Watching history unfold in the age of information and media is mesmerizing. Such is the case with Ian Walsh’s perfect 10 in the 2017 Pe’ahi Challenge. Threading a barrel the size of a helicopter requires total commitment, phenomenal skill, sheer composure, and incredible luck. View it below from a pulled back angel curtesy of Aaron Lynton. […]
There’s been a lot of history made recently in the field of women’s professional big wave surfing. In April 2016 Keala Kennelly won the Pure Scot Barrel Award for riding a massive pit at maxing Teahupoo. In November 2016 the first ever women’s WSL Big Wave Tour competition was held at Pe’ahi with Paige Alms claiming […]
It Ain’t Pretty, a documentary directed by Deyla Soul, spotlights women’s surf history, the current women’s big wave movement, and challenges to the way women are portrayed by mainstream surf media. While the film hones in on the tough conditions in and around the San Francisco Bay Area and the women who surf there, it […]
Women’s professional big wave surfing is stepping up this season. With the recent Pe’ahi Challenge competition in Maui, and a women’s heat scheduled for the Titans of Mavericks event in Half Moon Bay, professional female surfers are taking things to the next level. On November 11, 2016 Paige Alms won the Pe’ahi Challenge in solid surf, sharing […]