This is just getting ridiculous. The videos, they just keep coming. All over the place.

I literally just posted my weekly Adult Surf Cinema collection YESTERDAY. Seriously, it's right here.

And today, I awake to find a mountain of surf porn staring at me. So without further adieu.. adult surf cinema part 2..

Nic Von Rupp, most tubed German of all time?



Nico von Rupp from Nico von Rupp on Vimeo.

Nat young rings in the new year in santa cruz



4.5 Top$ from Nat Young on Vimeo.

How many Hos does it take? 3.



Dads Are BarrelKillaz from rory pringle @ conceptblue on Vimeo.

San Fran-Centaur



Matt Wilkinson just signed with Etnies, and I'd say he's got that frontside fin-woft pretty much down, eh?



Sumbawa from Matt Wilkinson on Vimeo.

Team Rusty is Still Single? what a bunch of losers!



Still Single from rustyintl on Vimeo.

Ry Craike's Red-Cam Special



DAY DREAMING from Rick Rifici on Vimeo.

The world has lost one of its great adventurers in Canada's Don Starkell, a canoeing legend who claimed to have paddled 75,000 miles since he first fell in love with the pastime in 1948.

Starkell, who died Saturday at 79 after a struggle with cancer, was as famous for his stubborn demeanor and frankness as he was for his many remarkable exploits.

"I've paddled three times around the world. If someone wants to beat that, I don't give a damn," he told Canoe & Kayak magazine in a 2010 interview.

Starkell is most renowned for having paddled nearly 12,000 miles in a 21-foot canoe with his son, Dana, from the Red River near his home in Winnipeg, Canada, to the Amazon River in South America.

During that two-year odyssey, which began in 1980, they "were arrested, shot at, kidnapped by pirates and nearly starved," Canoe & Kayak reported. The epic journey placed the pair in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest canoe voyage. (Starkell's other son Jeff was along for part of the way.)

Doug Gibson, who published a book on the adventure, "Paddle to the Amazon," described Starkell to the Winnipeg Free Press as "super-human" and explained, "Even the concept -- paddling an open canoe from Winnipeg to the mouth of the Amazon -- is beyond ordinary mortals." (Video posted below is a visual introduction to the book.)


Gibson added, "Yet Don, very strong in body and immensely strong in determination, not only planned it, he pulled it off, despite all the obstacles that high seas, drug-runners, alligators, piranhas and ill health could throw at him and Dana."

Paddling was tantamount to freedom for Starkell, who was orphaned as a child and raised in foster homes. At one of the homes was a canoe, and Starkell recalled that his first paddling excursion was on a creek that flooded in the spring.

"I was just like Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer," he told Canoe & Kayak.

In 1992 Starkell attempted to navigate the treacherous Northwest Passage in a kayak, but became mired in ice and was rescued by a helicopter crew 36 miles short of completion. He was suffering from severe frostbite, which resulted in the loss of a few fingers.

"I got stuck in my kayak for 26 hours in sush ice," he recalled. "I couldn't get to shore. I fell through the ice three times up to my armpits trying. Then I sat in and out of consciousness. I was going to die, but I would not let my mind accept it."

In his later years Starkell could be found almost every day paddling a canoe on the Red River, a waterway made lonely by his passing.

The Starkell family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign.

-- Images of Don Starkell, in 2010, are courtesy of Ian McCausland / Canoe & Kayak

Patagonia ambassador and store employee, Crystal Thornburg-Homcy recently documented her trip to Patagonia with with fell passionate environmentalist, a 1% for the Planet member, Sol Raiz Organics, big-wave surfer Jamie Sterling, and filmmaker Jack McCoy. The goal of the trip was to experience and learn about the landscapes and cultures of the regions, as well as, to see how they can share their understandings of the current environmental, social, and economical happenings throughout.

Patagonia is currently enduring a battle between activists and the government when Chilean authorities approved a plan to dam two rivers in Patagonia for hydroelectricity, triggering angry protests and claims that swathes of pristine wilderness will be destroyed.

In June of last year, armed with double boilers, frying pans and casserole pots, 500 employees of Patagonia Inc., an environmentally-minded clothing company, staged a peaceful Chilean-style protest of the Chilean government's recent approval of five huge dams.

Click here for a video that is helpful in learning more about the issue.

This fight to protect the environment can be won in a variety of ways for example documented trips such as Thornburg-Homcy's hopes to shed light on the situation and what will possibly be destroyed if those dams get put in place.

Here's a few highlights from her journey.




Make sure to check out the complete 4 part trip.

Tuesday afternoon the snow community was hit with the shocking news that one of their own had been seriously injured. Sarah Burke was training at a Monster Energy training camp in the Eagle Superpipe in Park City, Utah when she took a severe fall injuring her head. Witnesses say that Burke spun a 540, landed it at the bottom of the pipe, then "whip-lashed sideways" from her continued inertia. She was air-lifted from the site and taken to a hospital in Salt Lake City where she is currently in a coma.

News of Burke's injury percolated through the internet with a huge outpouring of love and support for the skier.

Freeskier Magazine's Nicole Birkhold, who is a close friend of Sarah's, commented that since isn't by Sarah's side, she's been "refreshing her twitter account every five minutes to stay up-to-date with Sarah's condition."

