End Game Pt1.

Part 1.

So we went tripping up North to find some gold. The end game for Beyond the Scars the C4 sponsored follow-up to Uncommon Ideals. A classic trip with a cool crew. Frame-grabs include surfers Fergal Smith, Gabe Davies, Sandy Kerr, Mitch Corbett, and Matt Smith.

Winter's coming.

Winter's coming, we're off tripping... stay tuned. Surfers: Sandy Kerr + Fergal Smith.

Rambling.

Warren, a friend of the project went on a cool little mission before Easter.

Yo, so what you been up to?

This and that, did a three day hike from Aberdeen up to Cruden Bay the other week. We had planned to walk up to Peterhead. Though we underestimated how long this would take and because I only had three days available we had to stop at Cruden Bay.

Sounds fun, find any sneaky spots?

Ha, maybe... we constantly kept our eyes open for waves, we did spot some potential in a few of the small bays. Not very accessible though... best get your walking boots out!

Pfff... any more trips planned, once the blisters heal?

Yeah man, I have one planned for the beginning of June, this time though will be inland so can get some fishing done and hopefully less walking as walking about nine hours a day doesn't give you much time to relax and appreciate the sights.

Nice one Warren. Check out the full story here... WAZELTOF.

Nordic Surfers Mag x Scotland.

Some nice coverage of the O'Neill CWC and nearby slabbly action from our Swedish brothers over at NSM, check em' out... nordicsurfersmag.se

Utterly Vital. That you sign this petition.

YEAR ROUND UV SEWAGE TREATMENT, IT’S UTTERLY VITAL.

Ultra Violet (UV) light is the process in sewage treatment that renders sewage effluent clean and safe. Pease Bay in Scotland and Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes on England’s East coast all have their UV light turned off outside the bathing season, thus outside the bathing season the surrounding surf spots have a massive increase in the bacteria load inputted from the sewerage systems.

This massive increase in pathogens like Hep A, Ecoli 0157H, Gastro Enteritis poses a significant health risk to waters users. It’s especially concerning when you take into account surfers are 3 times more at risk from Hep A than the average bather due to immersion and ingestion. And the areas affected all receive their best surf outside the bathing season (May- Sept in England and June to Sept in Scotland).

The answer is simple, year round UV treatment is utterly vital for surfers and the Environment Agency agreed in 2008 after a lengthy SAS campaign in Northumberland. So we have a precedent, water companies can only turn off UV treatment if they can prove an absence of water users and an absence of an impact water quality.

The next step is proving the presence of water users at these surf spots outside the bathing season. We can only do this with your help! Sign the petition below to the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (EA & SEPA) urging them to require the respective water companies to ensure the sewage effluent is treated to a safe level before it is discharged into our surf spots.

PETITION HERE.

XP'ed

Nothing beats X-Processed film.

Dunnet Head.

Doggypaddle.

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Duncansby Head.

2500 Miles.

2500 miles, 14 nights, good waves, bad waves, sun, rain, snow, hail, onshores, offshores... good times, thank you Scotland.

Bonnie Scotland beckons.

Scotland beckons, on the road for the next couple weeks.
More like this please.

Shelter in the storm.