Some waves are better left un-surfed.
But if your name’s Nathan Florence, that rule doesn’t really apply. He specializes in surfing the most disgusting, terrifying, borderline non-surfable waves on earth. Hence, Nate’s recent mission on his self-proclaimed “Slab Tour.” Here’s his latest:
As mentioned, Nate’s been touring around the world, hunting down below-sea-level, gut-spewing slabs. His latest stop? Australia.
First, he had a marathon session at a slab just outside the Sydney airport; then, he made his way west, where he joined his brother, John John, in between heats at the Margaret River Pro for a session at The Box.
But this latest slab, wherever it may be, is one of the craziest ones yet…hands down.
Nate takes off, power stance, practically under the lip. He makes the drop down the face, then barely hangs on for a bottom turn, still pretty much getting unintentionally tubed. He makes it to the shoulder, but the wave starts to mutate, and…Nate hits the eject button. Boom, obliterated.
“Did you end up over the rocks?” pro bodyboarder Jared Houston asked in the comments.
To which, Nate replied: “A ping pong’s journey.”
Can’t wait till the full vlog from this sesh comes in; stay tuned.
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