1 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,075 It was always about the north. 2 00:00:33,534 --> 00:00:37,120 I was young when I started to have this feeling - 3 00:00:37,913 --> 00:00:40,582 - that the energy from the earth comes from the north. 4 00:00:44,002 --> 00:00:45,921 It so happens that surfing, - 5 00:00:46,004 --> 00:00:47,172 - is also not explored - 6 00:00:47,256 --> 00:00:50,092 - in the north and south of this planet. 7 00:00:55,722 --> 00:00:59,393 You go to these places, and this one was really cool. 8 00:01:13,949 --> 00:01:17,411 He who is responsible for many of my cold walks - 9 00:01:17,661 --> 00:01:18,745 - is Doc Renneker. 10 00:01:18,996 --> 00:01:21,999 He has pushed me to try out more difficult surfs, - 11 00:01:22,082 --> 00:01:25,877 - in colder climates and more isolated places. 12 00:01:26,503 --> 00:01:28,672 There was no Google Earth. 13 00:01:29,047 --> 00:01:30,507 There was no Instagram. 14 00:01:30,924 --> 00:01:32,968 You didn't know what you found. 15 00:01:34,011 --> 00:01:36,013 It was just detective work. 16 00:01:39,182 --> 00:01:40,892 When it comes to cold water surfing, - 17 00:01:40,976 --> 00:01:42,576 - then the names of these always come up. 18 00:01:43,353 --> 00:01:45,397 With over 200 surfings - 19 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:46,732 - on all seven continents. 20 00:01:48,191 --> 00:01:50,569 Grows up, and flips through the pages of Surfer magazine. 21 00:01:50,986 --> 00:01:52,237 There were such legends - 22 00:01:52,321 --> 00:01:54,615 - which inspired me to become a surf photographer, - 23 00:01:55,449 --> 00:01:57,051 - and spend most of it of my career - 24 00:01:57,075 --> 00:02:00,287 - to search for the most distant ones the surf spots on earth. 25 00:02:02,831 --> 00:02:05,231 In a world of man-made waves and crowded line ups, - 26 00:02:05,834 --> 00:02:08,086 - it is easy to forget the sports adventurous roots. 27 00:02:09,087 --> 00:02:11,465 But Steve and Doc have made me keep searching. 28 00:02:12,591 --> 00:02:14,009 To look at the poles, - 29 00:02:14,259 --> 00:02:15,719 - the last frontiers. 30 00:02:16,345 --> 00:02:18,555 There is so much land up there, - 31 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:19,681 - so much coast. 32 00:02:19,765 --> 00:02:20,932 When you get it, - 33 00:02:21,016 --> 00:02:22,643 - the place becomes paradise. 34 00:02:22,976 --> 00:02:24,728 The only problem is 35 00:02:24,895 --> 00:02:26,255 finding out how to get there. 36 00:02:26,938 --> 00:02:28,523 - That is always the most difficult. - Yes 37 00:02:39,618 --> 00:02:41,828 There have been 27 trips over ten years, - 38 00:02:42,371 --> 00:02:44,039 - and something still pulled me back. 39 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:47,834 I always thought that - 40 00:02:48,377 --> 00:02:49,586 - the best waves - 41 00:02:49,669 --> 00:02:51,213 - waiting to be found. 42 00:02:52,130 --> 00:02:54,299 And it has become one kind of obsession for me, - 43 00:02:55,717 --> 00:02:57,302 - always a little out of reach. 44 00:02:58,345 --> 00:03:01,223 It felt like if I pushed harder, searched a little further, - 45 00:03:02,182 --> 00:03:04,518 - then maybe I could prove it that all that time - 46 00:03:04,935 --> 00:03:05,935 - was worth it. 47 00:03:07,437 --> 00:03:09,398 I would be willing to do everything for it. 48 00:03:13,276 --> 00:03:15,195 Like when a massive winter storm approaches, - 49 00:03:16,321 --> 00:03:18,156 - with the promise of legendary waves, - 50 00:03:18,657 --> 00:03:20,200 - I knew I had to go back. 51 00:03:29,501 --> 00:03:31,586 Hi, Chris. This is Siggy, from Aurora. 52 00:03:31,878 --> 00:03:32,878 I got your message. 53 00:03:33,130 --> 00:03:34,131 Yes, you are right. 54 00:03:34,923 --> 00:03:37,026 The only way to get to Hornstrandir is by boat.I 55 00:03:37,050 --> 00:03:38,677 I can take you there if you want. 56 00:03:39,386 --> 00:03:41,471 Just don't forget it's winter in Iceland, - 57 00:03:41,555 --> 00:03:43,515 - and pretty much anything can happen with the weather. 