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drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Dec 29, 2012 - 01:52pm PT
Here's a shot of First Point with Second in the distance on a down day.

look at all that sand! Most years the rock at First is an island at most tides.

Esparza

Trad climber
Westminster, CA
Dec 29, 2012 - 08:08pm PT
Cool thread and pics! Have not been on Supertopo in some time! Man, I was climbing a ton prior to the end of 2009. After moving back to Cali, just been surfing... 3 to 4 times per week - more when there is swell. Love it. Need to get back on that rock!

Punta Mango, El Salvador OCtober 2012

drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Dec 30, 2012 - 01:05am PT
Nice!!!
I was just talking to my brother, who lived in Central America forever, that I've wanted to go to El Salvador. All those points look so good.
Care to share more about your travels?

Closer to home
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Dec 30, 2012 - 01:47am PT
windy day out inL.A.
still good.
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Dec 30, 2012 - 02:12am PT
the right kind of wind! ^^^^

for pyro and frumy

do you guys only surf the Line when you head up there?
Klimmer

Mountain climber
San Diego
Dec 30, 2012 - 02:12am PT
How Cortes Banks works. Pretty darn cool.

http://www.surfline.com/surflinetv/how-it-works/how-it-works-cortes-bank_22567

bajaandy

climber
Escondido, CA
Dec 30, 2012 - 10:21am PT
Thanks for that link Klimmer. Cool stuff for sure.
I'm digging this thread more and more.
FRUMY

Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
Dec 30, 2012 - 12:48pm PT
Drljefe we sort of split it between Zuma & County Line
I've been to Jalama once, it was great, I got the crap pounded out of me.
I've only been surfing just under two years.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Give Rosebud a pet for me.
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Dec 30, 2012 - 01:00pm PT
Well Secos(above) isn't the best if you're not that experienced. It has a very tight and potentially dangerous take off spot. More than a few guys makes it crowded. But there are waves at almost any swell direction and even if it looks flat when you check it, a wave WILL come through and it will be a gem. Probably my favorite wave in malibu.
You might check that Thousand Steps place south of there. Sometimes fun waves. Beginner/outsider friendly and less closeouts than Zuma.
Most of N.LA county is so fickle but when certain spots turn on it can be magic. I've scored some heavy barrels at Thornhill Broom.
o-man

Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
Dec 30, 2012 - 02:36pm PT
o-man

Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
Dec 30, 2012 - 02:51pm PT
Peter Haan

Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
Dec 30, 2012 - 03:30pm PT
Thanks O for bringing up Billy Hamilton.

Back in the sixties he was practically a god and an ideal personified in surfing, especially after the runaway success film by Freeman/MacGillivray “Free and Easy”. His surfing was particularly graceful and finished. It was remarkable and in its perfection seemed to promise a miracle. He still surfs today of course, but I haven’t seen him. Less known is the story how Laird Hamilton and Billy are connected.

When Laird was just a few years old, he met Billy on a North Shore beach. There is a scene of this, I gather a re-enactment, in the movie, I seem to recall. Laird no longer had a Dad you see. I think it was 1967. Laird’s mom Joann was at home and eventually I gather tiny Laird dragged nineteen year old Billy home to meet Joann, his Mom. The two adults were attracted to each other immediately and soon married; Billy adopted Laird, probably to Laird's everlasting ecstasy. Today Billy is married to a second wife and has a surfing school and a balsawood plantation on Kauai near Hanalei. Hanaleiwatersports.com (perhaps not operating) and Hamiltonsurfboards.com.

Even more interesting is how Laird was born. Joann birthed at University of California San Francisco Medical Center where they used a warm saltwater sphere to suspend her during labor, hoping to ease the pain of childbirth for both the mother and newborn.
o-man

Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
Jan 1, 2013 - 02:22am PT
Went out to Peahi today more photos later
o-man

Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
Jan 1, 2013 - 07:34pm PT
o-man

Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
Jan 2, 2013 - 03:38am PT
o-man

Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
Jan 2, 2013 - 10:37am PT
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jan 2, 2013 - 08:38pm PT
today leo was estimated 6-8.
not the case however county was hitting at 6-8.
big crowd today at the line.
zBrown

Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
Jan 2, 2013 - 11:13pm PT
good Old Days

play 'em simultaneously

[Click to View YouTube Video]


[Click to View YouTube Video]
o-man

Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
Jan 3, 2013 - 02:48am PT
o-man

Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
Jan 3, 2013 - 01:45pm PT
My good buddy Jake Miller shot this VIDEO on New Years Eve from about where I was sitting on the cliff above Jaws. Good Stuff!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=I8n5qHmGAys#!
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