Feature at The Summit: The Yurt

Favorite Contest/Event: The Holy “Crazy Bitch” Oly and The Greenhorn Games

I heard you are older then Marcel Dolak…is this true? No one really knows, Marcel is a mystery. Like a unincorn, a mythical ageless beast…

Do you plan on filming before noon anytime this year? 3AM is before noon right?

What trick do you want in your video part next year? As Paul Atreides said in Frank Herbert’s Dune: “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit to pass over me and through me. And when my gear is gone I will turn and face fear’s path, and only I will remain.” So basically spin till I hit.

Are there a lot of responsibilities being the King of Ballard? There is the day in day out coffee drinking, music listening and Ballard Market chicken shopping regiment but other than that my duties are minimal. Occasionally I’ll have to christen a boat at the Ballard Lock or attend a Son’s of Norway honorarium while dodging the paparazzi.

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