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Teton Gravity Research

Science Fiction or Skiing? Utah Is Building an “Artificial Glacier” to Hack the Offseason

While most of us are burning through bike tires, thrashing rivers, and waiting on the first autumn dusting, winter operations crew at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah are playing a totally different game. Hidden beneath a thick grove of trees in the Heber Valley sits a giant white mound roughly the size of an ice skating rink. It looks like a sci-fi installation, but underneath that m

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The Inertia

Gear Up With Backcountry’s Semi-Annual Sale

Support our work! The Inertia may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more about our gear review policy here . Editor’s Note: This feature is presented by our partners at Backcountry . A massive summer sale gives you a two-fold chance to gear up for adventures ahead. There are still long days left to pull off the summer trip you once had in mind. Yet, winter planni

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The Inertia

Alonso Correa Broke His Board Then Got the Wave of The Day at the US Open

Alonso Correa experienced all the highs and lows of competitive surfing in one heat at this year’s US Open. The 28-year-old Peruvian created quite possibly the most exciting sequence of events seen at a competition best known for being somewhat of a sleepy affair . The moment came in the third heat of the round of 32 . There, Correa squared up against Lucas Cassity, Deivid Silva and Alan Cleland.

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Outside Online

Op-Ed: The Places that Shape Us Cannot Be Recreated After Trump Opens Them Up

The first time I stood beneath the sandstone cliffs of Bears Ears as Secretary of the Interior, Tribal leaders guided me through places their ancestors have known for generations. We stopped before ancient cliff dwellings and pictographs—reminders that history isn’t confined to museums. It lives in the landscape. As we walked, I was struck by how small one lifetime feels against the weight of cen

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The Inertia

Humpback Whale Birth Captured on Video in Extraordinarily Rare Footage

Drone films humpback whale birth

For all of our research and observations of the natural world, there is still so much we don’t know about it and its many creatures. But on July 28, researchers were privy to something that’s only been seen three times before: the birth of a humpback whale. Each year, humpbacks make the long migration around Australia’s east coast from Antarctica, where they spend a few months eating as much as p

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Teton Gravity Research

For the People: Inside Zero G Films’ Low Tide

For director Daniel Harper , Low Tide is less about making the biggest ski film possible and more about capturing what skiing actually feels like. The latest production from Zero G Films moves between Jackson, Wyoming, and Palisades Tahoe, following a crew of athletes through a winter that didn’t cooperate. Plans for bigger mountaineering missions fell through as inconsistent snow forced the crew

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The Inertia

X Games League Adds Bay Area Winter Team: XC Golden State

X Games sells Bay Area team

The X Games League is adding a new team to the fold for this upcoming winter season, and it’s located in the United States’ tenth-largest media market: the San Francisco Bay Area. The addition of XC Golden State was announced this week as a XGL winter-only team, representing the connection between the Bay Area and Lake Tahoe. “Northern California has helped shape action sports for generations,” s

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The Inertia

Matahi Drollet Relives One of the Best Teahupo’o Swells From August 2025

When it comes to Teahupo’o, there are few who do it better than Matahi Drollet. And last August, he hammered that point home with a single wave . That wave was part of a very good month of surf, and now, a year later (to the day, in fact), he has released a 15-minute vlog remembering just how good it was. “A bit late to the party, but it’s better late than never, huh?” he says at the beginning of

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Surf | The Inertia

Watch Blair Conklin Make the Most of Hurricane Genevieve

Genevieve was this season’s first Category 5 hurricane. As expected, all that oceanic energy kicked up a ton of waves. In their latest video , Blair Conklin and company proved they were there to take them on. The action started off with creating a wave at Aliso Creek. Breaching the berm in between the creek and the ocean is something the skimboarders of Orange County have taken to with increasing

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The Inertia

Aurélien Sanchez, Owner of the Pacific Crest Trail’s New Speed Record, Tells Us Why He Did It

For most of those who embark on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), the 2,650-mile journey from Mexico to Canada is designed to induce a life-altering nature experience. The trail has seeped into popular culture via social media and the 2014 Hollywood film Wild starring Reese Witherspoon, causing the trek’s popularity to increase more than fourfold in the last decade. But as thousands of hikers were m

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The Inertia

Watch Blair Conklin Make the Most of Hurricane Genevieve

Genevieve was this season’s first Category 5 hurricane. As expected, all that oceanic energy kicked up a ton of waves. In their latest video , Blair Conklin and company proved they were there to take them on. The action started off with creating a wave at Aliso Creek. Breaching the berm in between the creek and the ocean is something the skimboarders of Orange County have taken to with increasing

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Surfer

Can an Algae Problem Fix Surfboard Construction's Oldest Paradox?

