Jordy’s been dropping clips flat out and we’re not
complaining. He’s so dialled in when it comes to waves across SA and when he’s
around he makes sure to capitalise. Here’s an edit of him scoring perfect beach
breaks tubes somewhere deep on the West Coast. The post appeared first on
Zigzag Magazine .
Maybe y’heard, maybe y’didn’t, but the coastline of
Med-facing countries got lit up a little while back by waves that were epic
even by regular ocean standards. And in Israel, the Ashkelon surfer Barak
Cohen, who is not to be confused with Baruch Cohen, the seventy-two-year-old
ex-paratrooper who had his leg blown off by Gazan terrorists by an RPG
defending is kibbutz on October 7 , got himself a
Mark Zuckerberg is stupid rich, with a net worth around $250
billion. And what do the absurdly wealthy do with their money? It depends. A
bit of philanthropy, helping make the world a better place, and giving back
types of things. But they also like to buy very expensive things. A little
treat here and there. For Zuck, one of those is his $300 million superyacht,
Launchpad, and its $100 million s
The United States East Coast has been utterly frigid
recently, thanks to a bomb cyclone winter storm, creating conditions so cold,
officials are sounding the alarm. Even parts of the ocean are freezing, like in
Montauk, NY, creating rare slushy waves. A little further south, however, while
conditions are still frosty and there’s been a few icebergs in the lineup,
surfers are still getting out the
A rider-owned Swedish brand put its own spin on a
freestyle-friendly all-mountain ski. Here are our measured specs, rocker
profile pictures, and flex pattern numbers for the AllMountain by 1000 Skis. The post
appeared first on BLISTER .
Lindsey Vonn crashed badly in the Olympic downhill race on
Sunday and was taken off the course via helicopter. Her injury comes just days
after another wreck during a World Cup race that saw her airlifted to a nearby
hospital with a ruptured ACL in her left knee. According to ESPN, Vonn was
transported to a clinic in Cortina then to a larger hospital in Treviso,
two hours south. Her care was in t
The clock starts whether you’re ready or not. At 41, Lindsey
Vonn pushed out of the Olympic downhill start in Cortina carrying more than
just speed. Weeks earlier, she had ruptured the ACL in her left knee during a
World Cup race. For most athletes, that would have ended the Olympic
conversation. For Vonn, it became a question of how much risk was still worth
taking. She chose to race. Seconds in
Those who have visited San Diego
as a tourist, or live locally, have certainly been to the iconic Hotel Del
Coronado. Once the largest hotel in the world, The Del, as it is commonly
called, swung its doors wide in 1888. Soon after its opening it was purchased
by the sugar magnate John D. Spreckels, a surname semi-famous in our corner
thanks to his grandson Bunker. It is a gorgeous building, anyho
Update February 8, 11:45
A.M. MT: Vonn is undergoing surgery to stabilize a fracture in her
left leg, according to the Associated Press . Lindsey Vonn crashed just 13.4
seconds into the Olympic downhill ski race on Sunday, February 8, in Cortina
d’Ampezzo, Italy.
It was nine days after she ruptured the ACL in her left knee. Vonn did not
finish the final at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and h
Update February 8, 11:45 A.M.
MT: Vonn is undergoing surgery to stabilize a fracture in her left
leg, according to the Associated Press . Lindsey Vonn crashed just 13.4 seconds
into the Olympic downhill ski race on Sunday, February 8, in Cortina d’Ampezzo,
Italy. It was
nine days after she ruptured the ACL in her left knee. Vonn did not finish the
final at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and h
When it comes to big waves and surfing in Ireland,
it’s primarily contained to the west coast of the island nation – heavy water
spots like Mullaghmore are in prime position to collect open-ocean swells from
the North Atlantic. But the east coast, on the Irish
Sea, it’s pretty rare to see more than a ripple. Recently,
however, all that changed at the hands of Storm Leonardo, a weather event that
Everyone goes at their own pace when learning to surf, and
some just have inherent ability. If you're a grom growing up by the coast and
from a generational surf family, you've kind of hit the jackpot. Others find
surfing a bit down the track, around their pre-teenage age years, and then
there are some who don't get to experience the ocean until much later in life.
