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Shorebreak from director Peter King is a feature film that dives into Clark Little's life as an action wave photographer.
For big-wave surfer and North Shore native Mark Healey, life has always revolved around the water.
Ever wonder where terms like "gnarly" and "steazy" come from? So did we.
Or so it seems. The 24-year-old from Hawaii is a multiple-time world champion of stand-up paddling, a dominant wind- and kitesurfer, and one of the most fearless big-wave riders on the planet. His combination of talents would seem impossible if he didn’t make it all look so easy.
Iceland is home to some of the most photogenic terrain on earth. But for surfer Heiðar Logi Elíasson and the film crew at Tributaries Digital Cinema, it's a harsh place with unrelenting wind.
Director Oliver Astrologo spent five days collecting footage for this film Lanzarote. He became immersed in the routine of the fisherman, mesmerized by the winemakers' nurturing of their grapes, and aspiring to be like the Iron Men training on the island.
A few years back, a contingent of prominent pro surfers took up stand-up paddleboarding in spite of its reputation as a leisure activity of lesser wave riders. Can they convince the curmudgeons the sport deserves respect?
Given is the simple tale of a unique family legacy.
Sure, the Great Lakes have a lot to offer when it comes to recreation, but the region still doesn’t make many surfing or fishing bucket lists. But for those willing to fight the weather, there’s plenty of feisty winter steelhead and freshwater waves to be chased, all in the same weekend.
From photographer Chris Burkard and Sweatpants Media, Under an Arctic Sky documents the search for waves under the Northern Lights.
In this series from Dior, Tales of the Wild brings you into the lives of four men who are truly wild.
Nick Lavecchia is a surf photographer in Maine. Watch as Lavecchia shares why this place is so inspiring for him, despite the bitter winters and unpredictable surf.
In 2007, Doug Walker found three dusty boxes at a flea market in Los Angeles. Inside were more than 30,000 negative film strips discarded by Surfing Magazine, all of them from the 1970s.
Filmmaker Octave Zangs was deeply troubled political developments threatening Oregon's public lands. He decided to highlight it's value in making this film Our Land.
On November 11, a 30-foot swell rolled across the Pacific, setting in motion the first-ever all-women big-wave surfing contest in the World Surf League. It was one for the record books.
Watch the crew as they find incredibly big lines, open barrels, and solitude.
Garrett McNamara's new autobiography tackles his reputation, his critics, his records, and his less-than-traditional childhood
Larry Cavero's welcoming attitude and unmatched stoke made him the perfect candidate for Jake Kovnat's film 'On Days Like These, We Must Surf'.
One man’s slightly deranged quest to Bodhi his way to a must-see YouTube clip
A new material modeled on cold-water animals' coats could lead to thinner, warmer wetsuits.
High Fives Foundation took 11 adaptive athletes to explore Maui.
Long before it was the cool thing to do, Jen Wolf knew both the benefits and challenges of #VanLife.
On Friday, Oct 7 NLand Surf Park will open its doors to the general public. The waves range from beginner through experienced, catering to all kinds of surfers.
Three years ago, Cyrus Sutton and company traveled to Russia to find hidden surf spots. What he found was a rumor of an undiscovered left break only accessible by helicopter or tank.
Offshore brings you along with Ventura, California native, surfer, and Patagonia ambassador Mary Osborne as she shares her favorite place to escape
When summer hits and waves flatten out, Evan Adamson, Tommy Witt, and some friends took to Lake Austin for a seemingly never ending wave.
In the ongoing series Chronicles: Making of Proximity we get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of the production team.
In an attempt to avoid the crowds, they took off on their boat Bulan Baru for far-flung Indonesian islands in hopes of finding a lineup filled only with friends and clean lines
In the ongoing series 'Chronicles: Making of Proximity' we get a behind the scenes glimpse into the lives of the production team.
Kelly Slater is leading the charge to roll out a totally surfable wave pool. Will tech-savvy inventors beat him to it?
In the first episode of Chronicles: The Making of Proximity, Taylor Steele, Shane Dorian, and Albee Layer venture to the far reaches of Northern Europe
This video profiles Rich Kimball, a VW enthusiast and lifelong surfer who created Big Wednesday–a day to skip work, hop in your VW and hit the waves.
And that's according to some of the very athletes they're trying so desperately to woo
Haiti would be a rare sight on anyone's list of surfing hotspots. Despite beautiful beaches and solid breaks, the country is better known as a poster child for the failure of international aid in the wake of two devastating natural disasters—not to mention issues of violence, disease, and endemic corruption that persist today. However, since 2010 a small group of aid workers has been teaching local kids to surf the waves of Kabic Beach, roughly 45 minutes outside of Haiti's cultural capital, Jacmel. Many of these kids, despite growing up on the water, first had to learn to swim.
