BY: Victoria Heath It’s 10 a.m., and you’ve been catching waves since sunrise. You lick the saltwater off your lips and rub your shoulder. It’s sore, but that’s just proof you’ve accomplished something. A week ago, you couldn’t even stand…
GM just released a surf-van that will revolutionize surf and freedom-culture vehicles forever
BY: ALEX BROWN There are few vehicles that could fill the void of the discontinued Volkswagen hippy bus, or the old-school stylings of the Holden Sandman. Unsurprisingly, a German company, Opel, has stepped up to the plate to try and…
These surf enthusiasts are repurposing old billboards into awesome, sustainable surf bags
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Alec Avedissian never felt comfortable in a suit. Which is why he traded in his investment-banking job for a six-month surf trip through South America with his best friends. According to his website, the group travelled through…
Surfers ride the dangerous flowing rivers in the high mountains of the American West (video)
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Somewhere in the high mountains of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, a group of innovative riders is breaking ground on a new style of high-energy surfing. They’re challenging the pressurized blast of mountain rivers for a dose of…
Research shows that people are ditching religion and turning their attention to nature instead
BY: SWIKAR OLI Science is showing that the spiritual experience of watching the sun cascade through a ceiling of trees is being preferred to the long-winded sermons of synagogue or Sunday mass. A Baylor University study confirmed that people who…
4 best friends started the hippest vintage motorcycle and surf festival in Europe
BY: TYLER FYFE Blatantly ignoring the speed limit on a serpentine stretch of blacktop is the most effective therapy I’ve ever found. It’s a familiar meditation for The Southsiders— a group of 4 best friends who have been driving their custom Cafe…
Two Aussie mates embark on an epic adventure, surfing all of India’s 28 states (video)
BY: MELISSA GONZALEZ Do you ever think about picking up a camera, heading to a completely foreign land, and surfing it with your best friend? Well these guys have. And they chose the land of diversity – India. In October…
Fire surfing is the most dangerous sport you have never heard of
BY: ZOE MELNYK As if surfing wasn’t challenging enough before, these dare devils decided to add fire into the mix—sort of. Professional surfers Bruce Irons and Sam McIntosh were the first to try this new fad of fire surfing on…
This Photographer Captures The First Surfers To Ride Sub-Zero Arctic Swells
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Chris Burkard’s photography is a call to action for the traveler who refuses to see the world from the inside of a five-star resort, or overtop the latest edition of “Lonely Planet”. His catalogue of surfing, adventure,…