Yet, no matter when you start s
The 1000 SkisAllMountain’s name suggests that it
might be a very middle-of-the-road, do-everything ski, but it’s far from your
typical 106mm-wide ski. Here are our initial impressions. Blister’s Flash
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Sylvia Hoffman doesn’t just dabble in sports. She dominates
across the board. Her resume includes weightlifting, track and field,
basketball, volleyball, and bobsledding. While she did not qualify for the 2026
Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, she did take home a bronze medal at the 2022 Beijing
Winter Olympics. When she’s training, Hoffman leans on one non-negotiable:
breakfast. She never misses i
Dropping into Corbet’s isn’t something you ease into; it’s
something you commit to. Last year, Tristen Lilly did that, throwing a
hand-drag 720 into the most watched couloir in skiing and left with third-place
at Kings & Queens of Corbets; and maybe the most mind melting trick of the
entire contest. This year, he’s back in the mix, set to drop 14th. Older, a
little more settled, and still chasing
Koa Smith When you’re in a contest at Pipeline, there’s no
second guessing. Only one mindset: go. The jersey shifts something! clear
focus, full commitment, permission to surf at your absolute limit. Add in XXL
waves, and it becomes a recipe for pure entertainment—a modern-day gladiator
pit where decisions have real consequences. This video follows the Pipeline
Challenger event as the swell pushe
The road to the 2026 Winter Games isn’t just paved with ice
and wax. It is built on centuries of heritage and highly specific national
philosophies. While every athlete shares the same goal of standing atop the
podium, the path they take to get there varies wildly depending on the flag on
their shoulder. Norway:
The Power of the Collective In Norway, the philosophy is simple: “No jerks
allowed.”
In what could have been a tragic accident resulting in loss
of life, a boater entered into the lineup at Steamer
Lane at high speed during a big swell event and capsized
with his family aboard after nearly running over several surfers. A total of
six people entered the water, a mother and father and their four children, who
capsized after mistakenly entering into the zone in between MiddlePeak a
A family of six, including four chillun aged four to ten,
have had the ride of their lives, and almost their final stanza on earth, after
the the skipper of their boat tried to bring ‘em back into Santa Cruz harbour
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After scouring more than 90 miles over ten and a half hours,
the United States
Coast Guard suspended search efforts for two surfers who reportedly went
missing in Santa Cruz on Friday.
The incident was first reported yesterday around 6:30
p.m., when first responders were alerted to reports of two surfers
in the water yelling for help about 200 yards from the lighthouse at Steamer
Lane, located on
This past Friday, Maverick’s had one of those dreamy,
buttery days so often referenced and so seldom seen. It got crowded quickly,
and understandably so. Smooth 20-footers stood up and capped over the bowl,
providing a plethora of waves and highlights. Maverick’s has not had a great
season, and windows have been few and far between. Friday’s all-day affair was
a welcome dose of adrenaline. A true
We are still two months out from the start of the World Surf
League Championship Tour opener in BellsBeach, two years away from Olympic
surfing at Lower Trestles. Surf fans, therefore, restless and fishing around
for entertainment. The most appropriate catch, outside tomorrow’s Super Bowl,
is the Winter Olympics currently taking place in northern Italy.
Curling, skeleton and, of course, a grab b
Mac Forehand didn’t come up through freestyle skiing so much
as grow into it, quietly and fast. We’ve all seen groms get the bug early. At
that age, slams don’t hurt as much, our bones mend quickly, and progression is
super charged by neuroplasticity. That was certainly the case for Mac Forehand.
He started young, making the haul from Connecticut
to Vermont with his family. They
were clearly will
Eight surfers had chances to qualify for the 2026
Championship Tour before the Lexus Pipe Challenger began. Of course, it was
impossible for all of those scenarios to play out and all eight to qualify by
the end of one contest, but in the end it was only Eli Hanneman celebrating his
new promotion by making it to the final. In fact, he’s the only person to
qualify for the CT thus far with one more
Tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday, in America,
that time of year when loved ones gather together around bowls of melted
cheese, 7-layer dip, chili, buckets of chips, pretzels, popcorn, plates of hot
diggity dogs and watch football. This year sees the Seattle Seahawks go up
against New England’s Patriots in Santa
Clara. The Seahawks are the betting favorite, helmed
by a revitalized Sam Darnold, though
The art of shaping a surfboard has dramatically evolved over
dozens, maybe hundreds of years of surfing. From early pioneers who would fell
trees and hack and carve them into a 15-to-20 feet long wooden board – to the
modern principles of today, where computers are used to keep up with shaping
demand, the way boards are released into the wild is on a continual
learning-path, becoming more efficie
I have to admit, I’m no extreme sport guru or an athlete in
any sense, but I am trail-obsessed, especially through the winter months.
