Now that Go Pro owns the world of action sports, and any shredder with a selfie stick or a mouth-held Hero 4 can be an online action star, why bother hiring helicopters and cameramen to shoot an old-fashioned surf movie?
The newly released surf epic follows rising surf star John John Florence as he cuts his way across 50-foot swells off remote shores in Africa, Brazil, and Tahiti. The 23-year-old Hawaii native starred in the roughly $2 million film, which was a partnership with Brain Farm, a production company that is the Lucas Films of action sports filmmaking. Florence and his crew spent three years, broke about 70 surfboards, and employed as many as three high-tech 4K RED cameras (cost: $50,000 each) in a day … More
With the ever-growing possibility of a supercharged El Niño headed to the West Coast and Hawaii, big-wave surfers and weekend warriors alike are gearing up for what could be a winter of epic proportions. And while the big swells may be months away, now is the time to get ready for the wave of your life — and the wipeouts and hold-downs that coincide with big surf.
With that in mind, we hit up professional surfer and North Shore of Oahu lifeguard Dave Wassel for some tips on how to hold your breath longer. His response was eye opening and full of the candor we expect from one of the world’s premier big-wave surfers. Here’s what he had to say: … More
Weber State University has a ton of cool kids who sure know how to have a good time. When you get 200 kids, 6 Trampolines, and a Tower next to a pond you pretty much get the greatest day of your life! Chase and I use to do this as kids back in Wyoming and we always dreamed about creating this event at a much larger scale!
Rainy conditions and the motivation to be #1 made the Crashed Ice team races in Quebec City some of the most intense in the history of the sport. Team Living the Dream kicked the season off with a well deserved victory – take a look back at all the carnage from the races!