I wish the kooks weren't drawn to it as much. I certainly no my place and ability but that place more than probably any spot has teh most WTF are you doing here surfers out of anywhere,
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a simple search will show. watch out for syringes at the bottom of the trailHow big does it get? What do you ride when it's maxing?
Hard disagree on this one. Having adequate butthole-puckering experience with both, I would way rather get caught inside and have to swim on a TOH OB/other NorCal beachbreak fogmonster than the same size Blacks canyon set. The bottom doesn't usually drop out of the NorCal outer bar beast quite as bad and - way more importantly - there isn't a whole bunch of fiberglass in the wave to dodge.but she's not going to kill you, not going to scare you like an outer reef NS or foggy Triple over OB (when you and a few others paddle out and only your dumbass makes it out and has to deal with it)
Yeah, just Google search "huge blacks"a simple search will show. watch out for syringes at the bottom of the trail
So basically...coolest professor EVER!!! Not sure what you teach but you must have a cult following and are directing lives in a positive manner!I snapped a favorite 7'6 at Blacks blowing the drop on a big set and used the top half as a hall pass for my class for a while, but then some kid got a bunch of fiberglass splinters doing I don't know what with it in the hall ways (parent emails etc). Now it is just a decoration. Been a couple years since i've been down there, now I get winded walking up the stairs at the campgrounds lol.
He sounds like a liability issue.Kids tend to love a surfing teacher. Admin, not so much.
I think he sums it up pretty well. I had a 20+ year run where I was very dedicated to riding N. Peak as big as it could handle. Because I was in such good shape and mentally in to it, it was fun up to the point that it got ripped out (2.5-3x oh). The beatings were part of that fun.Hard disagree on this one. Having adequate butthole-puckering experience with both, I would way rather get caught inside and have to swim on a TOH OB/other NorCal beachbreak fogmonster than the same size Blacks canyon set. The bottom doesn't usually drop out of the NorCal outer bar beast quite as bad and - way more importantly - there isn't a whole bunch of fiberglass in the wave to dodge.
I can think of only a couple times I've hit bottom at big NorCal sandbars, even the real nasty ones, and even then it's been fleeting and a little bounce. On the other hand, I vividly remember several instances of being absolutely pretzeled and held to the sandbar at Blacks starting at about 8 feet on up while still holding my board.
But don't take my word for it, the crowds are too much for me now. I don't even surf it anymore. Maybe 1-2 times a year. And just because I bought Truth's stepup doesn't mean I actually ride it like he does.
I forget about once a year, spend most of the session wishing I'd surfed somewhere else, maybe get some good waves, then go back to avoiding the crowds again.The crowds there are just too much. I dunno how anyone could have fun in a crowd like that.
I think he sums it up pretty well. I had a 20+ year run where I was very dedicated to riding N. Peak as big as it could handle. Because I was in such good shape and mentally in to it, it was fun up to the point that it got ripped out (2.5-3x oh). The beatings were part of that fun.
Fast forward to now, it's not as much fun and tends to be more on the scary side for me. The crowd is definitely a factor but if you know the line up, you get your waves. I still give it a good effort when it's pumping but I'm certainly not in proper shape to be pulling into anymore mid-beach rip closeouts.
I forget about once a year, spend most of the session wishing I'd surfed somewhere else, maybe get some good waves, then go back to avoiding the crowds again.