Hiking is my way to stay outside, push and increase my limits, and maintain a
connection to my body and the earth. I love spring and summer months on the
trail in the beautiful PNW where I live, but there’s something especially
enchanting about winter hiking. The c
Every year, rain and snow runoff slip down the eastern face
of El Capitan , creating a narrow waterfall that drops
over two thousand feet to the valley. In February, for about a two week period,
the setting sun lights the waterfall aglow with orange hues for about eight minutes
, creating one of the most breathtaking, and sought-after, national park
experiences that’s over in the blink of an eye.
It was their second day on the river, and everything was
soaked. Nat Odgers and Mikey Lear, a couple from Brighton,
England, had just shoved
off from the banks of the Missouri River in southwestern
Montana on August 5, 2025. A short time later, their 17-foot-long
canoe hit a rock and capsized. And they still had five months remaining in
their journey down the river. “We capsized because of hubris
Going to bed on time can be tough, given the unlimited
distractions we have at our fingertips. But early bedtimes got a huge PR boost
when recent research showed that night owls may be more likely to have heart
issues. The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association ,
makes the case for going to bed at a reasonable time. I interviewed experts to
explain the relationship betw
It was their second day on the river, and everything was
soaked. Nat Odgers and Mikey Lear, a couple from Brighton,
England, had just shoved
off from the banks of the Missouri River in southwestern
Montana on August 5, 2025. A short time later, their
17-foot-long canoe hit a rock and capsized. And they still had five months
remaining in their journey down the river. “We capsized because of hubris
Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi’s own Gabriela Bryan (HAW) won the
2026 Lexus Pipe Challenger Presented by Billabong, Stop No. 6 of the 2025/2026
Challenger Series. She joins fellow event victor Callum Robson (AUS). Bryan
navigated through a premier field starting in the Round of 32 and found her way
through the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and ultimately claimed her maiden
Challenger Series win at the famed reef o
At December’s Florence Pipe Pro, Gabriela Bryan laid down
serious tracks at Gums, but ultimately came runner-up to a surging Carissa
Moore . Today, at her second Pipeline contest in less than two months, the
23-year-old from Kauai would not be denied an event win
at the fabled reef. The WSL ran 15 heats today in head-high-plus sets, mostly
concentrated at Backdoor. Though the final featured more
Ke Nui Fest this Saturday Feb 7th on the NS from 2pm-10pm GREAT FOOD …live music, surf culture,
education and more…for ALL ages & Kids are FREE! A benefit for Dakota
Riley. CLICK ’em HERE to Get your Tickets at KENUI FEST.eventbrite.com We are
extremely excited to continue the fundraising efforts for Dakota Briley with
the incredible Ke Nui Fest happening THIS Saturday, February 7th on the North
Long Beach,
these days, isn’t much of a surf town. Sure, there’s the occasional hurricane
swell (ahem, Marie) that brings waves through the jetties, offshore oil rigs,
and whatnot. But for the most part, Southern California
surfers either head north (to Los Angeles)
or south (to OrangeCounty)
for waves. That wasn’t always the case, however. Long
Beach was once home to an historically epic wave,
Real estate is a game where, with a few good pivots, even
the fool who’d never build or invent or service can find a quick way into the
millionaire biz. Taj Burrow, the almost-fifty-year-old former world number two,
knows. He’s one of the few high-profile shredders from the nineties who didn’t
invest his formidable bankroll, at least entirely, in hookers, Balinese bars
and coke. He’s got the awar
Callum Robson (AUS) won the 2026 Lexus Pipe Challenger
Presented by Billabong, Stop No. 6 of the 2025/2026 Challenger Series (CS). An
incredible morning of pumping, ten-to-fifteen-foot wave faces provided a
spectacle for the men’s Round of 32, Quarterfinals, and beginning of the
Semifinals, with Robson proving he was ready for the task heading into the
Finals. CS rankings continued to adjust throu
The Olympics are built around performance, but they don’t
just survive on it. Between heats and training sessions, medal ceremonies and
mixed areas, there’s a whole other operation unfolding off the course; a
network of villages, lounges, fan zones, national houses, and late-night gathering
