The Inertia

See How Gimbal God Makes Magic as He Puts a New Camera Through Its Paces

Follow cams were used in snowboarding long before Spencer Whiting built a name for himself (and a really fun career) with the pairing. But the guy the internet knows as Gimbal God certainly has a knack for doing it like no one else. On one hand, he charges just as hard as the elite athletes he points his camera at. That puts Whiting in a unique position to come away with footage of some incredibl

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The Inertia

24 Hours In Nazare: On the Ground with Mason Barnes for the Season’s First Swell

Praia do Norte is a wonder of the world. The waves that break there are unique, their energy funneling through the Nazare Canyon before reaching up towards the Portuguese sky in immense proportions. Although I have been to Portugal in the past, the sleepy little fishing village turned big wave mecca has, until now, eluded me. When the first real swell of the year popped up on the forecast during

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Surf | The Inertia

24 Hours In Nazare: On the Ground with Mason Barnes for the Season’s First Swell

Praia do Norte is a wonder of the world. The waves that break there are unique, their energy funneling through the Nazare Canyon before reaching up towards the Portuguese sky in immense proportions. Although I have been to Portugal in the past, the sleepy little fishing village turned big wave mecca has, until now, eluded me. When the first real swell of the year popped up on the forecast during

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The Inertia

Duo Stranded for 3 Days Climbing Chaukhamba III

Climbers missing in Himalayas

Fay Jane Manners from the United Kingdom and Michelle Theresa Dvorak from the United States were reported missing on October 3 while attempting to ascend Chaukhamba III in the Indian Himalayas . The pair had started their attempt to summit the 7,000-meter peak on September 27 and were reportedly just one day away from reaching the summit when a rock severed the rope carrying their essential gear

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The Inertia

In a Tense Political Climate, Jeremy Jones Wants Us to Find Common Ground…Again

Two years ago , Jeremy Jones released Purple Mountains. The professional snowboarder and founder of Protect Our Winters has witnessed the mountains changing over the course of four decades spent outside. Ultimately, the extreme weather patterns, the lack of snowfall, and the strain on the people working in the outdoor industry was too much to ignore. Jones set out to tackle the issue head on. Thi

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Surfline

Cornwall’s Best Day of the Year So Far

“I haven’t seen it look like this in years.” Videographer Sam Northover-Naylor is better known by his online pseudonym, The Atlantic Walrus – due to him looking exactly like that in the water: his words, not ours. He’s also spent a good portion of his life living over the road from this south coast chunk of rock – and knows all details of past sessions. And yesterday, as he says, was special. This

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BeachGrit

Worry grows in Indonesia after nation’s most successful surfer discovers joys of alpine living

The ink on the freshly release d ’25 World Surf League Championship Tour schedule is not yet dry and yet a proud surfing nation already finds itself very worried. Yes, Indonesia, which has long been a must-visit location for surfers, has produced its most successful one ever in Rio Waida. The universally adored spark plug is adept in all conditions, brave, and ended the ’24 season ranked 9th in t

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Outside Online

The Best Snowboard Bindings of 2025

If you’re thinking about your snowboard bindings on the hill, chances are those thoughts aren’t positive. Finicky, unresponsive, uncomfortable, or unreliable bindings are the bane of any rider’s existence—a thorn in your side that, at best, leads to under-your-breath expletives while strapping in. At worst? They’ll send you to the ski patrol shack cradling a dislocated limb or leave you stranded

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Surf News Network

World Surf League Announces 2025 Championship Tour Schedule

Kick Off at Pipe Abu Dhabi Added, Snapper Rocks, Lower Trestles, and Jeffreys Bay Return 2025 WSL Finals to be Contested at Cloudbreak, Fiji Front Page: the one and only…Pipeline starts the year. Image February 1, 2022 (Tony Heff/World Surf League) Pictured: Cloudbreak, Fiji, will host the WSL Finals, where the 2025 Championship Tour season will culminate with the crowning of the World Champions.