58 00:03:43,598 --> 00:03:45,100 Things can change very quickly. 59 00:03:45,517 --> 00:03:47,936 Whatever, you say what you do. Talk later. 60 00:03:49,771 --> 00:03:53,024 KEFLAVIK AIRPORT, ICELAND 6:45 -6C 61 00:03:56,278 --> 00:03:59,740 This is like when I first investigated the Arctic. 62 00:04:00,741 --> 00:04:03,535 It's grandfather from World War II. 63 00:04:08,081 --> 00:04:10,250 We have bond... 64 00:04:11,168 --> 00:04:14,004 The surfboards may have survived. 65 00:04:15,630 --> 00:04:16,630 We'll see. 66 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:30,771 Justin was in Florida. I was in New Jersey. 67 00:04:31,897 --> 00:04:32,981 It's a blizzard. 68 00:04:40,071 --> 00:04:42,866 You think you are prepared, and then you go outside, - 69 00:04:42,949 --> 00:04:44,493 - and it hits you. 70 00:04:45,202 --> 00:04:47,621 And it makes you aware how unprepared you are. 71 00:04:51,416 --> 00:04:54,795 We will meet Elli and a couple of other locals. 72 00:04:55,212 --> 00:04:56,880 They are trying to make a plan right now. 73 00:05:02,594 --> 00:05:04,012 I've never seen anything like it. 74 00:05:06,973 --> 00:05:08,659 You know, for us, at least in the beginning, - 75 00:05:08,683 --> 00:05:10,443 - it just started like a trip with friends. 76 00:05:10,894 --> 00:05:12,646 We were here to explore. 77 00:05:12,729 --> 00:05:14,689 You know, I don't know exactly why they came. 78 00:05:14,773 --> 00:05:17,333 I know I did my best to convince them to come. 79 00:05:19,820 --> 00:05:22,656 I have researched this stretch of the coast on the Vestfjorden - 80 00:05:22,739 --> 00:05:23,657 - which I want to go to. 81 00:05:23,740 --> 00:05:26,576 And by luck I found this captain, who said he could take us there. 82 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,497 But his boat was a day's drive from where we were. 83 00:05:30,705 --> 00:05:31,915 And we thought about it, - 84 00:05:32,707 --> 00:05:35,377 - and we looked at the maps, the swells and the weather, - 85 00:05:35,752 --> 00:05:37,462 - and the first thing we thought was, 86 00:05:37,546 --> 00:05:38,755 "This is a joke." 87 00:05:40,215 --> 00:05:41,591 But in the end - 88 00:05:42,384 --> 00:05:43,593 - we always wondered - 89 00:05:44,135 --> 00:05:45,735 - what would have happened if we didn't go. 90 00:06:04,072 --> 00:06:07,075 We are now fixing the boards, packing roof racks, - 91 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:08,785 - just get everything ready for - 92 00:06:09,202 --> 00:06:12,872 - a potential seven or eight hour's drive into the abyss. 93 00:06:12,956 --> 00:06:15,834 Passes are closed. 94 00:06:15,917 --> 00:06:17,377 Have you been here before, Elli? 95 00:06:17,544 --> 00:06:19,588 Yes, I've been there a couple of times. 96 00:06:20,005 --> 00:06:22,716 But now we have this horrible weather. 97 00:06:23,341 --> 00:06:25,260 But we have a caravan and four cars. 98 00:06:25,427 --> 00:06:27,178 So I think we'll have to look after each other. 99 00:06:27,262 --> 00:06:28,096 Yes. 100 00:06:28,263 --> 00:06:30,765 Hopefully I mean, the surf forecast looks epic. 101 00:06:30,849 --> 00:06:32,976 - And I think that is the driving force. - Yes 102 00:06:33,143 --> 00:06:35,687 So if we can get there before it becomes clear. - 103 00:06:35,770 --> 00:06:36,980 - then we are inside. 104 00:06:40,025 --> 00:06:42,110 Just get ready for next week, - 105 00:06:42,193 --> 00:06:45,614 - and we try to find out how we come up north. 106 00:06:47,616 --> 00:06:49,159 We do not know if the roads are closed. 107 00:06:49,242 --> 00:06:50,243 Or if they are open. 108 00:06:50,327 --> 00:06:52,746 We have to go and hope. 109 00:06:52,829 --> 00:06:54,789 We'll just go as far as we can tonight. 110 00:06:55,624 --> 00:06:56,875 And take it from there. 111 00:06:57,042 --> 00:06:58,376 We have to go. 112 00:06:59,252 --> 00:07:00,670 Let's find some waves. 113 00:07:00,962 --> 00:07:02,213 We have to drive all night. 114 00:07:13,058 --> 00:07:14,935 This is super stressful. 