spots spread across Milan and the
Italian Alps. It’s where the Games loosen their grip. Where athletes chil
As the 2026 Winter Olympics loom large and ski season ramps
up, it can be hard to keep the mountains off your mind. But when you can’t
quite make it to the slopes, sometimes it helps to appreciate all the other
ways skiing and snowboarding permeate our culture. The ’80s and ’90s
popularized ski movies, the 2000s perfected ski/snow video games, and now
YouTube hosts endless ski clips and films. Bu
Shane Borland is a surfer and skater known for his hard
charging, fully committed airs, and seamless style between boardsports. He’s
been featured in video parts for core surf-skate brands like Chapter 11 TV and
the Rage Team. And to prove his chops as one of the best, Shane won the Keris
Cup — an invitational event in Uluwatu for skaters and surfers across the
globe. With all great cross-sport a
I don’t know how much you are following the story of Olympic
surfing, in these United States, but it is a WILD ride full of betrayals,
sexually-charged liaisons, cloak and dagger intrigue and hurt feelings. As
brief background, each country must have a governing body for each sport that
it is sending athletes. USA Surfing was the governing body for U.S surfing,
though lost the designation due to
When a society prioritizes wealth above all else it becomes
irredeemable, it has no real value. The good news is that wealth is limited to
1% of the population and there are plenty of remarkable stories of human grace,
kindness, and strength amongst the rest of the population. This is one such
story involving a surfboard shaper, Dave Yearwood, and a Navy veteran and
unknown American icon, Dennis
Eight surfers had chances to qualify for the 2026
Championship Tour before the Lexus Pipe Challenger began. Of course, it was
impossible for all of those scenarios to play out and all eight to qualify by
the end of one contest, but in the end it was only Eli Hanneman celebrating his
new promotion by making it to the final. In fact, he’s the only person to
qualify for the CT thus far with one more
You’ve likely heard of the “ Doomsday Glacier. “ It has a
real name — Thwaites Glacier — but that’s less eye-catching than Doomsday
Glacier. It is an important slab of ice, though, and a rose by any other name
still smells as sweet. It is one of the most volatile ice masses in the world,
capable of changing the world as we know it. Which is why researchers at the
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) an
Rangers at YosemiteNational Park believe they have
tracked down a California man who
allegedly BASE jumped inside the park last October amid the government shutdown
. How’d they catch him? Law enforcement officials say he posted a video of the
illicit jump to his Instagram page. But now, the man is offering a very
technologically savvy excuse. He says the video in question was generated by
artif
Canadian pop singer Tate McRae recently appeared in a TV ad
promoting team U.S.A.
at the Winter Olympics . And she got absolutely roasted for it. The
mini-controversy arose as a result of an NBC advertisement for its coverage of
the 2026 Winter Olympics. In it, McRae appears wearing a red snow suit and skis
and asks an owl for directions to the Games. “I’m trying to get to Milan
for an amazing op
Rangers at YosemiteNational Park believe they have
tracked down a California man who
allegedly BASE jumped inside the park last October amid the government shutdown
. How’d they catch him? Law enforcement officials say he posted a video of the
illicit jump to his Instagram page. But now, the man is offering a very
technologically savvy excuse. He says the video in question was generated by
artif
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On January 28, trail runner Erin Ton set a new speed record
on 22,837-foot Aconcagua, the tallest peak in the Americas.
Ton, 29, completed the 9.5-mile round trip from the peak’s Base Camp at Plaza
de Mulas to the summit and back in 6 hours, 33 minutes, shaving 1:44 off of the previous record, set by
Slovakian climber Lenka Polackova in 2025. Ton told Outside what it was like to
speed up and down
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 this week’s dispatch from the Matriarch of
Radical… Hey Dibi… I volunteer for what I consider all the great causes to
preserve the beach lifestyle. I feel like all the hours I gladly spend are such
a waste as the beach is just
On January 28, trail runner Erin Ton set a new speed record
on 22,837-foot Aconcagua, the tallest peak in the Americas.