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Surf News | Headlines and Top Stories

Kevin Costner co-writes and stars in tropical surf thriller 'Headhunters'

Costner stars in surfing horror Headhunters

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Costner is gearing up for a surf-themed thriller in tropical Indonesia titled "Headhunters." The Hollywood film industry has a very poor track record when it comes to producing and shooting surf-related movies. For some reason, nearly all flicks featuring surfing and surfers fell into the clichés and common places that often haunt the sport. These dull and ignorant appro

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SurferToday.com | The Ultimate Surfing News Website

The wetsuit made from recycled car tires

A Spanish surf company developed a wetsuit made entirely from 100 percent recycled rubber car tires. The 4/3 mm Roadcycled Wetsuit by Blue Banana uses components exclusively sourced from used Volkswagen auto tires. In other words, it is built with material that is obtained by transforming objects that have reached the end of their original life cycle into high-performance, functional products. "T

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Surf News | Headlines and Top Stories

World Surf League releases 2025 Championship Tour schedule

Abu Dhabi joins 2025 surfing tour

The World Surf League (WSL) 2025 Championship Tour (CT) calendar will feature 12 stages, two more than in 2024. The professional surfing circuit returns in 2025 with a competitive format similar to previous years, despite pleas from fans to make adjustments. If you're expecting Pipeline to close the season, you'd better wait at least another year. The mother of all waves will, once again, open th

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SurferToday.com | The Ultimate Surfing News Website

Côme Girardot sets new death diving record at 44.3 meters

Côme Girardot sets death diving record

Côme Girardot set a new death diving world record after jumping from a height of 44.3 meters (145.34 feet) at the La Cimbarra waterfall in central Spain. The 22-year-old Frenchman jumped from the 44-meter-high cliff of the La Cimbarrilla waterfall near the central Spanish town of Aldeaquemada in heavy wind conditions. After a three-second "flight," Girardot dove into the water with both hands and

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Carvemag.com

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Day of days down the reef

Yesterday saw a whole heap of southerly Atlantic facing UK breaks going off. This is ‘Lev, probably one of the best days for decades regarding size, kegs and vibes and we have seen more than we care to mention! Even the sun was out! Surfers luke Dillon, Lukas Skinner, Markie Lascelles and a host of others, share the line up on this special day in Cornwall. Filmed by Luke Hart. The post appeared

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BeachGrit

Kevin Costner set to recreate 1995 bomb Waterworld after inking deal for surf-horror film set in Bali

Costner stars in surfing horror Headhunters

Almost thirty years after briefly sinking his career with the 1995 stinker Waterworld where he played a mutated human with gill-like structures and webbed feet, capable of surviving in the post-apocalyptic, water-covered Earth, Kevin Costner will have another swing at an oceanic epic next year with a surf horror film set in Bali. Called Headhunters, the film will combine the “kinetic energy of su

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Surf | The Inertia

Koa Rothman, Bruce Irons Team up to Surf Indo ‘Secret Slab’

A few minutes into Koa Rothman’s latest video, Bruce Irons comes screaming over the horizon on a jet ski. What ensued was a welcome collaboration between YouTuber and surfing legend, as they teamed up to explore an Indonesian “secret slab.” “That was a hectic mission in Bali, but it was really fun to go surf those waves,” summed up Rothman afterwards. “I’ve never even heard about them before. The

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The Inertia

Koa Rothman, Bruce Irons Team up to Surf Indo ‘Secret Slab’

A few minutes into Koa Rothman’s latest video, Bruce Irons comes screaming over the horizon on a jet ski. What ensued was a welcome collaboration between YouTuber and surfing legend, as they teamed up to explore an Indonesian “secret slab.” “That was a hectic mission in Bali, but it was really fun to go surf those waves,” summed up Rothman afterwards. “I’ve never even heard about them before. The

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Tracks Magazine

CLASSIC FEATURE: when there’s a will there’s a wave

With the WSL announcing its schedule for 2025 earlier this week, commissioner Jessi Miley-Dyer will have her hands full as she manages and helps navigate the world’s best male and female surfers around the globe for 12 different events next season. We thought this was the perfect time to take a deeper dive into exactly who Jessi is by releasing, for free, a feature that ran in Issue 580 of our ma

