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The best stories in surf, snow, and the outdoors. Storytelling is what we do. We cover the ocean, mountain, and outdoor worlds from unique angles that make you think. The best stories are the ones you’ve never heard before.

The Leader Must Not Fall: In the Tube and Roped Up With Yvon Chouinard
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The Leader Must Not Fall: In the Tube and Roped Up With Yvon Chouinard

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We're Seeing a Rapid Rise in River Surfing
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We’re Seeing a Rapid Rise in River Surfing

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This Laguna Beach Freedive Club Is on a Mission to Remove Lead From the Ocean
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This Laguna Beach Freedive Club Is on a Mission to Remove Lead From the Ocean

5 min read
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A Lesson In Surf Travel

5 min read
Traveling alone can be scary. Facing the unknown, all by your lonesome. But are you more likely to score waves on a solo surf trip?
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Are You More Likely to Score on a Solo Surf Trip?

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Since the '60s, surfing has become a catch-all way to inject cool points into fiction, usually to disastrous results. But where did this trend actually start?
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The Poochie Effect: A History of Adding Random Surf Scenes to Movies

5 min read
Gary Linden with agave surfboard
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Gary Linden On How He’s Managed to Keep Surfing for Over 50 Years

6 min read
'Down With Surf Contests!' Criticizing Competition Is Anything But New
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Down With Surf Contests!

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Portugal castles
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4 Things in Portugal You Absolutely Must Do (Surf Excluded)

12 min read
Explaining What Bottom Contours on a Surfboard Do For You
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Bottom Contours on a Surfboard, Explained

6 min read
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Zeke Lau on the Mid-Year Cut, Fatherhood, and How New Sponsorship Has Him Re-Energized

13 min read
This Is What the Box Looked Like the Day Before the Margaret River Pro
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This Is What The Box Looked Like Ahead of the Margaret River Pro

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What AI Could Mean for Surfboard Shaping
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What AI Could Mean for Surfboard Shaping

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After Surf Violence Went Viral in Bali, What Do Locals Think of Localism?
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Surf Violence Went Viral in Bali So We Asked Locals What They Think of Localism

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Canada’s Reed Platenius Just Won the North American Junior Title; Could We See a Canadian on the CT?
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Canada’s Reed Platenius Just Won the North American Junior Title; Could We See a Canadian on the CT?

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Surfing and the Art of Understatement: What I've Learned From Talking With Surfers
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Surfing and the Art of Understatement: What I’ve Learned From Talking With Surfers

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Death to Secret Spots: Readers Respond
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Death to Secret Spots: Readers Respond

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North Shore Doctor Clay Everline Discusses His Book, 'Surf Survival'
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North Shore Doctor Clay Everline Discusses His Book, ‘Surf Survival’

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Meet Mammoth Mountain 'Lifer' Nick Miles
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Meet Mammoth Mountain ‘Lifer’ Nick Miles

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