Opinion | The Inertia

We need snowboarding comp.

Competitive Snowboarding Is Broken; Here Are 4 Ways I Think We Can Fix It

David Blackwell

The WSL's recent pay parity announcement might have you believe the move was long in the works. Controversy surrounding Maverick's, however, suggests that until the very end the League resisted ponying up the $1.4 million required to achieve pay equality. Art by: George Mussel

In Honor of International Women’s Day I Ask This: ‘Is Equal Pay Paving the Way to Gender Balance in Boardsports?’

Alex Honnold's film, Free Solo, may encourage more people to climb

Why We Won’t See a Rise in Free Solo Climbing Deaths After Alex Honnold’s Story Won an Oscar

Opinion: Climate Change Is a Greater National Emergency Than Building a Border Wall

William Rinehart

Kelly Slater and Andy Irons

Competitive Surfing Peaked In the 2000s (and It’s Never Coming Back)

Sunde White Illustration

Opinion: We Need to Rethink Our Infatuation With ‘Novelty’ Surf Crafts

Localism in Surfing Cartoon

Introducing…Localism 2.0!

Prejudice in surf reared its ugly head again after the Hendrickson/Rodrigues fight.

No Matter How You Slice It the Hendrickson/Rodrigues Fight Exposed Surfing’s Prejudice Issue

To an outsider it would appear that Kelly Slater used his 2018 injury wild card to withdraw from events he simply didn't want to surf. That he was then awarded a wildcard in 2019 just doesn't seem fair. Photo: WSL/ Cestari

Opinion: Maybe the WSL Needs to Revisit How It Doles Out Injury Wildcards

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Should Tow-Surfing Be Included on the Big Wave World Tour After Jaws Maxed Out?

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Opinion: ‘Big Oil Don’t Surf,’ But It Sure Does Make Good Surf Movies

Opinion: I’m a Female Surfer, and I’m Sick of Women Telling Me How to Surf!