Click Here for a link to the interview This is always nice and heartwarming. I directed and produced a short film about the mountain bike trail built to honour the death of the late Mikayla Martin of Squamish, BC. In the short film I interview several people who were crucial to making the trail happen. […]
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Mat The Alien: The Pre-Shambhala Interview
A Quick Chat With Mat Over the past 20 years, the number of alien sightings has increased exponentially on dance floors worldwide. The majority of these sightings has been due to one alien in particular, a resident alien formerly from the foggy shores of northern England now living on an island off the coast of […]
Meet the Hokulea
THE CANOE WITH A MISSION TO SAVE THE PLANET: MEET THE HOKULEA Leaving the world a better place; it’s a value shared among people of every culture. Each person’s definition of that is as varied as their personalities. But that simple guiding principle has been enough to start movements, liberate societies and even, make […]
Interview with Katrina Strand: Pro Mountain Biker
In the sport of Mountain biking, there are people who ride, then there are those who absolutely rip — personifying the winning spirit and charging through every turn, every crank of the pedal on a climb, and through every second of glorious air time. The rippers are the ones we look up to, and who […]
Interview With Matt Maddaloni: Pro Climber and Tinkerer
If you have thumbed through a climbing magazine at some point in the past ten years, there is a very good chance that Matt Maddaloni is in it. Not too long ago Matt was one of the world’s most showcased and celebrated climbers, helping to push the sport to new heights (no pun intended) through […]
Crankworx: 10 Years of Evolution
Canadian Open Downhill by Steve Andrews Surfing has the Triple Crown. Snowboarding has the US Open. But the multidisciplinary nature of Mountain biking made it quite the effort to get all the different sects of the sport into one place at one time. Thanks to industry visionary, Skip Taylor, that was made possible. See, ten years ago, Mountain […]
Interview with Richie Porta: ASP Head Judge
Professional surfing is a complex organism that takes the efforts of many. While fans are inclined to root for their favorite personality in the water, many fail to recognize the talent on the beach. Though it may sound like fun, judging a big surfing competition is a thankless job that doesn’t pay very well, requires months […]
Dan Carr: Self-Made Outdoor Photographer
Originally published on theclymb.com For many photographers, the jump from amateur to professional can seem like a daunting task. In the action sports realm, that game can be even trickier with the fact that there are many talented people vying for a relatively small amount of commercial work (in the grand scheme of things). There […]
Interview With Kimi Werner: Champion Spearfisher, Artist, Traveller
As far as job descriptions go, Hawaii’s Kimi Werner has one that pretty much anyone on the planet would envy. She travels the world exploring the deep ocean using no more than her fins and a speargun as tools. When she gets back home, she trades the speargun for a paintbrush, creating dazzling paintings inspired […]
Q and A with Buzzy Kerbox – SUP The Magazine
Original Article Q&A: BUZZY KERBOX ON STANDUP TODAY By: SUP Magazine / Posted on Friday, March 28, 2014 Buzzy Kerbox has been a household name in surfing since the ’70’s. Growing up in Hawaii Kerbox, the “Kailua Kid,” was one of the sport’s first bona-fide celebrities. After competing as one of the first athletes on the surfing […]
How The World’s Best Prepare for the Billabong Pipe Masters
Call it the “Superbowl of Surfing,” for two weeks in December, the entire surfing world converges on Oahu’s north shore to witness the biggest show in the water: The Billabong Pipe Masters. The Billabong Pipe Masters is the final stop on the ASP world tour which determines who holds the title of World Champion. Winning at […]