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The Inertia

Sea Lion Found Shot in Orange County, NOAA Offers Reward for Info

Sea lion shot at Bolsa Chica

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is offering a reward for information regarding the shooting of a California sea lion . The sea lion in question was found alive between lifeguard stations 22 and 23 at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, California on August 7. Though the Pacific Marine Mammal Center rescued the animal, it died from its injuries the following day. A

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Wavelength Surf Magazine – since 1981

The Cribbar – Mathematically Broken Down

It may have been eclipsed by its larger, more glamorous Atlantic cousins, but pound for pound, the Cribbar is one of the most powerful waves out there. Breaking in plain sight from Fistral Beach, itself one of the most well-known surf spots in Northern Europe, thousands and thousands of eyes […] The post appeared first on Wavelength Surf Magazine - since 1981 .

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Surf | The Inertia

Kevin Costner to Star in Surf Thriller Film ‘Headhunters’

Costner stars in surfing horror Headhunters

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kevin Costner (@kevincostner) It’s been a big year for surfing media. Earlier in 2024, Lorcan Finnegan directed The Surfer , a drama starring Nicolas Cage as the eponymous character, battling angry locals in Australia. Meanwhile, on TV, Rescue: HI-Surf is currently powering through its first season, dramatizing the lives of North Shore lifeguards. Now,

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Surf | The Inertia

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Baja California Sur and the Most Beautiful Emptiness

Editor’s Note: This feature is presented by our partners at Baja California Sur. There’s a lot to be said of an open, lonely road. No one to pass. No one to race around you as if late for a meeting. Just the arroyos and sage brush, and the steep desert mountains of the Sierra Madre in the distance to occupy one’s imagination as it drifts from the long drive. Mexican and American surfers have trav

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Surfline

How One Central American Country Harnessed the Power of Surf Tourism

If you could write a script about how surf travel can have a positive impact on a local community, look no further than El Salvador. Over the past five years, the government has supported myriad events from ISA Champs to CT contests and created the "Surf City" initiative, which invests in infrastructure near surf spots (of which there’s no shortage). The country's president, Nayib Bukele, actually

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The Inertia

Kevin Costner to Star in Surf Thriller Film ‘Headhunters’

Costner stars in surfing horror Headhunters

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kevin Costner (@kevincostner) It’s been a big year for surfing media. Earlier in 2024, Lorcan Finnegan directed The Surfer , a drama starring Nicolas Cage as the eponymous character, battling angry locals in Australia. Meanwhile, on TV, Rescue: HI-Surf is currently powering through its first season, dramatizing the lives of North Shore lifeguards. Now,

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The Inertia

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Baja California Sur and the Most Beautiful Emptiness

Editor’s Note: This feature is presented by our partners at Baja California Sur. There’s a lot to be said of an open, lonely road. No one to pass. No one to race around you as if late for a meeting. Just the arroyos and sage brush, and the steep desert mountains of the Sierra Madre in the distance to occupy one’s imagination as it drifts from the long drive. Mexican and American surfers have trav

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Tracks Magazine

World Surf League announces 2025 Championship Tour Schedule

Abu Dhabi joins 2025 surfing tour

The WSL has announced some major shake ups to its 2025 CT schedule which will no doubt be a crowd pleaser amongst the world’s best surfers and surf fans around the globe. The iconic right hand walls of both Snapper Rocks and J Bay make a return to the big league, while the world’s best will also compete at the new wave pool in Abu Dhabi. Trestles has been added to the regular season and the final

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The Inertia

WSL Announces 12-Event 2025 CT Schedule, 7 Stops Before Mid-Year Cut

Abu Dhabi joins 2025 surfing tour

The World Surf League announced its schedule for the 2025 Championship Tour on Wednesday with some notable changes to the upcoming season. Snapper is back, giving Australia a full three-leg run once again. J-Bay is back too. Trestles is still on the CT schedule even after it was announced Cloudbreak would take its spot as home to the 2025 WSL Finals. Sunset Beach is gone. And there are now seven

