The Big Drop: Classic Big Wave Surfing Stories

The Big Drop: Classic Big Wave Surfing Stories
ISBN-10
1560449179
ISBN-13
9781560449171
Category
Surfers
Pages
260
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
Falcon Guides
Authors
John Long, Hai-Van K. Sponholz

Description

A classic collection of big wave surfing stories that heralded a new era in surfing literature—32 tantalizing and terrifying true tales from the sport’s pioneers

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