Just saw Mike's first post. Reminded me our start last year and a Rob Gilley article in Surfer (Nov. 9, 2011) that I quoted before we left. Here's the basis of the article called "Mortal Compass". Not sure what it means that we are going back for more. I know we are not pros, nor hellmen...so we must be the third. Or maybe just old and feeble of mind. Hope the Mentawai Shamen bring us great waves and safe passage.
..."Double black diamond mountains should only be attempted by pros, hellmen, and masochists. Why this isn't common knowledge isn't perfectly clear, but to be honest, the surf media is at least partly to blame. Because of visual one-upmanship, the surf magazines have created a misleading reality by constantly publishing photos of big, hollow, razor-sharp, shallow reef waves and promoting them as dream locations. Unfortunately for normal surfers - for mortals like you and I - they're anything but. The problem is that surf photos don't come with a rating system or a disclaimer. The truth is that many of the "sick' waves you see in the magazines are only sick in the sense that they would make you puke if one broke in front of you"
..."Double black diamond mountains should only be attempted by pros, hellmen, and masochists. Why this isn't common knowledge isn't perfectly clear, but to be honest, the surf media is at least partly to blame. Because of visual one-upmanship, the surf magazines have created a misleading reality by constantly publishing photos of big, hollow, razor-sharp, shallow reef waves and promoting them as dream locations. Unfortunately for normal surfers - for mortals like you and I - they're anything but. The problem is that surf photos don't come with a rating system or a disclaimer. The truth is that many of the "sick' waves you see in the magazines are only sick in the sense that they would make you puke if one broke in front of you"
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