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BeachGrit

Kelly Slater’s least favorite wave replaced by his new Abu Dhabi surf tank on just-released WSL Championship Tour schedule

Abu Dhabi joins 2025 surfing tour

The fabled second jewel of surfing’s Triple Crown has been erased from the World Surf League Championship Tour for the upcoming 2025 season. Sunset Beach, there on Oahu’s North Shore, no more. It is being replaced by Kelly Slater’s sparkling Abu Dhabi surf tank leading surf thinkers to wonder if, perhaps, the greatest competitive surfer of all time wanted to stab his least favorite wave in the he

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Surf | The Inertia

WSL Announces 12-Event 2025 CT Schedule, 7 Stops Before Mid-Year Cut

Abu Dhabi joins 2025 surfing tour

The World Surf League announced its schedule for the 2025 Championship Tour on Wednesday with some notable changes to the upcoming season. Snapper is back, giving Australia a full three-leg run once again. J-Bay is back too. Trestles is still on the CT schedule even after it was announced Cloudbreak would take its spot as home to the 2025 WSL Finals. Sunset Beach is gone. And there are now seven

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The Inertia

What Is Stylish Surfing?

Watching highlights from the recent Abu Dhabi Longboard Classic , the first competitive event to be held at the Surf Abu Dhabi wave pool in the United Arab Emirates, I couldn’t help but be struck by how much fun everyone seemed to be having. Didn’t look like much of a contest at all, but more of a “How great is this, surfing a perfect wave in the middle of a Middle Eastern desert, and wasn’t that

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Outside Online

How Long Do Travel Mugs Actually Keep Beverages Hot?

For many, drinking a morning beverage is more than a routine—it’s a sacred ritual. Whether you drink it en route to the office or the trailhead, you’ve likely adopted a favorite travel mug to carry your magical morning elixir. But do you know how its performance stacks up against the competition? Instead of relying on haphazard observations and product claims, the Outside Lab @ CU Denver set up a

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Outside Online

Vacuum Pumps, Robots, and a Real-Life Time Machine: Welcome to the Outside Gear Lab at CU Denver

The room has a heartbeat. It’s the first thing I notice when I walk into the lab: the gentle thrum of machinery, the metallic click and stretch of springs, and the rhythmic thud of two boots strapped to a gadget called the Time Machine that cycles above a treadmill. At least, that’s what Adam Trenkamp tells me it’s called. Trenkamp is the Outside engineer who runs editorial testing at this new ge

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SurfGirl Magazine

WSL Announces 2025 CT Schedule

Abu Dhabi joins 2025 surfing tour

Today, the World Surf League (WSL) released the 2025 Championship Tour (CT) schedule. The combined men’s and women’s calendar will feature 11 regular-season events, including the addition of Abu Dhabi and the return of Snapper Rocks, Lower Trestles, and Jeffreys Bay. A new venue for the 2025 WSL Finals will see next year’s World Titles contested at Cloudbreak, Fiji. 2025 WSL Championship Tour Sch

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Adventure - Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online

Leading American Alpinist Michael Gardner Killed in Nepal

Climber Michael Gardner dies in Nepal

Michael Gardner died in a fall on Jannu East (7,468m), in Nepal’s Kangchenjunga region, on October 7. The 32-year-old was attempting a new route with longtime friend and climbing partner Sam Hennessey up the imposing North Face, one of the great unclimbed faces of the world. This was the duo’s fourth trip to Jannu East and third attempt at the North Face, having turned around in 2022 when their s

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Outside Online

Leading American Alpinist Michael Gardner Killed in Nepal

Climber Michael Gardner dies in Nepal

Michael Gardner died in a fall on Jannu East (7,468m), in Nepal’s Kangchenjunga region, on October 7. The 32-year-old was attempting a new route with longtime friend and climbing partner Sam Hennessey up the imposing North Face, one of the great unclimbed faces of the world. This was the duo’s fourth trip to Jannu East and third attempt at the North Face, having turned around in 2022 when their s

