The Jackson brothers head from the beaches to the slopes for a heli session in Chile, where they meet up with professional surfer Ian Walsh. After hitting up the local wave pool to try flowboarding, the boy’s head back to the snow where John and Eric experience some painful setbacks.
During 2011 I produced a video shot in Chile, Perù and Tahiti.
It’s not only a surf video with “action†shots, but also a travelogue showing the country outside of the popular surf zones. It’s important to see how people live in the areas you happen to pass through while searching for different surfing spots.
Other than surfing you focus on getting acquainted with the culture and the landscapes that greet you. This is really the aim of “Walking The Wavesâ€. In the addition to the cultural footage, I edited various tube sections with expert riders who are at a higher level than me. Thanks to them I could learn and improve my style. My best clips come from this experience.
A WILDCARD has pulled off the biggest upset of the year by downing 11-time world champion Kelly Slater in his opening heat of the OÂ’Neill Coldwater Classic while Australian Joel Parkinson has edged closer to his first world crown with a stunning round one victory at the World Tour event today.
After a day of upsets, Mick Fanning will also join Slater in the do-or-die second round of the ASP World Tour event after he was outsurfed by  … Video and more