Welcome to the 9th installment of the Overdue Drop – The Giant Wave podcast. The collection was once created to exhibit conversations with one of the most absolute best big-wave surfers on the planet — hosted by way of some of the absolute best big-wave surfers on the planet. New episodes will drop on Surfline each and every week — upcoming visitors come with Brian Keaulana, Peter Mel, Garrett McNamara and others. Keep tuned right here for extra.

It ain’t simple making a qualified browsing excursion. Now, take a look at one the place the waves can’t be lower than 30 toes at the face, in places which can be ceaselessly tricky to get to, and throughout a swell that should stick round at that measurement for a complete day. Yeah…little tough, to mention the least. One guy who had a imaginative and prescient and was once up for the problem — or even a wave at Jaws on the ripe age of 65 — was once Gary Linden. An iconic shaper, everlasting grom and Godfather of the Giant Wave Global Excursion, Gary Linden and Jamie Mitchell rap out in an excessively particular episode of the Overdue Drop.

 

0:00: Formative years in San Diego, Studying to surf, California surf golf equipment

10:03: Studying to form in highschool, Throwing in the towel of school, Touring, First shuttle to Europe, Crusing to Brazil from Europe

20:17: Beginning Linden Surfboards, Transferring into Brewer manufacturing unit, Coming into massive waves, Growing persistence

31:22: Contest directing, On excursion as a pass judgement on, Surfing Todos Santos, 1998 Todos Santos Groups tournament, Nine year-run of Crimson Bull South Africa contest to Maverick’s tournament, Growing the massive wave international excursion

46:04: Chris Bertish, Teaming up with WSL, Giant wave browsing as a game, making a “international champion”

101:53: Gary’s emotions concerning the provide massive wave international excursion, Getting a wave at Jaws at 65, The way forward for massive wave browsing, Rising the massive wave browsing group

1:16:39: Gary’s 5-to-End Questions

Overdue Drop may be to be had on those nice platforms:  

Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / YouTube /iHeart Radio

 

Earlier Episodes:

Jamie Mitchell Hosts Nic Lamb

Jamie Mitchell Hosts Aaron Gold

Jamie Mitchell Hosts Jojo Roper

Jamie Mitchell Hosts Mark Healey

Jamie Mitchell Hosts Rusty Lengthy

Jamie Mitchell Hosts Russell Bierke

Jamie Mitchell Hosts Makua Rothman

Jamie Mitchell Hosts Emi Erickson



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