Thirty thousand tonnes. That's the rough annual haul of green algae bulldozed off the beaches of northwest France every year. Just in Brittany alone, 30 million kilos of Ulva lactuca is washed in on the tide, left to rot into a hydrogen-sulphide stink that's sent joggers to hospital and, on occasion, killed livestock that wandered into it. Local councils spend small fortunes trucking it away, com

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Surfing | News, Headlines and Top Stories

The perfect pre-surf breakfast

Every surfer has experienced it: you paddle out feeling either too full or completely empty. Halfway through the session, your shoulders begin to fade, your reactions slow, and every wave seems just a little harder to catch. Choosing what to eat before surfing is not only about satisfying hunger but also about giving your body the right fuel at the right time. Unlike running or cycling, surfing c

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SurferToday.com | The Ultimate Surfing News Website

The case for recognizing open water lifeguards as first responders

Every summer, millions of people head to beaches expecting a simple promise. If something goes wrong in the water, someone will come. That someone is usually an open water lifeguard. At SurferToday.com, we have been promoting the sharing of knowledge about water safety, surf lifesaving, and surf rescue, and highlighting the importance of lifeguards in saving hundreds of thousands of lives worldwi

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Surfer

A Sports Psychologist on the Psychology of Going Pro — and Why the Talent Isn't the Hard Part

The lives of professional athletes are portrayed as so glamorous it's rare that we get a look behind the curtain of what it's really like to be one of the world's best. Spoiler alert, it's not all champagne and multi-million dollar deals. What's even more overlooked is the road to get there and how young athletes have more to deal with than ever before. Talent and skill have become common, persev

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Surfer

Shark-Spotting Robot Patrols LA Olympic Surf Venues as Great White Encounters Spike

Great white breaches behind surfer

The biggest stage in surfing is coming to California. But the sharks have already arrived. With the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics set to feature surfing at the famed cobblestoned A-frame of Lower Trestles and open-water swimming off Long Beach, scientists at California State University, Long Beach's Shark Lab have unveiled a new high-tech tool designed to keep tabs on great white sharks before athlet

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Freesurf Magazine

Ten Years in the Making

By Mike Latronic – There’s a moment in every athlete’s career, if they’re lucky enough, if they hang around long enough, when everything they’ve ground through finally crystallizes into something beautiful. For Leonardo Fioravanti, that moment arrived on June 13th, 2026 at Punta Roca, El Salvador: the 28-year-old Italian became the first surfer from his country to ever win a Championship Tour eve

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Adventure - Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online

First Look: The Amflow TL Carbon

Over the past decade or so, e-bikes have evolved in welcome ways, with specialist models designed for tackling mountainous trails, touring long distances, and hauling cargo across town. But there was still something missing: a single bike that could do all three. Enter the new Amflow TL Carbon : a two-wheeled e-SUV that rolls all of these capabilities into one super-versatile package. Amflow is a

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Outside Online

First Look: The Amflow TL Carbon

Over the past decade or so, e-bikes have evolved in welcome ways, with specialist models designed for tackling mountainous trails, touring long distances, and hauling cargo across town. But there was still something missing: a single bike that could do all three. Enter the new Amflow TL Carbon : a two-wheeled e-SUV that rolls all of these capabilities into one super-versatile package. Amflow is a

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The Inertia

Soccer Star Matheus Cunha Is Quietly Sponsoring 3 Brazilian Surfers

If you’ve watched Matheus Cunha scoring on the pitch lately, you’ve probably seen the celebration. Arms out. Knees bent. A surfer balancing on an invisible board. He’s been doing it at Old Trafford, all over the Premier League. He did it again at the World Cup with Brazil. By now, it’s become part of who he is as a footballer. What most people don’t know is that the celebration isn’t just for sho

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Adventure - Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online

I Stayed Up for 24 Hours at an Ultramarathon. Here’s What I Learned About Why Runners Go Long.

