NEVER LOSE HOPE; Aritz Aranburu, Natxo Gonzalez and Kepa Acero

[@raindogred]

i found that wave on Google maps..theres a few others on that coast. well done for giving it a go. In 2011 I surfed the man-made reef at kerala, had perfect barreling lefts for a couple days. One morning I woke up and their were heavy machines and tractors on the beach... local fishermen dragged the sand bags out of the sea. Gotta be one of the shortest lived breaks in history. I came close to getting arrested for surfing in the monsoon on that trip. Way the police explained it, they weren't worried about me but the 50 or so locals who were watching me on the beach, some wading out waste deep and could get dragged off their feet, and could not swim. India is a big crazy place, with plenty surf potential...but plenty of obstacles in your way. I'll be back. Good to know someones been to that wave...maybe on a slightly different swell direction..who knows???? Also reminds me of a time my buddy and I in late 90s, travelled for 2 days on the roof of a jeepney in cordillaros (north of baler) mountains in Luzon..finally got to a place rumoured to be the GLand of PI as a typhoon was approaching. Police forbade us to hire any fishing boats, ...so close yet so far..our window was gone. Sketchy trip saw a guy get stabbed, sang karaoke with whole village watching, hung with indigenous negrritos family...unforgettable shit and we didn't surf a wave!!! Google map hunting was a hobby of mine. In 2012 I moved to a part of Sumatra not known as a surf mecca..had 5 good years there. now back at my place in Oz..haven't surfed in 6 months..can't bear the crowds on Goldy. During that 5 years I only met a handfull of crew come searching...funny, theres less surfers coming through than 30 years ago locals told me. Maybe too many dudes are relying on swell predictive apps, airbnb...Perfect waves are still there boys..you just gotta go and figure it out when you get there...and give yourself time, and connect with the locals..you'll have better trip every time!!!

[@tuskedbeast]

Loved it! This is the best surf mission video I've ever seen because it upends that by-now totally boring story of The Big Score, We're The Winner etc. Surfing is really like this- LIFE is really like this! Misadventures make travel interesting. This is great.

[@tecomaldonado2729]

Wow, incredible e inspirador…gracias por publicar!!

[@TonyFDiego]

Natxo, Aritz, and Kepa. Sublime!

[@grunow]

las experiencias son una de las pocas cosas que no pueden transmitirse. Y esa experiencia, a pesar de las olas, tiene que haber sido magnífica. Pedazo de reportaje, gracias.

[@marektarifa]

Al final siempre es el camino y no la meta....gracias por compartir

[@tomypicapiedra1540]

10min de verdadero surf. Aventuras naturaleza surfistas renombrados y el vídeo en espaLolo 👌🏻 ESPERO MAS

[@1j2o3s4u5e]

Espectcular! Gracias y más gracias.

[@dajo7777]

Increíble Kepa, salir de tu zona de confort e ir a por todas.

[@AldoMeyer]

Kaixo Kepa... Buenas Historias, Buenas Olas, esperamos mas documentales, buscando La Ola. Errespetuz.,

[@dariomogan]

Caminante no hay camino, se hace camino al andar. Seguid con esa filosofía de vida !!

[@mauifilms5767]

Well done that short film is a true work of art. We all share that same desire of exploration and discovery and to see it illustrated here truly inspires my desire to travel more and seek out new adventures... The hope of incredible surf and endless lineups is just the icing on the cake. Jon Aspuru thanks for posting this great short film. Cheers!!!

[@reeceandrew2349]

i dont mean to be so offtopic but does anyone know a way to log back into an instagram account?? I stupidly forgot my login password. I appreciate any assistance you can give me!

[@dariothomas3392]

@Reece Andrew Instablaster ;)

[@reeceandrew2349]

@Dario Thomas I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and im trying it out now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.

[@reeceandrew2349]

@Dario Thomas it worked and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thanks so much you saved my ass !

[@dariothomas3392]

@Reece Andrew no problem xD

[@nastya_surf]

Woow!!! Super 😍

[@laughteraddict1003]

Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed this. Crabs and mosquitoes. What a surfing adventure ! Peace from the valley isle

[@pacodelicado7497]

Como siempre, radical

[@spanishtertulias3151]

Mila esker por compartir e inspirar desde la realidad de los viajes y recordarnos que el camino el regalo!

[@mattdavidson3651]

Truly inspiring. Gracias a todos, de California.

[@yvanpedron5255]

Merci kepa.... tu es source d'inspiration..

[@juanbandres1575]

Que gran vídeo, increíble, sois los mejores

Muy chulo señores!!! 👏🏼👏🏼

[@parajuanpf]

Que grandes !!!!!!!