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Carvemag.com

World Surf League Announces 2025 Championship Tour Schedule

Today, the World Surf League (WSL) released the 2025 Championship Tour (CT) schedule. The combined men’s and women’s calendar will feature 11 regular-season events, including the addition of Abu Dhabi and the return of Snapper Rocks, Lower Trestles, and Jeffreys Bay. A new venue for the 2025 WSL Finals will see next year’s World Titles contested at Cloudbreak, Fiji. 2025 WSL Championship Tour Sch

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SurferToday.com | The Ultimate Surfing News Website

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Hurricane Kirk triggers high-surf warnings in southwest European coastlines

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is well underway, but there's a storm in particular threatening the US, Canadian and European coastlines. Hurricane Kirk, a powerful Category 3 storm, is currently moving through the Atlantic Ocean with sustained winds of 120 miles per hour (195 kilometers per hour). Although it was expected to weaken gradually starting last weekend, the US National Hurricane Ce

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Surf News | Headlines and Top Stories

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Pacasmayo: the magical Peruvian point break

It might not be Peru's most famous wave, but the super-long lefthander of Pacasmayo can often be more consistent than its sister, Chicama. The surroundings are impressive and near post-apocalyptical - a scenario where "Dune" could've been shot. When surfers arrive at Playa El Faro, the official name of Pacasmayo's surf break, they are hugged by a desert coastline where only one human landmark sta

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BLISTER

Enve’s Fifth-Generation M-Series Wheels

Enve has launched the fifth-generation versions of their flagship M-Series mountain bike wheels, promising a very different ride feel from past M-Series wheels. The data they’ve provided to quantify that is pretty eye-popping, and there’s a lot of interesting stuff going on with their design — including new, Enve-designed hubs. Check out what they’ve come up with. The post appeared first on BLIS

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BLISTER

Flash Review — Enve M6 Wheels

Enve unveils new M-Series wheels

Enve says that their new M-Series wheels ride very differently from Enve wheels of old, and we’ve started putting those claims to the test with their new Trail bike wheels, the M6. Check out our early impressions. Blister’s Flash Reviews and Deep Dives are accessible to those who purchase one of our paid subscriptions To get our comprehensive Deep Dives and our initial, unfiltered reports on new

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BeachGrit

News reporter perplexed and dismayed as surfers defy good sense to shred Milton ahead of hurricane’s landfall

The potentially very devastating Hurricane Milton made landfall overnight as a Category 3 storm on Florida’s central west coast. Siesta Key, its first point of contact, reported sustained winds of 120 mph, though it shrunk to a Category 1 as it moved east across the state. Power is out for much of the region and those living in the Tampa area have been ordered to shelter in place as “extremely da

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Backcountry Magazine

Summer Gear Roundup: Camping

A good camping setup is essential to backcountry exploration , regardless of the mode of travel . While most of the gear tested by our staff is designed for warmer seasons, plenty of it can, and will, double as essentials on winter hut trips and spring overnight adventures. —The Editors Marmot Tungsten UL 3 When our tester went looking for a tent that could fit her, her partner and a dog, she nee

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Surf News Network

Molokai Hoe 2024 Sunday Oct 13th 7a-3p

Aloha Kakou, Welcome to the Molokai Hoe! Whether you’re a local paddler or a visitor from afar, we extend a warm welcome to this year’s race. We hope your experience is nothing short of memorable. With deep appreciation, we mark our return to the Kaiwi Channel races after a five-year hiatus, during which we’ve carefully observed and responded to our community’s needs in the wake of COVID and the

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SurfGirl Magazine

New Film: Maya and the Wave

Maya Gabeira and her story of near drowning at Nazare and then a comeback to becoming the first female surfer honoured with a Guinness World Record. Maya and The Wave , which tells the extraordinary story of Maya Gabeira, the first woman to surf the notorious giant wave in Nazaré, Portugal, is being brought to UK cinemas for the first time in partnership with UK film distributor Tull Stories. Aft

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Carvemag.com

Rip Curl GromSearch Online Has Begun!