Under a full moon, after more than 20 straight hours of running, Roman Trach lifts his arms and sways back and forth, like a boxer who’s just gone 15 rounds in a heavyweight fight. “I can’t believe this, dude,” he says, shaking his head. “I want to cry so bad.” Trach’s body doesn’t let him squeeze out the tears. He’s just run 100.2 miles to complete the Western States Endurance Run , the oldest,

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Outside Online

I Stayed Up for 24 Hours at an Ultramarathon. Here’s What I Learned About Why Runners Go Long.

Under a full moon, after more than 20 straight hours of running, Roman Trach lifts his arms and sways back and forth, like a boxer who’s just gone 15 rounds in a heavyweight fight. “I can’t believe this, dude,” he says, shaking his head. “I want to cry so bad.” Trach’s body doesn’t let him squeeze out the tears. He’s just run 100.2 miles to complete the Western States Endurance Run , the oldest,

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Outside Online

How to Support Your Adventure Dog’s Health—Now and for Years to Come

One of the best things about having an active dog is having a built-in adventure buddy—a companion by your side for every great hike, bike and outdoor escapade. And just like you, active dogs need a balanced diet and the proper nutrients to feel their best and stay healthy. That’s where Virbac comes in. For over 60 years, Virbac’s veterinarians and scientists have pioneered animal wellness, from

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BeachGrit

All eyez on round 2 heat 5 of the Tahiti Pro as inhumane swell surges toward Teahupoo

Event number seven on the World Surf League’s fabled Championship Tour swings the waiting period gates wide, for the Outerknown Tahiti Pro, this Saturday with surf fans all in a tizzy after the month-long layoff. The last time we saw our heroes and heroines was way back in June, if you can recall, wherein Yago Dora and Sawyer Lindblad hoisted the hardware over a throng of passionate Brazilian sur

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BLISTER

Salomon S/Lab Ultra Glide 2

The isn’t just a lightly updated version of the original Ultra Glide, every component of the shoe has seen major changes. So will fans of the OG Ultra Glide be stoked (or pissed?) about this version? Check out our full review. The post Salomon S/Lab Ultra Glide 2 appeared first on BLISTER .

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Outside Online

Explore Michigan’s Magical Coast

When it comes to summer adventure, some places are a cut above. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is one of them. Here, the far north wilderness meets the wild splendor of the Great Lakes in a remarkable landscape formed by glaciers millenia ago. Along the Lake Superior coast near Munising , you’ll find everything from inland hikes through lush woods to paddling trips beneath multi-colored cliffs. And w

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BLISTER

The Cult of Mezcal w/ Pedro Jimenez (Ep.122)

There are more than 175 species of agave native to Mexico. So why is tequila made from just one? Today, Pedro Jiménez, founder of Mezonte, joins Eli to unravel that complicated history and explore one of the world's most fascinating spirits traditions. The post appeared first on BLISTER .

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Outside Online

Op-Ed: It Is Time for the Outdoor Industry to Stop Erasing Women Over 50

The outdoor industry gets a lot right. Its commitment to public lands is fierce. Sustainability initiatives are woven into brand DNA. Conservation efforts are backed by real dollars and advocacy. The industry has rallied around climate action and built a culture that genuinely cares about the planet and the wild places we all cherish. But here’s what’s glaringly absent from that picture: women ov

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Zigzag Magazine

VAPOUR – Tiaan Engelbrecht

VAPOUR is a short film from South African surfer and filmmaker Tiaan Engelbrecht —an intimate exploration of surfing, nature, and the constant state of becoming. Inspired by the ever-changing relationship between water, land, and self, VAPOUR reflects on the parallels between life and the ocean. Swells travel vast distances, no two waves are ever the same, and neither are we. Through moments of c

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BeachGrit

World’s most sun-tanned man rescues woman in road rage dispute

A short break from the rigours of reporting the machinations of surf culture with all its interesting players and the professional matrix that lays gently on top, Teahupoo only days away etc , and a dive into real world reporting, of the things that matter. And, here, we find the Muay Thai fighter Ryan McDonald, who has subsequently been dubbed the world’s most sun-tanned man, who was filmed resc

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Surf News Network

Final HIC Kailua movie night of the summer! BE THERE!