ϳԹ owner and founder Larry Burke takes on surfing in Costa Rica.
This May, CLIF Bar brought together four athletes to take on a challenge—snowboard, climb, bike, and surf in a single day
The twenty-three-year-old makes millions of dollars a year, lives a stone's throw from Pipeline, and is the heir to Kelly Slater's throne. The question is: does he want it?
These guys are redefining surf culture in mountain towns.
When it comes to managing coastlines, surfers could help fill a critical data gap for understanding the future of waves and beaches.
What, are you surprised? Tulsi Gabbard learned to choose her own line on Oahu's South Shore.
Does an enigmatic European have the secret to ultimate performance? Laird Hamilton and Tim Ferris think so—and research backs them up.
My Old Man is a new video series produced by Farm League for YETI that celebrates fatherhood. Big wave surfer Shane Dorian, father of two, is profiled in the first installment, Between Pulses. While people tell Dorian that…
The rarely visited national park is home to tropical beaches, pristine coral reefs, some untapped surf, and not much else. Matt Skenazy went exploring and found a few good waves and a lot of mysterious South Seas mojo.
Professional longboarder Karina Rozunko talks about the perks of being a #Vanlifer
No Reception is a short film from the folks at Taylor Stitch and Mission Workshop about a mountain biking adventure on the North Coast of California. Originally, the purpose of the trip was to test new gear designed collaboratively…
In our ongoing Weekly Escape series, we aim to transport you from your desk to an incredible place in two minutes or less.
Surfing is rife with stereotypes of laid-back, tanned athletes in tropical locales. But go beyond the surface and you’ll find some of the most interesting subcultures in sport, from bike-and-surf gangs to teenage girls who ride in Bangladesh.
Snowboarding ditches the bindings to find its surfy roots on capable, powerful, beautiful boards
Surfers, hikers, skiers, and just about everyone else in the West will continue to feel the effects of the Pacific weather event this year
A conversation with the journalist whose 2015 surfing memoir, 'Barbarian Days,' just won the Pulitzer Prize, about tapping his passion for a book project, and what his favorite breaks are
"The first time she went into the ocean it just seemed to fit her. I don't why. It's just her place."
Surf breaks around the world are becoming more and more crowded, with people elbowing their way onto waves. Maybe local gangs like the Lunada Bay Boys are onto something.
The pro surfer thrives in inhospitable condition and has garnered respect as one of the best surfers from the Garden State
Bring your board across international borders to reach one of these legendary locales
These surfers are all about the science behind the waves, no matter how cold the water.
You can hang in Cancun with the rest of the world, or head to one of these less well-known spots for a real ocean adventure.
You can't. But you can channel it and grow from it.
He surfs sixty-foot waves, performs Hollywood stunts, and can hold his breath underwater for six—six!—minutes. Now he's freediving to tag hammerhead sharks for science.
Mark Healey is a renowned waterman and big-wave surfer. The big-wave surfer talks about the personal challenges of working in the last frontier in this video from GoPro.
A year ago, the Italian pro surfer's gnarly wipeout at Pipeline broke a vertebrae and nearly paralyzed him. He thought he'd never surf again.
The North Shore local brought a self-effacing attitude to pro surfing that reminded everyone close to him what riding waves is really all about
These are the boards the world’s top surfers used at the annual Titans of Mavericks surf contest in Northern California
A big northwest swell lit the North Shore's Banzai Pipeline, providing spectacular makes and even more spectacular slams.
In one of the best seasons for big-wave surfing in recent memory, it's time to open the competition stage to hard-charging women
The big-wave contest is rare, but when it goes off in Hawaii on Thursday, it'll be epic
As big-wave surfers push bounderies, a new breed of high-tech PFDs has emerged
The highly anticipated Mavericks surfing contest has been nixed this weekend even as epic waves roll into Northern California's coast. Blame the Super Bowl.
Need to thaw out? Here are beaches worth visiting this winter.
This van comes stock with everything you need for the ultimate surf trip
El Niño is bringing gigantic waves to the Pacific this winter, priming big-wave surfers for a season of epic—and dangerous—proportions
Two weeks ago, Kelly Slater proved man-made waves are no longer just for waterparks
Footage from the long-awaited, much-hyped wave pool from Kelly Slater has surfaced. It comes shortly after surfing was approved as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Tokyo Games, and it raises the question of whether artificial waves can ever be as good as the real thing.
The original 1991 film inspired a generation of hard-charging athletes. Now grown up, many of them signed on as stuntmen for the reboot to make the snowboarding, wingsuiting, and motocross as real as possible.