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Fox Podium Inverted Fork

In a big change for the brand, Fox has been developing an inverted fork, and there’s been plenty of speculation about what the production model would actually entail. Get all the answers here, and check out our early on-trail impressions of the new upside-down Fox Podium. The post appeared first on BLISTER .

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BLISTER

Flash Review: Fox Podium

The new Fox Podium doesn’t look like much else out there, and its on-trail performance stands out, too. Check out our take so far. 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 gear, become a member and receive many other services, deals, and discounts. If you

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The ultimate road trip through California's surf and skate history

Take a ride to California's most iconic surf-and-skate-related venues, sites, beaches, landmarks, and cultural attractions. California is probably the world capital of surf-and-skate culture and the beating heart of the industry that first focused on the waves and later on the streets. Surfing and skateboarding are the two sides of the same coin; they're practiced in completely different mediums

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SurferToday.com | The Ultimate Surfing News Website

The 1948 electric surfboard made for traveling, sunbathing, and diving

Not all spectacular ideas are great commercial hits. In 1948, a Hollywood inventor developed a motor-powered surfboard. The post-World War II economy revolutionized many industries, including surfing. New materials, many of which were tested in military warfare equipment, were introduced into the mainstream world. Surfboards, for instance, lost around 50 percent of their weight thanks to new synt

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Surfer

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Man Killed by Lightning at Florida Surfing Hotspot

Lightning strikes multiple people in Florida

It’s typically the wildlife that people say to watch out for whilst in Florida. The gators, the sharks, the snakes, the zombies high on bath salts, et cetera. But one extremely unlucky man was hit by something else while wading in the waters of New Smyrna Beach, and tragically, he passed away. A 29-year-old man was in Florida celebrating his honeymoon on June 20th. He was standing in ankle-deep w

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Carvemag.com

Winter Sessions At Shippies

After a 2-hour hike in complete darkness, I arrived at one of the most remote and terrifying slabs on the planet — Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania. This was my first time setting foot in Tasmania, and my first time flying the drone over this infamous wave. What unfolded was a raw winter session with some of the heaviest drops, step-offs, and mutant ledges I’ve ever witnessed. Captured entirely from abo

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BLISTER

Flash Review: Formula Selva V

Formula launches Selva V fork

The new Formula Selva V stands out from the market for being lightweight and highly tunable via Formula’s CTS valve system, but how does its performance stack up next to other long-travel single-crown forks? We’ve got some early thoughts. 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, u

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BLISTER

Formula Selva V

Formula launches Selva V fork

Formula has a new version of their Selva All-Mountain / Enduro fork, and while it’s got some things in common with the prior-generation version, the new Selva V gets a new chassis, a new spring, and some other interesting features that set it apart — both from the prior-generation Selva, and the rest of the long-travel single crown market. The post appeared first on BLISTER .

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BeachGrit

The UFC’s God of Thunder Luke Rockhold revealed to be expert surfer!

The retired mixed martial artist Luke Rockhold, a six-foot three man chiselled out of stone and who FISHER once nominated as the man he’d slaughter in a game of Fuck, Marry, Kill, has stunned surf fans by expertly threading a backside tube at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California. Cut to Ice Cube’s It Was a Good Day, Luke Rockhold writes, “Still got that pig dog.” A who’s who of surfin

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Adventure - Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online

Rescuers Saved a Hypothermic Hiker on Mount Washington

Texas woman rescued from hypothermia

A summer hike on New Hampshire’s 6,288-foot Mount Washington became a fight for survival for a 55-year-old woman on Friday, June 20. According to a press release from New Hampshire’s Fish and Game Department, the woman required a rescue after temperatures plunged and gusting winds began to batter the peak. The woman, identified by officials as Caroline Wilson of Austin, Texas, became hypothermic

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Outside Online

Rescuers Saved a Hypothermic Hiker on Mount Washington

Texas woman rescued from hypothermia

A summer hike on New Hampshire’s 6,288-foot Mount Washington became a fight for survival for a 55-year-old woman on Friday, June 20. According to a press release from New Hampshire’s Fish and Game Department, the woman required a rescue after temperatures plunged and gusting winds began to batter the peak. The woman, identified by officials as Caroline Wilson of Austin, Texas, became hypothermic

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The Inertia

Two Alligators Were Found on Carolina Beaches Recently

Alligator spotted on NC beach

Surfers in the Carolinas will be scanning the lineup for scaly reptiles before paddling out in the coming weeks after two alligators were recently spotted on beaches. First, a gator was found waddling around at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina on June 16. Tim Yauger, who had been on the beach with his wife and children, posted a video of the encounter on his Facebook page. While it’s