Since October 5th, the 2024 #GromSearchOnline is officially open. Until October 15th , young surfers from all over the world have the chance to compete for a spot in the international final, which will take place in Bali . The online contest is open to any surfer under 16 , globally. To participate, all you need to do is: Post your best surfing clip to TikTok between Oct 5th – Oct 15th , 2024 Use

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SurfGirl Magazine

Rip Curl GromSearch Online Has Begun

Since October 5th, the 2024 #GromSearchOnline is officially open. Until October 15th , young surfers from all over the world have the chance to compete for a spot in the international final, which will take place in Bali . The online contest is open to any surfer under 16 , globally. To participate, all you need to do is: Post your best surfing clip to TikTok between Oct 5th – Oct 15th , 2024 Use

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Outside Online

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All My Adventure Buddies Are Having Babies. What’s a Mountain Athlete to Do?

Whenever there’s an incoming powder day, I start to shuffle through my internal rolodex of ski partners. They’re loosely grouped in my mind: the mellow lap and tailgate aprés enthusiasts, the ski mountaineers trying to push it on technical lines, and the diehards who are up for a tour even if it’s raining or the dead of summer. Some friends, though, transcend all categories. I think of them as th

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BeachGrit

Mercurial surf god Bruce Irons makes surprise cameo alongside Koa Rothman in epic Indonesian surf

Six months ago, the Kauai-born surfer Bruce Irons, the best surfer in the world in 2005 if you asked anybody who was there, made a rare public appearance from a psychedelic assisted rehab joint in Cancun, Mexico, called Beond where he delivered a profoundly sad confessional. “My name is Bruce Irons. I’m a 44 year old professional surfer. My brother was world champion He’s the baddest motherfucker

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Outside Online

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There’s Finally a Red Bull Rampage for Women

Red Bull Rampage 2024 features women

For the first time since its inception in 2001, Red Bull Rampage , the most prestigious freeride mountain biking competition, will include women. Eight of the world’s top women freeriders will compete on Thursday, October 10, on a dirt outcrop in Virgin, Utah, just outside Zion National Park. The riders, who hail from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Argentina, and New Zealand, have

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Adventure - Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online

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There’s Finally a Red Bull Rampage for Women

Red Bull Rampage 2024 features women

For the first time since its inception in 2001, Red Bull Rampage , the most prestigious freeride mountain biking competition, will include women. Eight of the world’s top women freeriders will compete on Thursday, October 10, on a dirt outcrop in Virgin, Utah, just outside Zion National Park. The riders, who hail from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Argentina, and New Zealand, have

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Adventure - Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online

What Accelerating Climate Disasters Are Teaching Us About Survival

Flip through the pages of Outside , or watch an episode of a hit show about the intersection of fine wine and fungus zombies , and you’ll be presented with one unifying message: survival is about rugged individualism. But the ever-escalating climate crisis is bringing us a very different lesson from the real world. Despite the fantasy so often portrayed in the media, real survival is actually abo

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Outside Online

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What Accelerating Climate Disasters Are Teaching Us About Survival

Flip through the pages of Outside , or watch an episode of a hit show about the intersection of fine wine and fungus zombies , and you’ll be presented with one unifying message: survival is about rugged individualism. But the ever-escalating climate crisis is bringing us a very different lesson from the real world. Despite the fantasy so often portrayed in the media, real survival is actually abo

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The Inertia

Friend of Shark Bite Victim Adds Emergency Response Kits to Australian Beaches

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Community SBK (@communitysbk) A New South Wales surfer has begun a rollout of community-funded shark bite response kits. The initiative began as a response to a brutal shark attack that nearly killed his friend, as ABC news reports . Kai McKenzie was surfing at North Shore Beach, near Port Macquarie, when he was attacked by what experts believe to be a

