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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.

Oily conditions in Santa Barbara

State of Emergency Declared After Santa Barbara Oil Spill Discovered to Be 105,000 Gallons

2 min read May 22, 2015

Brazil, as it stands right now, is the most surf-stoked nation on the planet.

Business & Media

How the Nation of Brazil Will Change the Face of Surfing

5 min read May 21, 2015

The Science Behind Jamie O’Brien’s Board Transfer

2 min read May 20, 2015

Taking your phone surfing is the dumbest thing ever.

This Phone Floats and Has Fins that Pop Out for No Apparent Reason

2 min read May 20, 2015

Mundaka on a classic day in 2011. Work on the sand removal began recently, and will almost certainly have a major affect on the wave.

Spain’s Most Famous Wave is Under Serious Threat

5 min read May 18, 2015

Make sure you're sitting down for this.

Matt Meola Didn’t Just Raise the Bar, He Smashed it and Made a New One

1 min read May 17, 2015

This time, it wasn't saltwater coming out of his nose. It was a mixture of spicy octopus, puke, and milk.

These Guys Are the World’s Hottest Surfers

1 min read May 4, 2015

They're smiling because they're drunk.

Bede Durbidge, Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, and Josh Kerr Make Beer. You Should Drink It

4 min read May 3, 2015

Surfers clash with riot police over a beach being destroyed to protect a roadway.

Peruvian Surfers Clash with Riot Police in Battle Over Beach

2 min read May 3, 2015

Trip of a lifetime

#GoThere: 5 Reasons Why Northern Sumatra Should Be Your Next Surf Trip

6 min read Apr 29, 2015

Olympic surfing imagined.

Surfing Might Finally Get in The Olympics… But It Won’t Be Surfing

4 min read Apr 29, 2015

The southern-hemi season is off to a good start.

Americas Brace for Swell of Epic Proportions

3 min read Apr 29, 2015

Cuteous buttoneous, take two.

Researchers Accidentally Found the Tiniest Shark… and Froze It to Death

4 min read Apr 28, 2015

“In the future, we’re thinking about 100 percent of the surfboard being made that way—the fiberglass will come from renewable resources, the resin on the outside will come from a renewable resource.”

World’s First Algae-Based Surfboard Made by Chemistry Students

2 min read Apr 25, 2015

I'm drunk! At Point Break!

I Went to Las Vegas to Meet the New Johnny Utah

5 min read Apr 23, 2015

"Hey bud, let's party!"

(Almost) 5 of the Most Stoned Hollywood Surfers for 4.20

4 min read Apr 20, 2015

Two mourners sit next to a surfboard that reads "For you my Titi" during a march on April 15. Photo: AFP Two mourners sit next to a surfboard that reads "For you my Titi" during a march on April 15. Photo: AFP

13-Year-Old Elio Canestri’s Shark Attack Death Sparks Reunion Island Outrage

5 min read Apr 19, 2015

Remember that Candide Thovex clip that blew up the internet a while back? Of course you do. Léo Taillefer just made the remake. Almost.

Léo Taillefer’s Line Called ‘One of the Gnarliest in France’

1 min read Apr 18, 2015

Pay attention to what you're doing, not the picture you're taking.

F* Instagram: How to Document Your Surf Trip

4 min read Apr 16, 2015