Ritual Vision & Blak Bear Surf Club Presents Burger’s Movie Night – Surf Film Double Feature What: Hawaii Premier of Ritualistic Tendencies + The Vibe Where: HIC Kailua When: Thursday, August 6th, 6:30 pm Films: RITUALISTIC TENDENCIES A film by Wade Carroll & Dion Agius staring Mikey Wright, Noa Deane, Harry Bryant, Mason Ho, Parker Coffin, Milla Coco Brown and more. THE VIBE A brand-new edit sta

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Surf | The Inertia

Kai Lenny Posts Throwback Clip to Surfing Jaws With Laird Hamilton at 16

Kai Lenny and Laird Hamilton have a lot in common. They’re both known as not only big wave chargers, but multi-hyphenate watermen who embrace new technology . They also have a long history together, as Lenny showed in a clip he recently posted to Instagram. The quick edit is a throwback to around 2008, when Lenny got the call from Hamilton and Dave Kalama to surf Jaws. Under their tutelage, the y

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Surf | The Inertia

What Surfing Malibu Is Really Like on a Big Ol’ South Swell

The wave at Malibu is one of the world’s most famous for good reason. It was, of course, the breeding ground for California’s surf culture. The place where Miki Dora became “Da Cat.” Where Gidget won the hearts of the movie-going world. It is, in an oft-quoted refrain, “the exact spot on Earth where ancient surfing became modern surfing.” It’s a lot different now than it was in its halcyon days,

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Surf | The Inertia

24-Year-Old Man Drowns In Laguna Beach, California

24 drowns Laguna Beach

A 24-year-old man drowned while swimming at Laguna Beach, California’s Crescent Bay on Monday evening. The tragic incident is the second drowning in the Orange County town this summer. According to a release from the Laguna Beach Department of Marine Safety, a 911 call was made around 7:30 p.m. concerning a male that had gone missing in the water at Crescent Bay. Witnesses say they’d seen the man

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Surf | The Inertia

Gabriel Medina and Wife Isabella Arantes Lose Child Days After Wedding

On July 31, Gabriel Medina married Isabella Arantes and took the moment to announce that they were expecting a child . Five days later, the couple confirmed that they lost the child after three months of pregnancy. The three-time world champion first told Globo Esportes , a Brazilian news outlet, that the couple learned of the devastating news after a routine three-month ultrasound. The news come

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The Inertia

Kai Lenny Posts Throwback Clip to Surfing Jaws With Laird Hamilton at 16

Kai Lenny and Laird Hamilton have a lot in common. They’re both known as not only big wave chargers, but multi-hyphenate watermen who embrace new technology . They also have a long history together, as Lenny showed in a clip he recently posted to Instagram. The quick edit is a throwback to around 2008, when Lenny got the call from Hamilton and Dave Kalama to surf Jaws. Under their tutelage, the y

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The Inertia

What Surfing Malibu Is Really Like on a Big Ol’ South Swell

The wave at Malibu is one of the world’s most famous for good reason. It was, of course, the breeding ground for California’s surf culture. The place where Miki Dora became “Da Cat.” Where Gidget won the hearts of the movie-going world. It is, in an oft-quoted refrain, “the exact spot on Earth where ancient surfing became modern surfing.” It’s a lot different now than it was in its halcyon days,

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The Inertia

24-Year-Old Man Drowns In Laguna Beach, California

24 drowns Laguna Beach

A 24-year-old man drowned while swimming at Laguna Beach, California’s Crescent Bay on Monday evening. The tragic incident is the second drowning in the Orange County town this summer. According to a release from the Laguna Beach Department of Marine Safety, a 911 call was made around 7:30 p.m. concerning a male that had gone missing in the water at Crescent Bay. Witnesses say they’d seen the man

