6. River Gods: Welcome to the Wild West of Surfing

July 30, 2018

What do you do when you want to ride the waves, but you live in a landlocked state? You head to the river. Missoula, Montana, might be the last place you'd expect to find a vibrant surfing community, but that's exactly where Strongwater Surf Shop owner Kevin Benhardt Brown and his friends spend their days. Take me to the river!

6. River Gods: Welcome to the Wild West of Surfing

July 30, 2018

What do you do when you want to ride the waves, but you live in a landlocked state? You head to the river. Missoula, Montana, might be the last place you'd expect to find a vibrant surfing community, but that's exactly where Strongwater Surf Shop owner Kevin Benhardt Brown and his friends spend their days. Take me to the river!

6. River Gods: Welcome to the Wild West of Surfing

July 30, 2018

What do you do when you want to ride the waves, but you live in a landlocked state? You head to the river. Missoula, Montana, might be the last place you'd expect to find a vibrant surfing community, but that's exactly where Strongwater Surf Shop owner Kevin Benhardt Brown and his friends spend their days. Take me to the river!

6. River Gods: Welcome to the Wild West of Surfing

July 30, 2018

What do you do when you want to ride the waves, but you live in a landlocked state? You head to the river. Missoula, Montana, might be the last place you'd expect to find a vibrant surfing community, but that's exactly where Strongwater Surf Shop owner Kevin Benhardt Brown and his friends spend their days. Take me to the river!

5. Helping 'Misfits' Catch Their First Wave

July 30, 2018

After years teaching billionaires and celebrities to surf, Lambert Lo decided to trade in his high profile job to follow his heart. As the founder of Mix Academy, Lo now helps those who most need smiles catch their first wave. His students include a refugee from North Korea and a veteran recovering from alcoholism. For Lambert, it doesn't matter who you are. In the water, everyone's the same.

5. Helping 'Misfits' Catch Their First Wave

July 30, 2018

After years teaching billionaires and celebrities to surf, Lambert Lo decided to trade in his high profile job to follow his heart. As the founder of Mix Academy, Lo now helps those who most need smiles catch their first wave. His students include a refugee from North Korea and a veteran recovering from alcoholism. For Lambert, it doesn't matter who you are. In the water, everyone's the same.

5. Helping 'Misfits' Catch Their First Wave

July 30, 2018

After years teaching billionaires and celebrities to surf, Lambert Lo decided to trade in his high profile job to follow his heart. As the founder of Mix Academy, Lo now helps those who most need smiles catch their first wave. His students include a refugee from North Korea and a veteran recovering from alcoholism. For Lambert, it doesn't matter who you are. In the water, everyone's the same.

5. Helping 'Misfits' Catch Their First Wave

July 30, 2018

After years teaching billionaires and celebrities to surf, Lambert Lo decided to trade in his high profile job to follow his heart. As the founder of Mix Academy, Lo now helps those who most need smiles catch their first wave. His students include a refugee from North Korea and a veteran recovering from alcoholism. For Lambert, it doesn't matter who you are. In the water, everyone's the same.

4. Meet the Woman Taking On The World's Biggest Waves

July 30, 2018

Bianca Valenti is a San Francisco-based professional surfer who rides some of the world's biggest waves. When she first took on notoriously difficult surf near her home, she almost drowned. Instead of a string bikini, she dons a wetsuit and a hood to take on some of the world's deadliest swells. Her drive to overcome sexist stereotypes motivates her to become a better surfer.

4. Meet the Woman Taking On The World's Biggest Waves

July 30, 2018

Bianca Valenti is a San Francisco-based professional surfer who rides some of the world's biggest waves. When she first took on notoriously difficult surf near her home, she almost drowned. Instead of a string bikini, she dons a wetsuit and a hood to take on some of the world's deadliest swells. Her drive to overcome sexist stereotypes motivates her to become a better surfer.

4. Meet the Woman Taking On The World's Biggest Waves

July 30, 2018

Bianca Valenti is a San Francisco-based professional surfer who rides some of the world's biggest waves. When she first took on notoriously difficult surf near her home, she almost drowned. Instead of a string bikini, she dons a wetsuit and a hood to take on some of the world's deadliest swells. Her drive to overcome sexist stereotypes motivates her to become a better surfer.

4. Meet the Woman Taking On The World's Biggest Waves

July 30, 2018

Bianca Valenti is a San Francisco-based professional surfer who rides some of the world's biggest waves. When she first took on notoriously difficult surf near her home, she almost drowned. Instead of a string bikini, she dons a wetsuit and a hood to take on some of the world's deadliest swells. Her drive to overcome sexist stereotypes motivates her to become a better surfer.