Ton, 29, completed the 9.5-mile round trip from the peak’s Base Camp at Plaza
de Mulas to the summit and back in 6 hours, 33 minutes, shaving 1:44 off of the previous record, set by
Slovakian climber Lenka Polackova in 2025. Ton told Outside what it was like to
speed up and down
Like any style of fishing, ice fishing definitely has a
learning curve. Even as an avid fly and spin fisherman with loads of diverse
experience, my first time stepping out onto the ice was surprisingly
intimidating. Getting kitted out with the right ice fishing gear took cold
toes, damp hands, and more than a few fishless days. Whether you’re a weekend
warrior like myself or an aspiring hard wate
Everyone who surfs wants to surf forever. Hell, the point of
surfing all the time is so you can continue to surf all the time. But time
waits for no man, as they say, and it’s not waiting for Glen Horn, either. Horn
doesn’t mind, because he’s a guy who knows that dedication brings rewards. And
he is nothing if not dedicated to surfing. “My classic moment in my life is
going to be when I’m here an
Everyone who surfs wants to surf forever. Hell, the point of
surfing all the time is so you can continue to surf all the time. But time
waits for no man, as they say, and it’s not waiting for Glen Horn, either. Horn
doesn’t mind, because he’s a guy who knows that dedication brings rewards. And
he is nothing if not dedicated to surfing. “My classic moment in my life is
going to be when I’m here an
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Variety may be the spice of life, but it’s easy to understand how that may not
always apply to the gear world. When an athlete finds something that works,
something they trust, good luck convincing them to take a spin on something
new. Of course, this is j
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here . Testing snowboards is a privilege , but it turns into pure joy when I
get to ride a deck like the GNU Banked Country ($630) . While it might not be
the most popular board on the mountain, this year, it’s one of the best. With
some of the premier tech from
Luke Koppa, Paul Forward, and Jonathan talk about some of
the gear they've been reviewing; discuss topics related to that gear; and dive
deep into the ideas behind a new pow ski design that Paul has been thinking
about for years, and are now being incorporated into a brand new ski. The post
appeared first on BLISTER .
The King Tides woke up the ocean in Los
Angeles this week, and it delivered massive surf,
heavy sets, and raw power that rolled straight into the beach. This edit
captures a huge King Tide swell — slow-motion barrels, brutal wipeouts, and the
kind of waves that remind you how small we really are. Filmed from the sand and
inside the chaos, this is what huge surf actually feels like when the ocean
For Maui’s Eli Hanneman, getting back
on the WSL’s Championship Tour isn’t just a requalification: it’s a
reintroduction. At 21, Hanneman, who surfed his rookie year on the 2024 CT, was
juggling competition with the joyful peak of planning a future with his fiancée
and recovering from the life-shaking pits of nearly dying at Pipeline in 2022
and seeing his beloved hometown, Lahaina, decimated by
Back in 2012, an evolutionary anthropologist named Herman
Pontzer published some baffling data from his time among the Hadza, a group of
hunter-gatherers in Tanzania.
Using a sophisticated technique called the “doubly labeled water” method, he
measured the daily calorie burn in 30 Hadza adults, and compared it with
similar data from the U.S.,
Europe, and elsewhere. The surprise: it was more or le
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 this week’s dispatch from the Matriarch of
Radical… Hey Dibi… I volunteer for what I consider all the great causes to
preserve the beach lifestyle. I feel like all the hours I gladly spend are such
a waste as the beach is just
La Niña and El Niño are distinctions that work a bit like
Groundhog Day, at least for surf-going folk. When declared, those in the
eastern Pacific either demure or delight, respectively, at what surf
forecasters predict will come. TL;DR: La Niña’s cooler temps bring dreary
weather and fickle surf to the U.S.’s
West Coast, and El Niño sends pumping surf on a warm-water conveyor belt across
the Pac
There’s been a lot of shark activity recently, and
particularly in Australia,
when a spate of four bull shark attacks went down in just 48 hours in the Sydney
area. Surfer Andre de Ruyter, 27, lost his leg ; 12-year-old Nico Antic
tragically died . And that flurry followed the death of Erica Fox , 55, in California
at the teeth of a great white, which happened late last year. So, it’s
conceivable
Timing is everything. Just ask anyone who invested in Apple
in the ’70s, or the photographer who wakes up before dawn to catch a glimpse of
an elk meandering through a meadow before the sun gets too high in the sky. Any
visit to a national park can be memorable, but there are certain adventures
inside our parks that can only be experienced if you have impeccable timing.