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Surf | The Inertia

Friend of Shark Bite Victim Adds Emergency Response Kits to Australian Beaches

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Community SBK (@communitysbk) A New South Wales surfer has begun a rollout of community-funded shark bite response kits. The initiative began as a response to a brutal shark attack that nearly killed his friend, as ABC news reports . Kai McKenzie was surfing at North Shore Beach, near Port Macquarie, when he was attacked by what experts believe to be a

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Tracks Magazine

Listen: Duct Tape Theory episode five – Mental Health

Chapter five of Duct Tape Theory rips open the veneer of pro surfing to expose the mental battles waged beneath. Kassia Meador ditches her sponsors and the limelight, realising success isn’t measured by contract figures. Beyrick de Vries doesn’t sugarcoat his spiral into addiction or the strength it took to claw his way out. Shaun Tomson, facing every parent’s worst nightmare, shows us how to kee

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The Inertia

Watch Nathan Florence, John John Florence On a Marathon Foiling Session

The Florence brothers have gone all in on foiling. They’ve professed their love for the alternate surf craft many times before , including with an ongoing partnership with Lift Foils. Their latest paean to the joys of foiling comes courtesy of Nathan Florence’s YouTube channel , where he posted footage from a marathon expedition off the coast of Oahu. The video starts off with a gear check. Along

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The Inertia

A Look at the Slabby Barrels and Peak-Splitting Sections of Palm Springs

I left Los Angeles and it was 66 degrees, heading east in search of waves in Palm Springs. I was greeted by over a hundred degree heat and chlorinated barrels at the Palm Springs Surf Club. It’s basically a resort-style wave pool. We were there on a strike mission with access to a two-hour session. And we got the first session of the day, which meant pure glass. The backdrop of the mountains over

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Surf | The Inertia

Watch Nathan Florence, John John Florence On a Marathon Foiling Session

The Florence brothers have gone all in on foiling. They’ve professed their love for the alternate surf craft many times before , including with an ongoing partnership with Lift Foils. Their latest paean to the joys of foiling comes courtesy of Nathan Florence’s YouTube channel , where he posted footage from a marathon expedition off the coast of Oahu. The video starts off with a gear check. Along

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Surf | The Inertia

A Look at the Slabby Barrels and Peak-Splitting Sections of Palm Springs

I left Los Angeles and it was 66 degrees, heading east in search of waves in Palm Springs. I was greeted by over a hundred degree heat and chlorinated barrels at the Palm Springs Surf Club. It’s basically a resort-style wave pool. We were there on a strike mission with access to a two-hour session. And we got the first session of the day, which meant pure glass. The backdrop of the mountains over

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Outside Online

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The Best Running Shoes for Training and Racing

We are experiencing one of the most thrilling eras in the history of running shoes. In recent years, cutting-edge materials, innovative geometries, and creative combinations of foams, plates, fabrics, and soles have resulted in faster, lighter, and more comfortable models than ever before. The good news is that runners now have an abundance of options. A multitude of choices, however, can sometim

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Outside Online

The Best Snowboard Boots of 2025

When putting together your snowboard kit, no piece of the puzzle is more critical than your boots. Boots don’t just connect your body and your board; they’re also the key to on-hill comfort. The wrong boots can cause hot spots, blisters, heel lift, toe bang, or swamp foot—all potential day-ruiners. The right boots, however, can make previously torturous bell-to-bell days no big deal. After wearin

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Two Climbers Were Stuck at 21,000 Feet in the Himalayas. Here’s How They Survived.

Climbers missing in Himalayas

When the sun rose on the morning of October 5, climbers Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak sat perched on a tiny rock ledge at 21,000 feet, high on the flanks of the 22,949-foot Himalayan peak Chaukhamba III. The pair had been stranded on the ledge for 48 hours without shelter, food, or water. A driving snowfall steadily buried them, and the two were exhausted and freezing. Two days prior, Dvorak an

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Adventure - Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online

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Two Climbers Were Stuck at 21,000 Feet in the Himalayas. Here’s How They Survived.

