Wolfgang Güllich was the first climber who accomplished the “Action Directe” route in the Franconian woods in 1991. This route is truly a massive challenge for your fingers, ligaments and sinews. This route had been a whole new dimension of difficulty. However, Wolfgang Güllich and neither Mammut Pro athlete Jan Hojer did not hesitate to climb this hell of a route.
Builder tells the story of trail building, through the eyes of some of our sport’s best riders and builders.
Starring: Darren Berrecloth, Cam Zink, James Doerfling, Garett Buehler, Aaron Chase, Geoff Gulevich, Chris Kovarik, Brian Lopes, Ryan Berrecloth, Matt Macduff, Mark Matthews, Mike Kinrade, Adam Hauck, Jackson Goldstone, Seth Sherlock, Peter Matthews, and Stephen Matthews
With south swells starting to line up below the equator and (hopefully) a bit of vacation time accrued, here are six great summer surf trips for all levels of surfers that you can get to for less than $1,000 (airfares are based out of Los Angeles). Of note is the lack of spots in the Atlantic Ocean—but that’s not our fault; unless there’s a hurricane, the Atlantic is pretty dormant this time of year, save for the faraway shores of South Africa and Namibia, which cost a fortune to get to.
*All of the fares were searched for on kayak.com and include no more than one layover. Travel tip: Midweek flights are generally less than weekend flights … More