Is vert skateboarding difficult to learn?

Is vert skateboarding difficult to learn?

Tony Alva (Pro Skateboarder) gives expert video advice on: What does 'skating vert' mean?; Is vert skateboarding difficult to learn?; What's the difference between street and vert skateboarding? and more...

It's probably the hardest thing ever because you got to fall and when you're going to try to learn how to skate vert, you're going to fall more than you're going to ride away. And if you can survive that to the point where you can start to get your technique down and land everything and skate away without falling, then you've paid your dues and that's the point where you start to reap the rewards for it. But first you're going to fall a lot and hopefully not get seriously hurt.