Crazy bastards on a search for the perfect wave in the frigged waters of the arctic. Wow…

Er… it's been playing for a month but I just ran across it on the interwebs, so it's new to me. I'm pretty psyched to see The Present, a new surf film from Patagonia. I'm a surfing newbie myself, just feeling out local surf spots on my longboard. Footage like the below sure gets me [...]

The Interior Department will make a stop in San Francisco on Thursday for the next in a series of public hearings on offshore drilling.
I'm no petroleum or environmental sciences expert (few are), but I do know two things: I don't want oil rigs messing with my sunsets and I don't want oil spills mucking [...]

So I'm going to have to update the mission of Sierra Journal. In addition to alpine climbing, ski mountaineering and other mountain-related stuff, you can expect to see surfing news, photos, reports and gear reviews. Why? Because it's my latest obsession.
During this shoulder season, while the weather's been too cold and volatile for climbing, [...]