EP 17. Sarah Gerhardt

thanks for tuning in as we find ourselves in steady flow of new episodes.

Thinking on this next one in our California omnibus, it would be
fair to say that in a time where just about every outrageous human endeavor or
era defining accomplishment has been done - one where you need to climb not one
but 14 peaks to get into the record books, it becomes rarer and rarer that
first ascents or descents, circumnavigations or pole to pole expeditions are
celebrated.

...photographers and many others, giving some the rides of their lives, but also a wave that has taken lives, remembering the great Mark Foo. A wave that for 15 years was ridden alone by one man, Jeff Clarke before it was discovered by the big wave surfing community.

It was Sarah Gerhardt however who braved these cold, dark, sharky waters dominated by a cold, unwelcoming crowd to paddle herself into the history books. What followed was instant fame and recognition but also instant backlash from the surfing community itself. From all appearances though Sarah took it in her stride, focusing on what was important
and surrounding herself with a tight knit crew of peers - paddling against the
flow when others wouldn’t.

We spoke on the madness of overnight acclaim to earning your stripes and navigating a male dominated line up. The intersection of science and sport and the journey of equity in women’s big wave surfing.

So here we go, Episode 17 of Hell or High Water with Sarah Gerhardt – Mavericks Maverick