[@MrsGMaria]

Buah brutal, que gran locura, espero que os llevarais un ejemplar del periodico

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

I've realized during a recent trip through Central America that I enjoy the hunt as much as the spoils. It was a weird thing for me to realize that surfing isn't all about the waves anymore. Thanks for sharing

[@tuskedbeast]

Well said.

[@13knots52]

Sois unos valientes y creo que este es el lado más realista de este tipo de aventuras , el fracaso es algo más para continuar buscando

[@hartzohhh1528]

Yo con mi kortxo salia de ese tubo :)

[@LisanDrums]

Increíble! Grandes personas

[@eduardodemariaycampos2396]

Magnífico !!!!

[@yaelestrada4763]

Que grandes!!

[@tomypicapiedra1540]

Gracias por estos vídeos de verdad kepa

[@halfpower1274]

Increible

[@pasqualiimoveispasquali8715]

Sensacional

[@pituk2x]

Grande!!

[@solsurfer1558]

🙏🌊🙏

[@carlosdemosteyrin314]

Que pasada jajajaj vaya aventura chaval

[@frankymacf]

The chase is better than the catch. Keep her lit lads, from Ireland.

[@yuanboymusic]

He visto como 7 veces este video! Increíble

[@borjagomezarostegui8001]

Echaba de menos un vídeo tuyo no sabes cuánto!!!

[@nomadhabit]

Next time amigo kepa! Animo!

[@brisss06]

increible video

[@Jon_A21]

De todo se aprende

[@sesaxdee]

Grande kepa !

[@SICOLIRIC]

Increíble Kepa...

[@leandropinero7830]

BUEN MENSAJE!

[@adictopescador]

Vida dura la que llevais eh...

[@Luissaofuerzaypiernas]

Buen docu! Una pena que la ola no fuera todo lo buena que esperábais. Un abrazo y seguir así.

[@sergicasas3007]

Que huevazos y que auténticos cracks🤘🐻

[@ManuelRDyKevinRO]

Que huevos le hechais...grandes👍

[@surferdude8086]

👍😀🌊🏄

[@b2.spirit332]

Papa! Papa! Yo de mayor quiero ser como Kepa!

[@BrunoGaa]

los viajes son por las olas pero nos queda mucho mas que eso..

[@chanchito9824]

Esto es surf

[@Nobroo]

Manapad, south India?

[@ackmino]

Looks like a hard wave to make.. even with the fastest board..

[@brookstownsley3533]

HARDCORE

[@TheZacdes]

Perhaps a few more feet of size would move it out a little and slow it down just enough, great trip though guys. If you dont go, you"ll never know:)

[@Mikidelrio]

Ole vuestros cojones!!!

[@WimHoff]

"Estoy tirao aquí...estoy tirao" (Modo típico Kepa, always behind the camera) 🤦‍♂️ Eso sí, always feliz, y terminar triunfando el malvado.

[@707westy]

boat to an "island"..... that's a generous term..

[@jeordiepitt5431]

i would not worry for being letting stuff like this hit the internet what happened to the soul of surfing and just expiriencing it in its purest form with friends i guess sometimes you stumble on a knob

[@mariapena378]

Brazill

[@tonybeatbutcher]

Eskerrik asko zure bideoa

[@roscoedolittle5975]

Cattle and river water equals MANY bacterial infections. I would of went too guys. Just keep up on ur shots and tell a doctor where u were ..Show the doctor the video Tell him u need Vicodin ,as much as he can give u.

[@TheZacdes]

Vicodin??? A narcotic painkiller?? Wtf??. What they needed was a shitload of anti malarials, FANSIDAR for a few days then Chloroquin, plus antibiotics just in case a nasty bug was growing out!!

[@marioclaudio3389]

Y fué muy grande el marrón que le cayó a los pescadores o se quedó en una advertencia?

[@roscoedolittle5975]

We didn't get enough waves to watch. Not one wave or barrel was made or shown so u guys probably just said fuck filming and surfed ur brain s out. Fastest wave I've seen in awhile.

[@juliuskieninger5422]

"This is India, nobody speaks English ..." - Same like in Spain, huh?

[@mikeb2480]

Julius Kieninger no. Everybody in Spain speaks English .

[@miguelparada130]

los huevos... a parte de que no habla mucha gente ingles, los que lo hablan lo hacen muy mal. @@mikeb2480

[@mikeb2480]

Miguel Parada Fue un cumplido.

[@brinthair]

No es rápida si surfeas bien.