Climbers missing in Himalayas

When the sun rose on the morning of October 5, climbers Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak sat perched on a tiny rock ledge at 21,000 feet, high on the flanks of the 22,949-foot Himalayan peak Chaukhamba III. The pair had been stranded on the ledge for 48 hours without shelter, food, or water. A driving snowfall steadily buried them, and the two were exhausted and freezing. Two days prior, Dvorak an

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The Inertia

USGS Expects Hurricane Milton to Reshape Florida’s West-Facing Coastline

Hurricane Milton threatens Florida coast

U.S. Geological Survey scientists are painting a grim picture of Hurricane Milton’s potential impact before the massive storm makes landfall in Florida Wednesday evening. Experts issued a coastal change forecast in preparation for the storm which they’ve called a “worst case scenario,” drastically reshaping the state’s west-facing beaches. Before moving inland, Hurricane Helene hit Florida’s Big

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This Is What It’s Like to Live in Asheville After Hurricane Helene

The Storm Hits I wake up at dawn on Friday, September 27, because the wind is howling around my house and trees are snapping at their trunks and being pulled out of the ground by their roots. From the window I watch the treetops sway and listen for the crack of wood. I hope I can echo-locate the snap so I know where the giant timber is going to fall. At every sound, I worry something will land on

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Fanny Packs Are Back and I’m On Board, Sort Of

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’ve been wearing a fanny pack lately. And not ironically, as part of a retro costume with roller skates, leg warmers, or a boom box on my shoulder. I’d been seeing them on the streets and trails for a while, but I had successfully fought the resurgence of the 1980s trend, even making a face a few times when seeing other people wearing these silly little pouch

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BeachGrit

Universally adored Adrian “Ace” Buchan toast of surf world after winning prestigious BBC award!

There are very very few universally adored surfers in this world, only two, in fact, that I can conjure right off the top of my head. 1) Carissa Moore. 2) Adrian “Ace” Buchan. That 42-year-old screw foot exploded onto the scene way back in 1984 and enjoyed a very fruitful career on the World Surf League nee Association of Surfing Professionals. Buchan won two Championship Tour victories, the firs

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BLISTER

How Do You Know How “Safe” Your Helmet Is? | Blister Summit Video

Testing standards are hugely important, but when it comes to ski/snowboard and cycling helmets, the current ones have limitations. In this clip, Steven Kennedy, Sr. Director of R&D at Giro, shares some thoughts on Giro’s in-house testing approach, the Virginia Tech helmet testing standards, and more. The post appeared first on BLISTER .

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The Inertia

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Montana Snowbowl Resort and the Death of the Local Town Mountain

Geoff Perna was cruising at breakneck speed through a powdery tree line, snow sticking to his unkempt beard. He was having the time of his life… until the trees grew thicker. An overgrown forest soon loomed overhead, brush and fallen trees now obscuring those sweet caches of untouched powder. “I had to kind of stop and have a safety meeting with myself,” he recalls. No stranger to adventure, Geof

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BeachGrit

Biggest surf brand in the world acquires company that made “the original hoodie” for staggering $1.2 billion

Sport season is in full flare, in North America, with professional baseball, college football, professional women’s basketball and professional football fans losing minds daily. Baseball is in its playoffs, as is the WNBA. College and pro football are still early in the season but late enough for major upsets and big-time coach firings to have roiled. Sports fans going absolutely bonkers. Surf fa

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SurferToday.com | The Ultimate Surfing News Website

The birth of the Venice Beach Skatepark

Venice, California, is arguably the birthplace and crib of modern skateboarding. From the Dogtown era and Z-Boys to the days of the Pavilion, torn down in 2000, it's where the first street skateboarding stars launched into stardom. It's still difficult to understand why such an iconic neighborhood took so long to honor its skate culture roots. The Venice Beach Skatepark opened in Venice, Californ

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Surf News | Headlines and Top Stories

10 things that make surfing harder to learn

Is surfing hard? No. But can it be difficult for someone to learn? Yes. It seems like a paradox, but riding waves is only tricky to master if you do not pay attention to a few essential variables. In 2016, ESPN gathered a panel of experts from the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. The goal was to rank 60 sports from the hardest to the least demanding in terms of degree of difficulty.

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