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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 26, 2017 - 01:14pm PT
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How's this heavy drop shot of my bro at the Star Bar??? Sick.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Feb 12, 2017 - 06:08am PT
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Based on past US/Mexican relationships mired in a downward spiral and the resulting visa and Army checkpoints that pop-up as retaliation- I guess I won't be surfing with my family in Mexico until this settles down.
That's a bummer and has a fair chance of occurring.
With that said, I'm considering a surf trip to Rio Nexpa. Anyone been there? Do I need a bulletproof vest?
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 12, 2017 - 08:05am PT
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Asilomar Reef, Monterey Peninsula.
In the early 2K's I would head up north to visit friends and surf. I'd often find myself surfing alone while my friends were working or while I was exploring In Big Sur.
The day pictured was in the fall on a non significant swell, which isn't to say it didn't have size and power.
I was riding a fish, which hadn't yet become popular, and the other surfers out at the reef thought it must be a kneeboard. It worked like a charm on the big sloping lefts and I had a great session.
At one point, everyone else had paddled in. In Southern California that's a blessing. In Central and Northern California that can make things a bit spooky so I caught a good one in and waited for my friend to get off work.
That evening we scored very good waves on the other side of the reef in Spanish Bay. Glassy, emerald green semi hollow rights in crystal clear water.
Occasionally, after a set, large bulbs of bull kelp would surface, sometimes hitting the underside of my board. Startling, to say the least, and the first time sharks really entered my mind. The waves had been too good to worry.
We surfed til dark and at the car I asked my friend about sharks. "Well I guess now that we're on the beach I can tell you." Oh sh#t.
Turns out, one of the most notorious shark attack fatalities in US history occurred at the reef I'd surfed earlier, just a stones throw from where were just surfing...at "feeding time".
In 1981 a local kneeboarder named Lewis Boren was taken while riding there alone. His board had a bite radius that of a White Shark 20ft in length, possibly more. One of the largest ever documented. His body was recovered days later, severed nearly in half, with a single bite from shoulder to hip.
A memorial paddle around the reef is still held for Lewis Boren.
In researching the spot later, I found helpful tips like "Large mature Whites regularly cruise this bay" and "Main Hazards: sharks. Bring your own iron cage".
Warnings I'm glad I didn't see beforehand.
I would have missed out on a few surfs I still count as my best.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Feb 24, 2017 - 10:31am PT
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NJ winter surfing classic day coming op on Sunday. Should be cooking.
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 27, 2017 - 03:14pm PT
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The animated, Tijuana Plume Tracker is just starting to go off right now with the heavy rains today. I live where the red x is.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Feb 28, 2017 - 04:49am PT
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That is eye opening and hopefully you'll be spared the turds. So are you one of those Silver Strand locals?
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 28, 2017 - 05:48am PT
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Gunkie- The Strand locals are the guys that live right there in the Kays. Luckily, they're confined there by their ability.
I live in Coronado and surf Imperial Beach. The Ocean currently smells equal parts, sh#t bowl and industrial solvent tank.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Feb 28, 2017 - 11:44am PT
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Jefe, kind of an interesting part of shark stories is that the females are far bigger than the male sharks. Like about 21 feet compared to 16 feet for those monsters that have reached maturity.
And The Farallon Islands (SF bay opening), a world center for Tippers, has its own girls' bay where the gals hold forth exclusively. Sexual dimorphism, namely. Of course the meaningfulness of 16 feet versus 21 feet is nil when any such animals are present, it is all horrifying beyond most other earthly experiencing. The girls come only every other year while the males are present all years. Funny too is how these animals go off into the deep Pacific (between Hawaii and the USA to their "White Shark Cafe".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Shark_Café
http://www.whitesharkcafe.com/science-of-the-cafe.html
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 28, 2017 - 12:40pm PT
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Cool Peter, thanks!
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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very cool Peter.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Contractor, that Tijuana 'plume' is hideous. My daughter teaches surfing for the UCSD rec services department at Scripps pier. Is the plume getting up there?
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Gunkie- She's fine. The coastal back eddy (South to North) stops at Point Loma.
Congratulations on a great gig for your daughter!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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running down the trail omg omg omg
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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I come down from the glider port so my first view is usually middle aged, male, human elephant seals rutting around in the shallows.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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not Blacks :-)
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