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The Inertia

Gabriel Medina and Wife Isabella Arantes Lose Child Days After Wedding

On July 31, Gabriel Medina married Isabella Arantes and took the moment to announce that they were expecting a child . Five days later, the couple confirmed that they lost the child after three months of pregnancy. The three-time world champion first told Globo Esportes , a Brazilian news outlet, that the couple learned of the devastating news after a routine three-month ultrasound. The news come

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Teton Gravity Research

Should the World’s Best Athletes Get a Shortcut to the Olympics?

Olympic Surfing’s New Qualification Rules Are Stirring Up Debate Olympic qualification is rarely simple, but the most recent change to the route to the Olympics has been met with criticism from athletes and viewers who say the playing field is no longer level. The International Surfing Association (ISA) has announced that surfers competing on the World Surf League’s Championship Tour (CT) will be

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Surfline

Teahupo'o: 1,000 feet deep to nearly dry

The most terrifying, mesmerizing wave on Earth, explained by the people who know it best. Watch Raimana Van Bastolaer, Vahine Fierro, Eimeo Czermak, Matahi Drollet are and Surfline Chief Forecaster Kevin Wallis as they break down exactly what makes Teahupo’o a wonder of the surf world. The reef's abrupt bathymetry. Swell direction and period. The local winds that make or break a session. This is h

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Teton Gravity Research

Broc Raiford Built a BMX Course in the Louisiana Bayou

Broc Raiford has spent most of his life riding BMX on solid ground. For his latest project, he took out half of that equation. Back home in southern Louisiana, the 32-year-old Red Bull athlete built a floating BMX course in the Jean Lafitte Wetlands, linking lily pads, ramps and docks into a line surrounded by the bayou. Five Floating Lily Pads and a Lot of Moving Parts The course consisted of fi

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Surfer

Deadly Hurricane Swell Pummels Laguna Beach as 24-Year-Old Drowns at Crescent Bay (Video)

Tragedy has struck the scenic coastline of Laguna Beach once again after a 24-year-old man drowned while swimming at the idyllic Crescent Bay Beach on Monday evening. The fatal incident occurred amidst heavy, El Niño-fueled hurricane swells—most recently amplified by Hurricane Genevieve—continue to generate highly hazardous surf conditions and dangerous rip currents across Southern California sho

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The Inertia

Eagle Point Ski Resort Won’t Open This Winter After Cottonwood Fire Devastation

Eagle Point Resort closed

Eagle Point Ski Resort suffered devastating losses in this summer’s Cottonwood fire. It is sad, but not surprising, then, that the ski area announced the difficult decision to forego operations for the upcoming 2026-2027 winter season. The resort saw approximately 300 of its 600 acres burn in the fire that began June 22 and scorched nearly 100,000 acres in total throughout Utah. Four of Eagle Poi

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Surf | The Inertia

5 Heats to Follow at the Tahiti Pro

After a prolonged summer vacation, the Championship Tour is finally back. Next up on the docket is the Tahiti Pro, marking the start of the season’s downhill sprint to the title showdown at Pipeline. A lot has happened during the CT recess: Kelly Slater revived his career for the umpteenth time, Cloud 9 became a part of the tour , and surfing’s principal institutions have been feuding over contro

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The Inertia

5 Heats to Follow at the Tahiti Pro

After a prolonged summer vacation, the Championship Tour is finally back. Next up on the docket is the Tahiti Pro, marking the start of the season’s downhill sprint to the title showdown at Pipeline. A lot has happened during the CT recess: Kelly Slater revived his career for the umpteenth time, Cloud 9 became a part of the tour , and surfing’s principal institutions have been feuding over contro

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Teton Gravity Research

Encinitas Goes Back-to-Back at the U.S. Open of Surfing

Jake Marshall wins US Open

Jake Marshall is the newest name on the U.S. Open of Surfing trophy. The 27-year-old Encinitas surfer beat Huntington Beach local Kanoa Igarashi in Sunday’s men’s final at the Huntington Beach Pier, putting together a two-wave total of 14.77 to Igarashi’s 14.07. The win directs $20,000 to Marshall’s bank account along with 10,000 Challenger Series points, moving him to the top of the Challenger S

