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The stage is set at Smogshoppe, a solar-powered, indoor/outdoor venue perfect for The Inertia's 2021 EVOLVE Summit. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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EVOLVE 2021 drew a sold out crowd for an exciting program of films and conversations. Here, all eyes on We Are Like Waves by The Inertia's Jordyn Romero. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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All good vibes and inspiration at EVOLVE 2021. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Sierra Nevada showed up with cases of Pale Ale, Celebration IPA, and their new Strainge Beast hard kombuchas. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Jojo and Nina chat Peak California. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Talkin' shop next to boards from the Pink Board Project. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Mario and Kat of Un Mar de Colores chat with Kindhumans founder Justin Wilkenfeld before their panel. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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The house was packed. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Robin Van Gyn and Izzi Gomez share the mic and a few laughs with The Inertia's Joe Carberry. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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White Claw kept the drinks flowing during a break. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Ryan Harris of Earth Technologies chats with Mario and Kat about their respective experiences mobilizing the surf community to make social impact.. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Klean Kanteen showed up with some rad EVOLVE tumblers and customized, sustainable drinkware for all attendees. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Nothing like good food and drink to bring people together. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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EVOLVE's return drew a sold out crowd. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Michael Stewart and Kevin Whilden of Sustainable Surf talk kelp and how it could save our planet. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Chevy showed up with a slick new Silverado. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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The Inertia's Jordyn Romero and Will Sileo discuss her film and elevating the female narrative in surf and outdoors. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Nina Williams brought the climbing squad for the premiere of Peak California. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Sierra Nevada's Cole Kurtz and Jojo Roper. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Plenty of laughs onstage as Nina and Jojo discuss stepping out of one's comfort zone. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Take a closer look and you'll realize "Liquid Death" is nothing more than pure alpine spring water. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Robin shares more about her latest project, FABRIC with Joe Carberry. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Fueling up with Wahoo's Fish Tacos. Photo: Megan Youngblood
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Fresh board stoke! Photo: Megan Youngblood
We’re still feeling the stoke after The Inertia‘s fourth annual EVOLVE summit. Not only was it an amazing night, but to get back together with a full capacity crowd with everyone in person after a year of virtual events was truly invigorating. EVOLVE is all about uniting bright minds in surf and outdoors to connect, share stories, and learn from one another, and that’s exactly what went down at Smogshoppe in Los Angeles last Friday night.
We heard from visionaries like Mario Ordonez Calderon and Kat Miller of Un Mar de Colores on the work they’ve been doing to bring surfing to marginalized communities, laughed along with Jojo Roper and Nina Williams as they recounted stories from stepping outside of their comfort zones in Peak California, and were wowed by the incredible combination of shredding and meaningful storytelling in Robin Van Gyn’s FABRIC. The SeaTrees team shared their progress restoring kelp forests, and The Inertia’s Jordyn Romero shared her latest film, We Are Like Waves.
A huge shout out goes to everyone who attended, as well as our incredible partners at Sierra Nevada, White Claw, Chevrolet, and Klean Kanteen for making this monumental gathering possible. Needless to say, we’re already looking forward to next year, and hope to see all of you there!
