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Inspired

What Bethany Hamilton Teaches Us (and Fellow Amputees) About Our Perception of Beauty

Tuesday November 28, 2017

"I often think of a rose—you can pull off a few petals and it is still beautiful.”

Juan Hernandez
Staff
Inspired

How Nate Yeomans Became Surfing’s Honorary Movember Ambassador

Wednesday November 15, 2017

“With kids, it’s definitely not all about me. I want to be here for them, see them grow up, and be able to support them. I want to be a part of their lives.”

Juan Hernandez
Staff
Films

Ntando Msibi Went from the Streets to Surf Super Talent and He’s Not Stopping Any Time Soon

Friday May 19, 2017

The kid is a grom's grom.

Dylan Heyden
Featured
Inspired

INSPIRED: Aaron Gold

Wednesday August 3, 2016

He may have paddled into one of the biggest waves ever, but a gloating, cheap thrills hell-man Aaron Gold is not. Quite the opposite. And he's using his story to inspire those around him.

Dylan Heyden
Featured
Inspired

Inspired: Zane Schweitzer

Monday October 3, 2016

"Surfers go everywhere around the world. They take waves. They leave. I didn't want to be another one of those guys."

Juan Hernandez
Staff
Inspired

Huntington Icon ‘Sumo’ Is a Messenger of Joy While Battling Cancer

Monday November 21, 2016

Meet Sumo Sato: perennial figure on the Northside of HB Pier, preacher, community leader.

Dylan Heyden
Featured

Inspired

Inspired

Marcio Freire Is Devoted to Two Things: Pe’ahi and Paying It Forward

Marcio Viana
Community
Inspired

How the Surf Community Is Rallying Around This Inspiring 16-Year Old in Her Fight Against a Brain Tumor

Juan Hernandez
Staff
Inspired

My Unexpected Friendship with Bruce Brown

Craig Heihn
Community
Inspired

One Man Kayaked 788 Miles to Fund Building and Installing These Artificial Reef Balls Along Florida’s Coast

Nate Dinger
Community
Inspired

4 Years Ago, Ricardo dos Santos Gave Me My Dream Job

Bruno Zanin
Community
Inspired

These Are the Most Inspirational Stories of 2017

Joe Carberry
Staff
Inspired

Watch Jamie O’Brien Take this Young Cystic Fibrosis Patient on the Surf Trip of Her Dreams

Cheyne Magnusson
Community
Inspired

How a Los Angeles-Based Organization Raised Over $8 Million to Fight Africa’s Clean Drinking Water Crisis

Mark Stansbury
Community
Inspired

The Netflix Film Resurface Illustrates How Surfing Can Actually Save Veterans’ Lives

J P Currie
Community
Inspired

What Bethany Hamilton Teaches Us (and Fellow Amputees) About Our Perception of Beauty

Juan Hernandez
Staff
Inspired

12-Year-Old Schoolboy Recovering From Near-Fatal Brain Tumor Goes Surfing

J P Currie
Community
Inspired

Women’s Division Introduced for 2017 Stance ISA World Adaptive Championships in La Jolla

Juan Hernandez
Staff
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The Inertia
Founded in 2010, The Inertia is the definitive voice of surf and outdoors. We approach the natural world and its devoted culture with curiosity, optimism, and respect. We take pride in bringing our passion for the oceans and mountains to life through original films, reporting, and monumental gatherings. We aim to make a positive impact on our planet through partnerships with nonprofits working hard to preserve earth’s sacred places.

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