Ian Walsh might just be the most consummate professional big wave surfer in the world. Not only is he committed to hunting every major swell event in the Pacific, he is obsessed with being the most prepared, motivated and switched-on surfer in the lineup, bar none. From Jaws to Mavericks and beyond, the dedication Walsh shows to his craft is without compare. He’s fit and he’s focussed, he comes with a crew that includes his brothers DK and Shaun, who ensue that he can push the limits as far and as safely as possible, and he works closely with his shaper, Keith Teboul, who also makes Kai Lenny’s boards, to ensure that his equipment his dialled in with Formula 1 precision.
Don’t just take our word for it though, press play to enjoy My Last Two Winters, a deep dive into the wonderful world of all things Ian Walsh, who alongside Lenny is spearheading the Maui push at a level befitting the island that’s home to Jaws. Enjoy!
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38 Comments
AWESOME !!!! nice chemtrails over Maui at 10;30 on the video. but you rock bra.
Wtf that's the most Intense Amazing surfing ever such a hardcore charger!
I thought Ian was still on the tour 😂🏆. When did he retired for big waves riding i feel like he has been on the tour forever. I love Ian, always though we will clinch the title someday. He's such a legend!
Shredful gnarness
No matter where you try to surf.
Kooks.
Probably due to that global warming warming thang .
"dimensions of pounding". What a Legend
What a life 👌🏽 Yeeeeew 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Mullaghmore next? Or the Donegal wave?
Such a heavy wipeout… to even paddle for that thing is so gnarly
you guys are AMAZING…… so heavy'…… Ian,,,, you dont have to be the best big wave rider in the world….. just be the best Ian you can be, along with your fellow big wave chargers,, because you are all the best big wave chargers on the planet……. r.g…….mendo
There are Great whites watching to but they think about watching not about stopping what their watching, I have seen Sharks
swim inside waves to watch Ppl, they do that to- like their in their going down the wave.
I’m at the gym here in Michigan, looking out the window at a 5 story building, listening to Ian describe those waves. And I’m thinking, “Ian’s basically launching himself off the top of that building, which is moving towards me at 70 feet per second.”
I don’t know how you guys do it.
Thats some of the best Mavricks footage I've seen
I miss surfing 🏄🏽♂️ so bad 🥲
I would Go
@19:25 – if I was anywhere near that thing, I'd be thinking nothing but "I'm dead – I'm a gonner"
I guess some people like having near death experiences.
@1805 top.
Nice.
The speed on that Jaws wave, and the height of these waves. Unreal.
Mavericks still seems like a more dangerous wave though.
Pretty sick that’s stuff all pumping 👏👏👍
I saw Ian's Mavericks wave on Powerlines, and it stood out to me beyond anything that day. I have never seen anyone make a wave from that spot in the bowl. I've been watching and surfed out there for close to 20 years. The way he described that drop…from the land angle you can see how technical and perfect his surfing was. You can also see that THAT one particular wave was 100% makable barrel and the guy who burned him likely ruined what would have been one the greatest rides ever out there. Really made me angry the first time I saw it.
his coolness and humor about the pounding … goals….
I really enjoyed the one where the barrel was so large that when it spit the spit went over Ian's head 🙂!!!
😈😈😈😈 i know surfboards are suppose to completely slick …. but i come up with a concept for car racing using slight amounts of deference in air consists to generate grip within the air , i call it finger print gripping. … i have not heard or seen any area's of my idea being used which may mean its useless …. so maybe there could be infractions of that design used in big wave surfing … i mean it would take off a fraction of time , mayhe micro seconds of the viscosity of breaking the waters enternal nature , creating better grip …. 😈😈😈😈
😈😈😈 mabe just centered in the board perhaps . Know what i mean or tailed 😈😈😈
😈😈😈 maybe im not thing 3 dimensional. .. external honey come kind of ideas , spraying like crystallization occurances 😈😈😈
😈😈😈 ohh 😈😈😈😈
I've notice alot of these :Hellman" chargers are actually quite cerebral, deep thinkers.
That was some cool editing blurring the shot as if you are in his head looking out. Next sound and a GoPro on the surfer or board. This rocking chair is so warm and comfortable. Better to die like a lion than live like a lamb.
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That drop at Mav,s was intense I'm thinking shit he's gonna make it, then somebody who must not got enough sleep drops in ohh double oh shit now headed for the bottom I'm thinking that looks like 50' to 60' or so down and then the next one or 2 you cats are well conditioned and I don't recall you mentioning a vest with air pull cartridges.
yoyal respect i find 8 ft in my older years but this is just pumping… i think Ian can take the title now..his earned it
Ian at 8:37 dropping in like a skateboarder into a half pipe
so rad
Epic Ian, you rock dude! keep up the great training, as you are inspiring ! Maui Mom
Like u video 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Great video……….and respect to Jeff Clarke who surfed those waves all on his own back in the 70s