SURFING WORLD PRESENTS

- THE BADLANDS - 

RETURN TO WILD AUSTRALIA


A sneak peek at surfing world’s incredible hard cover desert book.

THE BADLANDS is Surfing World Magazine’s return to Wild Australia and the classic hardcover format.

Those of us who were lucky enough to score the original SW desert adventure books were whisked off into the dreamland of perfect airbrushed left points, dusty dirt roads with potholes bigger than Tassie and only a handful of true blue KB drinking Aussie adventurers peppering the empty line-ups.

This latest incarnation stays true to the vision of wasteland exploration, following Matt Hoy, and Craig Anderson as they drive across the mainland to visit Ry Craike in the North West, and Laurie Towner, Josiah Schmucker, Dean Morrison, Koby Abberton and Jay Phillips as they voyage into the deep south.

It’s a little bit spiritual and a little bit outlaw, like Burke and Wills, Mad Max, emus, opals, Paul Hogan, the rock and a really bangin’ rave all mashed into 132 pages of surfing excellence and it’s on sale now.

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Comments 

 
#47 2012-02-25 11:23
I heart Hoyo =)
 
 
#46 2011-10-10 03:50
Many years ago I wrote an article published in Tracks about the ridiculous exposure of the North-West when it first happened in the early 90's.
Every thing I wrote then is relevant now. Surf companies expose beautiful wild locations and ruin surf travel so that they can sell backpacks and t-shirts to people who have never been to a beach.
And the same myth is perpetuated.... ie. that the north-west is an isolated wave haven just waiting for anyone who wants to go there and score uncrowded perfection day-after-day.
That's just crap. The crowds are as heavy as Narrabeen because, in a coastline of around 1400km, there's only 3 or 4 serious quality waves, the other 10 (that's right, only about 10 in TOTAL) are ordinary. Compare that with the 1400km of coastline on the east coast of Australia.
All photos in this book of the NW will be of 2 or 3 different waves, that's it. I live in Torquay, I love surfing, I hate the surf industry.
 
 
#45 2011-10-09 23:37
w.a has been in surf mags for 20 years now . all the kooks from all over the world are well aware of the waves in w.a im sure there aware of the sharks , no medical rescue , dirt roads with pot holes , stealing , no girls , no mcdonalds , no nothing except high petrol prices when you are near a service station. damage to transport so its not worth the effort just stay home and give w.a a miss . wait until there is a resort and shopping centre so you can style your surf trip
 
 
#44 2011-09-28 21:10
Surf magazines are just ad agencies for the clothing corporations that mounted the hostile takeover of surfing many years ago.
Why would you expect some kind of ethical restraint from them?
Sad what surfing has become......Be thankful if you have fond memories, you'll be relying on them more and more in the years to come!
 
 
#43 2011-06-30 10:28
Cash in on the moment. Get stuck in for your dollar while you can. Sell the farm. Fuck anyone else. Look at me Look at me. Money Money Money. What enviorement?? Pass me another beer! Get the oil in the Jetski...what sunset? I surf for money...I just want the fame.

But thank God...the grape vine says... there are a new young crew rising who surf thoses parts of WA with salt in their blood and their hearts on their sleeves. They dont look for the lime light or the money. They look for big barrels. They are sons of a generation of ocean men who are humble and come and go to their places of surf without fuss or fanfare.

True to themselves and to their beloved ocean.
 
 
#42 2011-06-25 03:37
Interesting to read every comment here. The overwhelming opinion I see is that corporate surfing is really only good for a few, and contributes to nothing except their own bottom line, and surfers wherever they are from will pretty much always consider the next wave on the horizon as theirs regardless of who is sitting with them in the lineup. Another recuring theme in the comments is the consistent anger towards each other. Just for one minute imagine that everyone who commented here were sitting around a campfire at one of the breaks in this book or video or whatever it is, and said exactly what they have written here face to face to each other. My guess is the surf would be pretty uncrowded in the morning cause most of the crew would have been airlifted out to the nearest hospital the night before. Can't say I have the answer, this is just human nature doing it's sad thing. Cave men were doing this over hunting grounds hundreds of thousands years ago. Happy surfin
 
 
#41 2011-05-16 07:11
Though I havn't read the mag, it seems that there is controversy about the use of certain breaks in remote regions. I have surfed locally in Sydney for about ten years and it would be worth the wait to hear of or find out about some awesome remote locations. After all, I'd still have to make the trek and get hold of a 4WD. Wouldn't the danger be the same for visitors as much as locals anyway. Who's doing it tougher if it matters. Small surf can be torment, what is wrong with sharing a good break with an extra 5 or 10 people. Maybe I havn't ground out on many gnarly breaks yet, maybe it's better if I don't, but I'm still searching for some solid 6-8 ft swell- ANYWHERE I CAN. Have fun all. Also, I can recall desert swell photo's from years ago anyway, I'll have to read the mag to find out what all the fuss is about. Cheers and happy surfing! Q. Does the Curse of the Killakundi still exist?



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#40 2011-04-29 01:23
why has no one put there names to these comments and where the fuck are most of there heads at.... just go surfing and have a red hot go at it all the rest just goes over your head
 
 
#39 2011-04-23 06:19
You're right about Cactus, lived there for about 3 years in the mid 70's, worked on the shark boats in winter and crays in summer, exposure was never a problem due to the fact your camp would be burnt to the ground when u returned from the surf if you played up. Don't condone violence of any time but I was as big a hassler as anyone back then, used to take as many waves as I could, but in my defense I surfed there 3 times a day evry day when it was on so I had the line-up wired like most locals, so local knowledge can sometimes be confused with selfishness, do the time and you'll get the rewards.
Tomo
 
 
#38 2011-04-08 09:57
WTF
 

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