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The Inertia

Sterling Spencer Unloads on the US Open During Podcast

The US Open is really boring. The waves are often bad, the host city sucks , and the results aren’t even particularly important in the world of competitive surfing. It’s so boring, in fact, that the most exciting thing to ever happen there was a riot. And Sterling Spencer shares that opinion, too. In his latest podcast episode, surfing’s enfant terrible had a few choice things to say about Surf C

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Surfer

Teahupo’o Locals Torch The WSL Field In Perfect Pre‑Event Swell (Photos)

More so than most marquee surf spots spanning the globe, Teahupo’o is a wave where the locals perpetually outshine visiting surfers. Of course, there are certain non-locals who have staked their claim as top dogs at the Tahitian slab – Kelly Slater , John John Florence , Cory Lopez, Laird Hamilton, just to name a few throughout the annals of surf history. But time and time again, it’s the homegro

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The Inertia

Is It Fair That Championship Tour Surfers Get to Skip Two Rounds in the Olympic Qualifiers?

When the International Surfing Association’s first Olympic qualifier for the LA 2028 Games takes place in Peru later this year , countries with Championship Tour surfers will receive a head start. Updates to the qualification system released in June give CT surfers a free pass into round three of the World Surfing Games, leading some stakeholders to celebrate, while others cry foul. Last week, th

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BeachGrit

Surfers squeal with delight as digitally remastered Point Break hits theaters for 35th anniversary

The Hollywood number of surf movies that have wormed their way into the hearts of true surfers is, roughly, three. Big Wednesday, North Shore and the original Point Break. The last on the list roaring back into theaters in under two weeks in full 4k restoration. But who didn’t thrill at the tale of surfers who moonlit as bank robbers? Starring Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty, Gary Busey

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Adventure - Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online

Bill Ott Vanished 14 Years Ago Searching for Ancient Grand Canyon Art. I Was on the Team Sent to Find Him.

In July 2026, authorities officially confirmed that human remains discovered in late 2025 belonged to renowned hiker Bill Ott , bringing resolution to a 14-year-old Grand Canyon cold case. Anthropologist Scott Thybony , a friend of Ott’s, participated in the original search-and-rescue mission in 2012. What follows are Thybony’s field notes from that search in May 2012. A park ranger at Grand Cany

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Outside Online

Bill Ott Vanished 14 Years Ago Searching for Ancient Grand Canyon Art. I Was on the Team Sent to Find Him.

In July 2026, authorities officially confirmed that human remains discovered in late 2025 belonged to renowned hiker Bill Ott , bringing resolution to a 14-year-old Grand Canyon cold case. Anthropologist Scott Thybony , a friend of Ott’s, participated in the original search-and-rescue mission in 2012. What follows are Thybony’s field notes from that search in May 2012. A park ranger at Grand Cany

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Surfer

Uluwatu Surf Villas Releases 'Handcrafted' — A New Short Film on Ryan Burch's Design Evolution

A new short film from Uluwatu Surf Villas, Handcrafted with Ryan Burch, dives into the evolution of the California shaper's far-out designs that are now found increasingly under the feet of some of the world's best surfers. For longtime Burch fans and any would-be pickle forkers, it makes for a must-see film that gives new texture to his story. In the ten-minute episode filmed during his recent r

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The Inertia

SESSIONS: When the Surf in Jamaica Gets World Class

Jamaican surfing is underrated. There, we said it. Consistent waves are groomed by Caribbean trade winds and the passionate locals have built a strong surf culture. A lot of that is thanks to Billy “Mystic” Wilmot who helped create that culture on the island, including Jamaica’s only surf camp, Jamnesia. On a recent trip, Dane Gudauskas met up with Wilmot’s son Ivah Wilmot. They scored an absolut

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Surfer

Europe’s 30-Foot Tidal Monster: Inside Scotland’s Deadly Corryvreckan Whirlpool (Video)