3. The Surfboard Fin That's Saving the Ocean

July 30, 2018

Tracking oceanic data is really hard. So why not turn surfboards into data-soaking sponges? That's the idea behind Smartfin. Its a surfboard fin that tracks temperature, location and other wave characteristics, and makes it easy for surfers to help scientists know more about the deep blue.

3. The Surfboard Fin That's Saving the Ocean

July 30, 2018

Tracking oceanic data is really hard. So why not turn surfboards into data-soaking sponges? That's the idea behind Smartfin. Its a surfboard fin that tracks temperature, location and other wave characteristics, and makes it easy for surfers to help scientists know more about the deep blue.

3. The Surfboard Fin That's Saving the Ocean

July 30, 2018

Tracking oceanic data is really hard. So why not turn surfboards into data-soaking sponges? That's the idea behind Smartfin. Its a surfboard fin that tracks temperature, location and other wave characteristics, and makes it easy for surfers to help scientists know more about the deep blue.

3. The Surfboard Fin That's Saving the Ocean

July 30, 2018

Tracking oceanic data is really hard. So why not turn surfboards into data-soaking sponges? That's the idea behind Smartfin. Its a surfboard fin that tracks temperature, location and other wave characteristics, and makes it easy for surfers to help scientists know more about the deep blue.

2. Making Waves With a Blind Surfer

July 30, 2018

Aitor Francesena is a Spanish surfing legend. At 14, he lost sight in his right eye to congenital glaucoma. Years later, a surfing accident destroyed vision in his left. But his passion never waned. Francesena continues to ride the tides, depending on his hearing to judge the size of the waves. Now he organizes surf clinics for those with disabilities, ensuring everyone has the chance to ride.

2. Making Waves With a Blind Surfer

July 30, 2018

Aitor Francesena is a Spanish surfing legend. At 14, he lost sight in his right eye to congenital glaucoma. Years later, a surfing accident destroyed vision in his left. But his passion never waned. Francesena continues to ride the tides, depending on his hearing to judge the size of the waves. Now he organizes surf clinics for those with disabilities, ensuring everyone has the chance to ride.

2. Making Waves With a Blind Surfer

July 30, 2018

Aitor Francesena is a Spanish surfing legend. At 14, he lost sight in his right eye to congenital glaucoma. Years later, a surfing accident destroyed vision in his left. But his passion never waned. Francesena continues to ride the tides, depending on his hearing to judge the size of the waves. Now he organizes surf clinics for those with disabilities, ensuring everyone has the chance to ride.

2. Making Waves With a Blind Surfer

July 30, 2018

Aitor Francesena is a Spanish surfing legend. At 14, he lost sight in his right eye to congenital glaucoma. Years later, a surfing accident destroyed vision in his left. But his passion never waned. Francesena continues to ride the tides, depending on his hearing to judge the size of the waves. Now he organizes surf clinics for those with disabilities, ensuring everyone has the chance to ride.

1. A Shark Attack Survivor Jumps Back In the Water

July 30, 2018

"A shark attack has been the greatest thing that's ever happened to me."? Mike Coots, a surfer and photographer, didn't let a life-threatening encounter with a tiger shark dampen his love for the ocean. Not only did he get right back in the water as soon as he could, he is now a pioneer of amputee surfing and pushes the limits of prosthetic technology.

1. A Shark Attack Survivor Jumps Back In the Water

July 30, 2018

"A shark attack has been the greatest thing that's ever happened to me."? Mike Coots, a surfer and photographer, didn't let a life-threatening encounter with a tiger shark dampen his love for the ocean. Not only did he get right back in the water as soon as he could, he is now a pioneer of amputee surfing and pushes the limits of prosthetic technology.

1. A Shark Attack Survivor Jumps Back In the Water

July 30, 2018

"A shark attack has been the greatest thing that's ever happened to me."? Mike Coots, a surfer and photographer, didn't let a life-threatening encounter with a tiger shark dampen his love for the ocean. Not only did he get right back in the water as soon as he could, he is now a pioneer of amputee surfing and pushes the limits of prosthetic technology.

1. A Shark Attack Survivor Jumps Back In the Water

July 30, 2018

"A shark attack has been the greatest thing that's ever happened to me."? Mike Coots, a surfer and photographer, didn't let a life-threatening encounter with a tiger shark dampen his love for the ocean. Not only did he get right back in the water as soon as he could, he is now a pioneer of amputee surfing and pushes the limits of prosthetic technology.

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