Here’s a not-so-bold, not-in-the-least-bit-farfetched claim: Gerry Lopez is one of, if not the, most barreled surfers on earth. From the North Shore of Oahu (and Pipeline, of which he is the absolute ...
Discuss the matter and state of surf shops with a surfer of Gerry Lopez’s stature and tenure–a shop owner himself between 1970 and 1980–and you might find yourself wondering, like me, whether it isn’t ...
Mr. Pipeline is dropping into Carbondale. Gerry Lopez, who dominated the premiere surf break on Oahu’s North Shore in the 1970s with his elegant tube riding, will appear in the Roaring Fork Valley for ...
Elder God, surfing icon, two-time Pipeline champion, and lifelong yogi Gerry Lopez and Manduka’s CEO Pamela Levine join the pod to discuss their new partnership. Gerry opens up the pod by discussing ...
An open mind is what led Mr. Gerry Lopez—rather, Mr. Pipeline—into a career in surfing. He wasn’t ambitious so much at the start as he was plainly curious. Surfing, at least in Hawaii, at the time he ...
Gerry Lopez has surfed perfect waves all over the world. So what's the Pipe Masters champion surfing these days? It turns out, surfing river waves is Lopez' latest wave-riding endeavor in Oregon where ...
Free and welcome as Mr. Pipeline is with (and on behalf of) the surfing community at large, he admits his transgressions in exposing spots, and professes lessons learned therein. Primarily: Keep your ...
"This is the future, bro," Gerry Lopez laughed after riding his first wave at the KSWC. (See video below.) Photo Courtesy: Kelly Slater Wave Co. Six months ago, Kelly Slater cryptically hinted at a ...
There’s no way to shortcut the path–whatever yours may be–to becoming a better surfer. You just have to go through your own motions, whatever they may be, and take offered tidbits from elders when ...
The Seven Mile Miracle, as it’s known colloquially amongst surfers, is the most coveted stretch of coastline in all of surfing. Steeped in history, peppered with world-class waves, and heralded as a ...