Twitter was the first place that many people found out about the accident and will definitely be the place news will break about her continued progress.

Sarah is known for her insurmountable strength and many are confident that she will recover from this terrible accident, though continued positive thoughts and energies are encouraged through this trying time.

Here's a collection of reactions and positive vibes from the snow community circulating on Twitter.

Trennon Paynter: Head Coach of Canadian Halfpipe team
@t_payn: Even while resting, her inner strength is clearly visible. Overcoming challenges is what she has always done best.

@TannerHall: SENDING ALL THE POSITIVE VIBES TO SARAH BURKE RIGHT NOW.

@Bushywayne Rory Bushfeild : Sarah's Husband in attempts to get to Sarah.
If there is any one at yvr with a private jet willing to fly me and Sarah's mom to salt lake please call me 4035193661

@Kellyclarkfdn: "Praying for healing and restoration @sarah_j_burke. Life in Jesus name."

@boardistan: Our thoughts are with skier Sarah Burke and her family after a Park City halfpipe slam put her in the hospital:

@susiefloros: Sending love your way @sarah_j_burke. Heal strong, you got this!

@thedewtour: Our thoughts are with Sarah Burke and her family today. We wish her a quick and full recovery.

@Ang_Vanvalin @sarah_j_burke You are strong, please pull through! We all love you and are thinking of you!

@MikeDski: I keep reminding myself that @sarah_j_burke is one of the toughest humans I've ever met. She'll be back! #gottabelieve

@Mariefranceroy: We love you @Sarah_j_burke. Sending you angels

@SpencerObrien:Hoping and praying for the best for @sarah_j_burke.

@seanpettit: wishing all the best in the recovery of @sarah_j_burke ! She be back On her feet in no time!

@seanpettit: Get @Bushywayne to @sarah_j_burke

@Level1: Sending all our love and positive vibes to @sarah_j_burke and @Bushywayne!

@skiingrogge: @Bushywayne @dtpowski and I are in SLC. Please hit us up if there's anything we can do. You and @sarah_j_burke are in our thoughts.

@louievito: I want everyone to send positive vibes and prayers to @sarah_j_burke...EVERYONE!!!!!

@jesscumming: @sarah_j_burke please be ok, thoughts going your way.

Photo: Powder Magazine

Surf-forecasting pioneer Sean Collins, whose influence on surfing might have been greater than that of even the sport's elite wave riders, died Monday after suffering a heart attack while playing tennis near his home in Seal Beach, Calif. He was 59 and is survived by his wife, Daren, and sons Tyler and A.J.

Collins, a passionate surfer and sailor who traveled extensively in pursuit of perfect waves, will be remembered for taking the guesswork out of when and where swells will arrive, but also for his humble personality.

Though Collins had no formal training as a meteorologist, his career took off after he launched Surfline.com in 1995, using an extensive network of weather buoys and computer models to predict the arrival and duration of ocean swells at destinations around the world.

The website, which contains surf reports and forecasting tools, as well as industry news reports, attracts more than 1 million viewers per month.

News of Collins untimely death, a day after Christmas, cast a pall over the global surf community.

Peter "PT" Townend, winner of the first ASP world surfing title in 1976, expressed his feelings on his Facebook wall: "TODAY we lost one surfing's most influential people. R.I.P. Sean Collins my mate!, you changed the way we went surfing!"

Kelly Slater, an 11-time world champion and arguably the most influential surfer of all time, Tweeted, "RIP Sean Collins. You've been a friend for over 25 yrs. Thanks for the memories, surf trips, and wave knowledge."

Surfer Magazine reported on its website: "Arguably one of the most influential surfers of his era, Collins reshaped the way surfers from across the world track swells and storms... Primarily self-taught, Collins was regarded as one of the most esteemed forecasters in the industry and regularly advised the World Tour on approaching swells and weather conditions."

The world's elite big-wave surfers developed close relationships with Collins, who helped them plan globe-trotting adventures in search of the largest waves. The surf media also relied largely on Collins' forecasting talents.

Allen Schaben, a Los Angeles Times photographer who got to know Collins over the years, posted on Facebook: "We photographers relied constantly on him and his crew to know when and where to get better shots. Sean has made a profound impact on the surfing community and will be greatly missed. May God's comfort, strength, peace and love surround his family during this time of loss."

Collins, whose Surfline headquarters is across the street from the Huntington Beach Pier, recently explained to the Orange County Register why he got into the wave-forecasting business:

"I founded the [Surfline] because I saw a need, but primarily because I wanted to follow my passions and wanted to control my own future. I believe the real secret of my success was to surround myself with really good people who could help to build our business. The personal payoff is the lifestyle of continuing to be able to chase great surf around the world while getting paid for it, and I couldn't do that without my great team of people."

Collins was named one of the "25 Most Influential Surfers of the Century" by Surfer magazine in the summer of 1999. In 2008 he was inducted into the Surfers Hall of Fame, forever stamped as one of the sport's legendary figures.

As for Surfline, it probably will remain successful because of the team Collins put in place. A report Tuesday on the website reads: "Sean's many accomplishments in surf science and forecasting made him one of the most influential surfers of all time. Surfline's entire staff--as well as countless surfers worldwide--are in a state of shock at the news."

Information regarding services for Collins is pending.

--Images of Sean Collins are courtesy of Surfline