Conditions have to align p
There’s an undeniable draw to J-Bay. Think about this; an
untouched, drawn out stretch of brushed clean, liquid fervour that spins off
into the middle distance, with multiple top-to-bottom sections and an
absolutely throttling make-or-break barrel. It is a natural marvel, that wraps
down the coastline like a silk scarf on a summer breeze. Now, add […] The post
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The Athertons are best known for their exploits on DH bikes,
so does their new A.150.M feel like an especially descending-focused sort of
All-Mountain bike, or something else entirely? Here’s our early take. Blister’s
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The TGR Dream Factory Digital Film Festival The inaugural
TGR Dream Factory Digital Film Festival was born from a desire to hand over the
keys to the kingdom. After three decades of capturing breathtaking moments,
Teton Gravity Research launched this platform to spotlight the next generation
of filmmaking talent. The festival highlights various categories, from
documentary-style storytelling to t
Today was a great day for professional surfing. Whether
you’re a fan of impactful, meaningful waves, heartwarming stories or gorgeous
backdrops, there was something to rivet your attention span at Pipeline on
Thursday, where the men’s field at the Lexus Pipe Challenger concluded in
criminally good fashion. The day’s most memorable storyline belonged to Callum
Robson, a journeyman Aussie who went
What’s your fav Jewish joke? I got two. A holocaust survivor
dies of old age and goes to heaven. When he gets there he meets God and tells
him a holocaust joke. God says, “That’s not funny.” And the man says, “I guess
you had to be there. “ And, A priest and a rabbi are sitting on a park bench
together when a kid bends over in front of ’em. “I’d love to screw that,” says
the priest. “Screw him of
After 30 years without adding a new winter sport, the
Olympics are finally changing the program. Ski mountaineering, better known as
‘skimo’, makes its Olympic debut in Milan-Cortina, marking the first entirely
new sport added to the Games since skeleton returned in 2002. Unlike format
tweaks or medal-padding variations, skimo is a fundamentally different
discipline. Think cross-country skiing co
News out of Japan
has rocked the global ski community this week as two young Australian skiers
have died in separate incidents just days apart. Micky Hurst,
27 Twenty-seven-year-old Michael “Micky” Hurst,
from Melbourne, died on Tuesday
while skiing in the sidecountry of the Hokkaido
region. Hurst was with a group
between Niseko Moiwa and Niseko Annupuri resorts when he suffered a “sudden
medical
On Thursday, 2024 Olympic silver medalist and Championship
Tour surfer Tatiana Weston-Webb and her husband, WSL broadcaster and former CT surfer
Jesse Mendes, announced the birth of their first child, a baby girl, in the
city of Garopaba in southern Brazil.
View this post on Instagram The married couple announced the news together on
Instagram. "With great joy, we’re happy to say Bia Rose has arr
Onscreen, Josh Brolin is known for his hardened,
world-weary, often brazen characters – from Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old
Men to Matt Graver in Sicario . But in real life, Brolin is a bit more tender.
He’s a good follow on social media, frequently posting well-worded screeds,
poetry, musings about life, etc. And before he hit the bigtime, he was a wild
man growing up in the Santa Barbara
a
The King Tides woke up the ocean in Los
Angeles this week, and it delivered massive surf,
heavy sets, and raw power that rolled straight into the beach. This edit
captures a huge King Tide swell — slow-motion barrels, brutal wipeouts, and the
kind of waves that remind you how small we really are. Filmed from the sand and
inside the chaos, this is what huge surf actually feels like when the ocean
Ocean Ramsey knows sharks. She knows them so well that she
was the focus of a Netflix documentary called Shark Whisperer . She knows them
well enough that The Inertia created a course about shark safety with her .
She’s often the center of some debate about how she goes about her interactions
with sharks, but there is no denying that she’s extremely knowledgeable. Which
is why I was surprised to
The surf community supports its own, as seen with the
upcoming Ke Nui Fest , a fundraising event to support Hawaiian surf royalty,
Dakota Briley. Going down on Saturday, February 7th at Waihuena Farm in
Haleiwa, Oahu, the Ke Nui Fest will feature musical acts
including Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational winner Landon McNamara, Kolohe Kai
Solo Set, Ron Artis II, and more. 100% of the proceeds will
Ski jumpers have been accused of augmenting their penises
for competitive gain. The controversy, dubbed “penisgate” by the press, may
soon prompt Olympic anti-doping authorities to investigate. The issue reached
the ears of Olympic officials at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) press
conference Thursday. As The Guardian reports , the agency was asked about
recent rumors that ski jumpers were ar
The National Park Service is asking for public input on a
potential national park designation for parts of the Los
Angeles coast . For those who haven’t had the chance
to explore it, the coast of L.A. is
a pretty wonderful place. The hills east of the the PCH in NorthCounty are stunning — not as
crowded as you’d think, and just a quick jaunt down to waves like Malibu.
There’s a lot of room to mo
An extratropical cyclone named Kristin rocked Portugal
with wind gusts of up to 130 miles per hour (208 km/h) causing immense
structural damage along with heavy rain and flooding to vast areas of the
country. The storm has resulted in at least 6 deaths as well as over $1 billion
in damages and has left hundreds of thousands without power. Portuguese big
wave surfer Nic von Rupp has created a GoFu