Off the western coast of Scotland, between the islands of Scarba and Jura, lies the Gulf of Corryvreckan—home to Europe's largest whirlpool and the third largest in the world. For those who recently saw the box-office epic, The Odyssey by Chris Nolan, the scene with the Charybdis may come to mind. But this one is real, not myth. Driven by extreme flood tides, this terrifying natural phenomenon ca

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Surfing | News, Headlines and Top Stories

Why surfing should borrow tennis' ranking system

It's surprising how much professional surfing and professional tennis have in common. Both sports travel the world, both reward athletes with ranking points based on their results, both use rankings to seed competitors and determine entry into elite events, and both also rely on a development pathway that allows rising talent to earn a place among the world's best. On top of that, both sports sha

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SurferToday.com | The Ultimate Surfing News Website

Why fear is a surfer's greatest ally

Fear is one of the most interesting and mysterious emotional states a human can feel, and one we all would like to tame, control, or reduce in our lives. As a surfer, the first time you paddle toward a wave that looks far bigger than anything you have surfed before, something strange happens. Your breathing changes, your heart beats faster, your hands grip the rails of your board a little tighter

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Surf News Network

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Matahi describes his mindset, his passion, his plan and of course, his rides from Aug 2025…ENJOY~ SNN “Better Late Than Never”

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Teton Gravity Research

Big Mountain Enduro Round 5 Heads to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

From August 7th through August 9th, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort becomes the main stage for Round 5 of the Big Mountain Enduro series. The fastest riders in North America are descending on JHMR to battle steep rock gardens, high-alpine singletrack, and relentless transitions. Practice Days & The Friday Chainless Showdown Lifts spin starting Thursday, August 6th, opening all stages for official pr

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Teton Gravity Research

Eagle Point Resort Forced to Cancel 2026/27 Season After Cottonwood Wildfire

Eagle Point Resort closed

In tragic news for the Southern Utah skiing community, Eagle Point Resort announced that it will not open for the 2026/27 winter season. The decision comes as the mountain grapples with the destructive Cottonwood Fire, which scorched almost 100,000 acres across Beaver County this summer. While the resort owner Shane Gadbaw and his team pledged to rebuild, safety concerns and infrastructure damage

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BLISTER

First Look: Santa Cruz Blur 5

Santa Cruz updates mountain lineup

The Santa Cruz Blur is back for its fifth generation, and it’s gotten a handful of new features and updates that aim to put it back at the pointy end of the XC bike market. The post appeared first on BLISTER .

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BLISTER

‘Captain Fantastic’ w/ Amie Engerbretson & Jonathan Ellsworth (Ep.65)

Amie & Jonathan discuss this unconventional 'outdoors' film. It stars Viggo Mortensen — who earned a ‘Best Actor’ nomination for his performance; it was written & directed by someone you wouldn’t expect; and it is simultaneously hilarious, challenging, and sometimes maddening. The post appeared first on BLISTER .

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Carvemag.com

Take No Prisoners – Australia

Some swells don't hand out waves—they dish out beatings. Justin Spencer's latest edit is a full-throttle look at one of those days, where a savage Australian lineup served up relentless beatings, heavy wipeouts and the odd make that felt more like a miracle than a foregone conclusion. Beautifully filmed and stripped of the usual fluff, the clip lets the chaos do the talking. No overcooked storyte

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Outside Online

Gear Up For Back to School with 18 Deals on Backpacks, Apparel, and More

Cue the sad songs. Summer is winding down, and it’s almost time for kindergarten kiddos and college students alike to head back to school. Granted, parents who have had their hands full this summer might be cranking pump-up jams now that school bells are a-ringin’. Regardless, we’ve got to point out one more reason to celebrate the season: end-of-summer sales! That’s right. Outdoor retailers are

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Outside Online

I Spent Years Looking for an Affordable Mountain Town. I Finally Found It.

