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During a Chilean Summer

By Red Bull Surfing on August 18, 2009 6:42 PM |


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It is quite common to hear people say that traveling is the best thing you can do in life.   Anyone fortunate enough to have gone on a few trips knows how priceless traveling really is.  Not only do you experience new places and the cultures which reside there, but you also learn invaluable knowledge about yourself, the people you are traveling with, and the world as a whole.

There are few people who know this better than professional big wave surfer Jamie Sterling.  Jamie, or "Sterls" as all his friends call him, is a rare breed of individual.  He has dedicated his entire life to making sure that he is at the exact place on the globe where the biggest and best rideable waves are at any particular moment.   Over the past 12+ years of traveling, with much trial and error, Sterls has become a truly professional traveler.  That is a feat in itself.  Now that I have had the opportunity to go on a handful of trips with Jamie I see that actually catching and riding the big waves is only part of the challenge that is Big Wave Surfing.  All the logistics in between are where the bulk of the work is, and working out those logistics is something Sterls really shines at.  It is his mastery of all these land-based activities that allow him to capitalize on the precious moments when the ocean creates the giant swells that all big wave aficionados live their lives for.  These rare, giant, and rideable big days offer the people who are there to experience them memories that are implanted into their heads for the rest of their lives. 
     
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