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Alexander Haro

Alexander Haro

Senior Editor

Title: Senior Editor

Email: Alex@theinertia.com

Location: Lake Cowichan, BC, Canada

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Expertise

Topics of Expertise: Travel, Environment, Surf

Years in This Expertise: 10

Education & Certifications

Education: Degree in Communications

Years of Writing: 20, for publications like SURFER magazine, Surfing magazine, Air Canada enRoute, Color magazine, SBC Surf, and Drift Surfing.

Experience

Alexander Haro has been writing about surfing, the environment, and the outdoors with The Inertia for 12 years. Prior to that, he worked at SURFER magazine after spending nearly 10 years doing various labor jobs in Northern British Columbia.

Based in Canada, Alexander still dreams of writing a novel. In the meantime, he can be found somewhere outside with his dogs, riding his motorcycle, surfing, camping, hiking, or reading when he should be doing something else that’s more important.

Career Highlights

Team trips to Hawaii.

Getting to know Portugal while writing about his experiences.

Having the opportunity to travel to interesting places and surf amazing waves with a handful of surfers who he used to only see in magazines.

An artist's rendition of the sea sanctuary, slated to be completed by 2020. Image: National Aquarium

National Aquarium to Release All Their Dolphins into the World’s First Sea Sanctuary

4 min read Jun 14, 2016

You really snuck that one in there, developers.

Kelly Slater’s Wave is Included in a San Diego Development Proposal

3 min read Jun 13, 2016

Bubbles the pilot whale died after 50 years in captivity. Photo: SeaWorld

Another Whale Dies at SeaWorld After a Lifetime in Captivity

4 min read Jun 12, 2016

Jackson Dorian is growing up learning what life is. He's not being sheltered. And that's a good thing.

Shane Dorian’s Son is a Real-Life Lost Boy

4 min read Jun 12, 2016

Monique and Sourée, partway through a chicken's most exciting life.

This Guy is Sailing Around the World With Only a Red Hen for Company

3 min read Jun 11, 2016

The cliffs in Vaucluse are roughly 60 meters high. This is by far one of the scariest things I've ever seen. This shot is a trigger-lapse of the rogue waves that hit Sydney yesterday.

Buoys Off New South Wales Slammed by Record Setting Wave

2 min read Jun 11, 2016

I will never understand the need to multitask when stand up paddling.

Here’s a Guy Doing Yoga on a SUP on a River (for Some Reason)

1 min read Jun 10, 2016

For many, building isn't all about the use–it's about the process.

Here’s Your Weekend Project: Building a Wooden Surfboard From Scratch in Your Garage

2 min read Jun 10, 2016

18-year-old Russell Bierke is already a bonafide hellman.

An 18-Year-Old Just Won the Heaviest Surf Contest Ever; Here are 20 Photos of Pure Insanity

4 min read Jun 7, 2016

Ok, so the sharks are probably actually David, but you get the idea.

Shark Bullshit or Shark Kryptonite? 6 Shark Attack Deterrent Devices on the Market

8 min read Jun 5, 2016

For only $129, you too can be the proud owner of a SeatRack.

Here’s a Surfboard Rack that Goes INSIDE Your Vehicle

2 min read Jun 4, 2016

After Ben Gerring was attacked, a 4.2 meter great white was caught and killed.

Surfer Who Lost Leg in WA Shark Attack Dies in Hospital; Great White Killed on Drumline

4 min read Jun 4, 2016

Two sperm whale lie dead on Germany's North Sea coastline. Their stomachs were full of plastic. Photo: Facebook

13 Sperm Whales Found Dead with Stomachs Full of Plastic Trash

4 min read Jun 3, 2016

I've always thought that really good longboarding is the art of almost falling down gracefully.

The Art of Longboarding, with Nicholas Maguire

1 min read May 31, 2016

One of Shell's deepwater rigs. Image: Shell

Shell Leaks 90,000 Gallons of Oil into the Gulf of Mexico

3 min read May 29, 2016

NOAA's tsunami map for the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The map calculates the first-arrival travel times of the tsunami, following their generation at the earthquake epicenter. Image: Wikimedia Commons

New Tsunami Prediction Algorithm Could Save an Untold Number of Lives

4 min read May 28, 2016

Like it or not, Kelly Slater's wave will change surfing forever.

Kelly’s Wave is the Future of Professional Surfing

2 min read May 28, 2016

Who's the real kook here?

Boards Don’t Make Kooks, People Make Kooks

4 min read May 27, 2016

J.O.B, one of many who capitalizes on both Red Bull and GoPro... and in the process, Red Bull and GoPro capitalize off him. Image: Red Bull Media

Business & Media

Red Bull and GoPro Just Joined Forces in a Global, Multi-Year Deal

3 min read May 24, 2016