I was 22 years old the first time I went to Asheville, North Carolina. On one of our usual Appalachian hiking adventures, my then-boyfriend, now-husband, and I truly thought we’d found our mecca. Here were people like us, lots of them. People with that specific blend of crunchy, outdoor hipsterism that are ubiquitous across the mountain South. People who liked art, live bluegrass, a weekly drum c

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BeachGrit

The Curious, Jubilant Life of John John Florence, Explorer at Sea

Florence brothers surf global oceans

Do you look back on you life at this mid-point and see a vision of pleasure, of sacrifice and discipline and the fruits thus grown, or is your story a litany of weakness and neurosis with little harmonic resonance? I started poorly, did well through the third decade before crumbling it all into a brutish pile, scarred by my own vandalism and driven by vanity. I judge my decisions with bitterness

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California Wants to Prove That Economic Growth and Conservation Can Coexist. Is It Working?

Ninety minutes outside of Los Angeles is a rarity on the Southern California coast: 6,500 acres of undeveloped land. Rancho Cañada Larga is home to cattle, which graze on invasive grasses, but also to native oak woodlands and coastal sage scrub, embattled species like California condors, and a key wildlife corridor. “It feels like a piece of California that has remained largely untouched,” Guille

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Outside Online

California Wants to Prove That Economic Growth and Conservation Can Coexist. Is It Working?

Ninety minutes outside of Los Angeles is a rarity on the Southern California coast: 6,500 acres of undeveloped land. Rancho Cañada Larga is home to cattle, which graze on invasive grasses, but also to native oak woodlands and coastal sage scrub, embattled species like California condors, and a key wildlife corridor. “It feels like a piece of California that has remained largely untouched,” Guille

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Carvemag.com

Boardmasters Is Back

As the European summer heats up, so does the competition ramp up for the World Surf League (WSL) Europe contingent with the next stop on the Qualifying Series (QS) and Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS) this week. All attention now shifts to the iconic Boardmasters festival at Fistral Beach, Cornwall from August 5-9, 2026 for the YETI Pro QS 4,000 and Boardmasters Longboard Pro presented by YETI.

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Outside Online

Runners in Their 60s, 70s and 80s Reveal Their Secrets to Running Forever

September 10, 1972: Maury Dean, a 29-year-old English professor at a New York community college, sat transfixed in front of his 12-inch, black-and-white TV set, watching a mustachioed law student named Frank Shorter cross the finish line of the 1972 Olympic Marathon, becoming the first American to win the event since 1908. “It was riveting to watch,” recalls Dean. “I got marathon fever that night

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Freesurf Magazine

Maui’s Triple Threat / Jackson Bunch

Maui’s 22-year-old Jackson Bunch is in the middle of what might be the hottest streak of his career, and if you’ve been paying attention to the WSL Hawaii/Tahiti region events, you already know that. Three wins. Three events. A triple play that has the surf world buzzing. It didn’t come without a little drama. When Bunch flew into Tahiti just hours before his event, his boards got stuck on the We

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Surfer

Watch Polar Bear ‘Surf’ Rolling Pancake Ice in Hypnotic Arctic Storm Clip (Video)

Move over nihilistic penguin; there’s a new arctic animal for men in mid-life crisis mode to identify with. Meet, the pancake ice polar bear. A mesmerizing clip captured by Iceland-based photographer Benjamin Hardman has resurfaced, showing a polar bear bounding across rolling slabs of pancake ice as storm-driven swells surge through the Arctic Ocean. The bear hops from one floating sheet to the

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Surf | The Inertia

These Surfers Tested the Infamous Aqua Skipper in Waves

Back in 2005, someone came up with a novel invention called the Aqua Skipper. It never caught on for reasons that are fairly obvious, but it has remained on the edges of surfers’ memories for quite some time . It’s a hilarious-looking device that requires the user to furiously bounce up and down. Which is probably exactly why the Sickos, a group of Hood River-based vloggers, decided they needed t

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Surf | The Inertia

Jamie O’Brien and Crew Test Out DSRT Surf on Soft-Tops

It seems like every week there’s a new crew at DSRT Surf. The Palm Desert wave pool is slated to open this summer and the approaching date has brought with it a relentless marketing push. Pros, freesurfers and YouTubers have been flocking to the chlorinated oasis and reporting back , with the latest offering coming from none other than Jamie O’Brien. “Apparently it’s the best wave pool in the wor

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