Big Juice

The best and newest big-wave surfing stories from the sport’s insiders

 

More than a decade ago, John Long published his now classic The Big Drop, an unprecedented look at the larger-than-life frontier of big wave surfing. Since then, the sport has exploded in popularity. The big wave bar keeps rising as extreme surfers continue to seek out, surf, and survive a ride on the elusive 100-foot wave. The incredible stories of a new generation of thrill-seeking, death-defying surfers and stunning, full-color photography of monster waves fill the pages of this new collection by John Long and former surfing pro Sam George.

A powerful, contemporary look at the men and women who live and breathe for the next big wave and the bigger, more dangerous challenge, The Big Juice presents a rich history of characters, controversies, heroism, humor, and tragedy that define the sport.

 

With contributions from:

- Ben Marcus, author of The Surfing Handbook and The Art of Stand Up Paddling

- Chris Dixon, writer, Surfer magazine

- Kimball Taylor, writer, ESPN

- Bruce Jenkins, author of North Shore Chronicles ; writer, Sports Illustrated

- Drew Kampion, former editor of Surfer, Surfing, Wind Surf, and Wind Tracks magazines; author of The Book of Waves: Form and Beauty on the Ocean

- James Hollmer-Cross, writer, Surfing magazine

 

. . . and big-wave surfers:

- Laird Hamilton

- Dave Kalama

- Evan Slater

- Shane Dorian

- Greg Noll

- and more