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The Inertia

Three Men Mysteriously Drowned After Hiking to a California Swimming Hole

Three bodies recovered at Rattlesnake Falls

A group of six hikers went to a remote waterhole in Placer County, California. Only three returned. On Wednesday, June 18, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a possible triple drowning at Rattlesnake Falls near the town of Soda Springs – 26 miles northwest of Lake Tahoe. Three days later, a diver recovered the bodies of Valentino Creus, 50, of Los Angeles, Matthew Schoenecker,

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The Inertia

The Florida Surf Film Festival: Something in the Water

Okay, stop me if you’ve heard this one. Three well-known surf journalists walk into a hot tub…oh, wait, that really happened. There they were, Chas Smith, satirical heart and soul of the surf tabloid BeachGrit , David Lee Scales, erudite host of the widely popular podcast Surf Splendor , and preeminent surfing historian and archivist Matt Warshaw, soaking in a blue-tiled tub sunk into the pool de

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Surf | The Inertia

Two Alligators Were Found on Carolina Beaches Recently

Alligator spotted on NC beach

Surfers in the Carolinas will be scanning the lineup for scaly reptiles before paddling out in the coming weeks after two alligators were recently spotted on beaches. First, a gator was found waddling around at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina on June 16. Tim Yauger, who had been on the beach with his wife and children, posted a video of the encounter on his Facebook page. While it’s

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Surf | The Inertia

The Florida Surf Film Festival: Something in the Water

Okay, stop me if you’ve heard this one. Three well-known surf journalists walk into a hot tub…oh, wait, that really happened. There they were, Chas Smith, satirical heart and soul of the surf tabloid BeachGrit , David Lee Scales, erudite host of the widely popular podcast Surf Splendor , and preeminent surfing historian and archivist Matt Warshaw, soaking in a blue-tiled tub sunk into the pool de

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Adventure - Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online

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Grizzly Recovery Efforts, Once Booming, Now Face Limbo

Visit a mountain trailhead here in western Montana right now, and you might be treated to an unusual sight: car-size white cylinders. Those are grizzly capture devices, and they’re being staged ahead of a summer-long effort to count the bears and evaluate the ongoing success of a 40-year plan to restore their population across the northern Rockies. This year may be a pivotal moment for that popul

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Outside Online

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Grizzly Recovery Efforts, Once Booming, Now Face Limbo

Visit a mountain trailhead here in western Montana right now, and you might be treated to an unusual sight: car-size white cylinders. Those are grizzly capture devices, and they’re being staged ahead of a summer-long effort to count the bears and evaluate the ongoing success of a 40-year plan to restore their population across the northern Rockies. This year may be a pivotal moment for that popul

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The Inertia

Shark Bites 12-Year-Old Girl Off South Carolina Coast

Shark attacks girl in South Carolina

Though exceedingly rare, shark bites still manage to strike fear in the hearts of beach-goers everywhere. For one 12-year-old girl, the nightmare became a reality last week during a visit to a South Carolina beach. The incident occurred on Hilton Head Island, located 45 miles northeast of Savannah, Georgia. On Tuesday, June 17, around 12:07 p.m., crews responded to a medical emergency near mile m

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The Inertia

Snow in June? Palisades Tahoe Gets Rare Snow Storm on the First Day of Summer

Saturday, June 21 was officially the first day of summer, and anybody who’s been to Tahoe during the summer months knows it is as beautiful and awe-inspiring when the sun is out and the temperatures are high as it is in the dead of winter. A storm dumping snow on Palisades Tahoe to kick off the new season is not something many would expect though. The storm was so unexpected, as a matter of fact,

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The Inertia

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Here’s How ‘The Endless Summer’ Almost Didn’t Make It Into Theaters

For surf filmmaker Bruce Brown, the adventure of creating The Endless Summer began with the idea of chasing summer around the world in search of “The Perfect Wave.” Following a hot tip from his friend and renowned surf vagabond Dick Metz, he found an abundance of good surf in remote and unknown locations like Cape St. Francis, South Africa. The film played an integral role in making surfing what

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Surf | The Inertia

This Is Why ‘The Endless Summer’ Almost Didn’t Make It Into Theaters

For surf filmmaker Bruce Brown, the adventure of creating The Endless Summer began with the idea of chasing summer around the world in search of “The Perfect Wave.” Following a hot tip from his friend and renowned surf vagabond Dick Metz, he found an abundance of good surf in remote and unknown locations like Cape St. Francis, South Africa. The film played an integral role in making surfing what

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The Inertia

Escaping a Rip Current: Experts Add Simple Tip to the ‘Swim-Parallel-to-Shore’ Method

If you surf, (which you likely do if you’re reading this website) you’re aware of rip currents . They can be dangerous if you don’t know how to get out of one, and lifeguards pull thousands of people out of them each year. There’s a tried, tested, and true way that nearly every surfer or ocean-goer is aware of to escape a rip current, but according to Good Morning America , experts are now saying

