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G U I D E<br />
Do it<br />
Watching icebergs is essential for glacier surfing – it’s how you predict the size of the resulting waves<br />
GLACIER SURFING<br />
BREAKING THE<br />
ICE IN ALASKA<br />
Most people take shelter when they witness a massive<br />
glacier calving – but surfers in Alaska approach them.<br />
Kyle Hofseth explores the last frontier of the surf world<br />
Adeafening growl, an<br />
explosion of raw energy.<br />
I’ve got to catch this one<br />
wave. Nothing else matters. I’ve<br />
been fighting hypothermia all<br />
day, but none of the ice lingers in<br />
me now – I’ve never moved faster.<br />
Deep in the throat of this fjord is<br />
a massive, groaning glacier. Many<br />
metres of flaking ice rise vertically<br />
above the seawater, and a frozen,<br />
house-sized monolith has just<br />
broken free, creating the moment<br />
I’ve been waiting for.<br />
I frantically paddle on what<br />
feels like a kamikaze mission to<br />
Passionate surfer and travel writer Kyle Hofseth<br />
100 THE RED BULLETIN
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