Hawaiian winter wonderland
Snow is hardly the first thing that comes to mind when visiting the lush islands of Hawaii, but there I was, wearing only board shorts, slops and a light windbreaker, ascending the steep gravel road…
James Lowe is an adrenaline junkie at heart, always seeking for life's next thrill. Surfing is his real passion and has lead him all around South Africa and the Globe. He enjoys living the eternal winter spending half the year in South Africa and half the year in Hawaii in search of gigantic waves. James is also a geology graduate working in the expedition cruise industry where he presents geology lectures in some of the most remote places on the planet.
Snow is hardly the first thing that comes to mind when visiting the lush islands of Hawaii, but there I was, wearing only board shorts, slops and a light windbreaker, ascending the steep gravel road…
I look to my inside and see that I am alone. “This is it”, I tell myself and turn around to paddle. I push my chin into my board to get as much downward momentum as I can and paddle my heart out. The swell gets steeper and steeper feeling the reef, still paddling as the wave picks me up. As I get to my feet it feels like I’m on the edge of a cliff, the bottom of the wave seems a mile away…
Take a look behind the scenes of what type of preparation and training are needed before these adrenaline junkies take on some of the biggest waves in the world!