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The Inertia

Orcas Seen Grooming Each Other With Tools for First Time

Orcas use kelp for grooming

No matter how much we think we know about killer whales, they find new ways to surprise us. At times they do it in a way that is actively frightening, like when they started attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar. On the other hand, sometimes it just means they can be found using bits of kelp to clean each other, as scientists recently discovered. Tool use is widespread in terrestrial animals

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The Inertia

Rescuers Race to Save Hiker Trapped for 3 Days on Indonesian Volcano

Brazilian tourist trapped in volcano

A Brazilian tourist has been stranded on the slopes of Mount Rinjani – a volcano on the Indonesian island of Lombok – for three days. Attempts to rescue her have been unsuccessful thus far. Juliana Marins , a 26-year-old from Niteroi, Brazil, was participating in a hike to the top of the volcano when she fell near the crater around 6:30 a.m. (local time) on Saturday, June 20. She reportedly was l

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Surf | The Inertia

Escaping a Rip Current: Experts Add Simple Tip to the ‘Swim-Parallel-to-Shore’ Method

If you surf, (which you likely do if you’re reading this website) you’re aware of rip currents . They can be dangerous if you don’t know how to get out of one, and lifeguards pull thousands of people out of them each year. There’s a tried, tested, and true way that nearly every surfer or ocean-goer is aware of to escape a rip current, but according to Good Morning America , experts are now saying

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Teton Gravity Research

Hypothermic Texas Hiker Rescued By Train in New Hampshire

Texas woman rescued from hypothermia

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Teton Gravity Research

Cougar Encounters Shut Down Whistler Bike Park

Whistler bike park closed due to cougars

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Hey Dibi: Can Surfers Stop the San Diego/Tijuana Sewage Crisis?

Editor’s Note: Have a question for Dibi Fletcher? She’s definitely got answers. Or at least a perspective. Don’t hold back, shoot her a DM on Instagram and ask away. Here’s what she pulled out of the mailbag this week… Hey Dibi… I’m in my late fifties, single and sober. Work full time and follow the 12 steps. I’m looking for a dog to take care of. I’ve been a good owner in the past and will be a

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What Surf Breaks Are at Risk with 250 Million Acres of Public Lands up for Grabs?

While the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Forestry Service prepare to auction off some two to three million acres of the United States of America’s public lands within a five-year period on behalf of Uncle Sam , most of that land is not smack-dab on the waterfront. There are, however, swathes of shoreline up for grabs along the West Coast that are eligible for sale whose potential

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A Washington Sheriff Wants to Charge Negligent Hikers for Rescue

Sheriff advocates charging reckless hikers

A county sheriff in southern Washington is considering fining visitors who require search and rescue—specifically if those visitors are unprepared for their backcountry trips. In a June 5 Facebook post , the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office reported that “despite continued preparedness messaging and warnings of the dangers” of recreating outside, the county had seen a 400 percent increase in SAR

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Outside Online

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A Washington Sheriff Wants to Charge Negligent Hikers for Rescue

Sheriff advocates charging reckless hikers

A county sheriff in southern Washington is considering fining visitors who require search and rescue—specifically if those visitors are unprepared for their backcountry trips. In a June 5 Facebook post , the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office reported that “despite continued preparedness messaging and warnings of the dangers” of recreating outside, the county had seen a 400 percent increase in SAR

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Surf News Network

DON’T MISS OUT! FREE showing of “VEECO – The story of Volcom Films”

“HIC & Volcom Present a FREE showing of “VEECO – The story of Volcom Films” Thursday Night, June 26th, at HIC Kailua. This new documentary tells the story of Volcom’s filmmaking legacy, including surfing, snowboarding and skating from inception to present day. The event starts at 6:30 pm with FREE Pizza, Jamba Juice & Prizes…followed by VEECO at 7:30 pm. Bring your family and friends, blankets an

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The Inertia

Sage Burke Wrangles the Left at Maverick’s

Maverick’s, the very famous big wave in California that the surfing world loves so much, is generally thought of as a right. But most rights sometimes have a left on them, and Maverick’s is no different. There aren’t too many surfers that are into it, though, because the left is a little shorter and a little less forgiving (as if any wave at Maverick’s is forgiving). Over the years, a few notable

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Surf | The Inertia

Sage Burke Wrangles the Left at Maverick’s

Maverick’s, the very famous big wave in California that the surfing world loves so much, is generally thought of as a right. But most rights sometimes have a left on them, and Maverick’s is no different. There aren’t too many surfers that are into it, though, because the left is a little shorter and a little less forgiving (as if any wave at Maverick’s is forgiving). Over the years, a few notable

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