115 00:07:15,101 --> 00:07:17,520 There are 130 km per hour of wind - 116 00:07:17,604 --> 00:07:19,689 - which blows sideways towards the car. 117 00:07:23,860 --> 00:07:25,904 The further up we go, - 118 00:07:25,987 --> 00:07:28,448 - we are going to lose about five minutes a day. 119 00:07:28,531 --> 00:07:30,909 The sun rises closer to 11. 120 00:07:31,368 --> 00:07:33,286 The sun sets around three o'clock. 121 00:07:34,579 --> 00:07:36,456 BETWEEN REYKJAVIK AND ISAFJORDUR 122 00:07:36,539 --> 00:07:38,917 So we are on our way to North Iceland. 123 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:40,877 And it has stopped snowing. 124 00:07:40,961 --> 00:07:43,088 - But it seems to have some sort of... - Wait a minute. 125 00:07:46,007 --> 00:07:48,218 Then get fired there... 126 00:07:48,677 --> 00:07:50,679 - It's a bit scary. - Yes. Come on again. 127 00:07:51,471 --> 00:07:55,266 We saw a truck pull off the road. 128 00:07:55,350 --> 00:07:56,810 And who drove on ice. 129 00:07:56,893 --> 00:07:58,520 We all try to drive close together, - 130 00:07:58,603 --> 00:08:01,815 - and take it slow and steady, and hopefully not end up like them. 131 00:08:07,195 --> 00:08:08,446 Still running. 132 00:08:08,530 --> 00:08:09,864 Almost nine in the morning. 133 00:08:11,825 --> 00:08:13,284 The sun still hasn't risen. 134 00:08:13,576 --> 00:08:15,896 It has been dark quite a bit of the time that we have been here. 135 00:08:36,933 --> 00:08:37,994 Hey guys, what do you think? 136 00:08:38,018 --> 00:08:39,352 We have these weather reports, - 137 00:08:39,436 --> 00:08:42,856 - and if we take a detour, we can get surfed before we get on the boat. 138 00:08:44,065 --> 00:08:45,150 Hi, sounds good. 139 00:08:46,985 --> 00:08:50,196 Damn it. There's something in the water, guys. 140 00:08:53,575 --> 00:08:55,660 They closed it yesterday. 141 00:08:56,327 --> 00:08:59,122 It is level four in danger. The highest. 142 00:08:59,205 --> 00:09:00,290 Now they clear the way, - 143 00:09:00,373 --> 00:09:02,417 - and this is what we have waited for all morning. 144 00:09:02,500 --> 00:09:04,377 Someone who can plow the road so we can check out - 145 00:09:04,461 --> 00:09:06,296 - this point up here. 146 00:09:11,176 --> 00:09:12,427 Lines for days. 147 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:16,306 - Is that true? - No. 148 00:09:18,767 --> 00:09:21,078 Hey, guys. We drive this route, just be careful. 149 00:09:21,102 --> 00:09:22,812 It is very icy on the road right now. 150 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:25,356 I think the temperature is minus nine or something, - 151 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:26,524 - so be careful. 152 00:09:28,193 --> 00:09:30,945 A perfect left turn, - 153 00:09:31,029 --> 00:09:32,197 - with no one out. 154 00:09:33,406 --> 00:09:35,408 Like there's a chance because someone is out there. 155 00:09:39,954 --> 00:09:41,289 - That's it. - Got it. 156 00:09:41,790 --> 00:09:43,792 Damn the south. See that wave? 157 00:09:45,085 --> 00:09:46,377 - My God! - My God! 158 00:09:46,461 --> 00:09:47,504 It's inside the wave. 159 00:09:50,215 --> 00:09:51,591 Oh, the devil. 160 00:09:51,925 --> 00:09:53,384 Look at that thing. 161 00:09:53,468 --> 00:09:54,469 Oh. 162 00:10:30,922 --> 00:10:32,715 Iceland's boys have checked out this wave - 163 00:10:32,799 --> 00:10:34,092 - just out of nowhere. 164 00:10:34,467 --> 00:10:36,094 It is not easy to get there. 165 00:10:37,887 --> 00:10:39,639 We have to go through some shit. 166 00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:43,434 It can be insane. 167 00:12:04,974 --> 00:12:06,726 I could surf about six waves. 168 00:12:06,893 --> 00:12:08,978 Just lost all feeling in my feet. 169 00:12:10,438 --> 00:12:12,148 Totally frozen right now. 170 00:12:12,774 --> 00:12:13,942 I have twitches. 171 00:12:14,359 --> 00:12:15,818 That's how it goes? 172 00:12:15,985 --> 00:12:16,985 It is not. 173 00:12:28,498 --> 00:12:32,001 We saw a reflection of these mountains. 174 00:12:32,377 --> 00:12:36,965 And now we see someone filming the northern lights. 175 00:12:37,048 --> 00:12:39,175 So maybe if we can motivate the guys, - 176 00:12:39,258 --> 00:12:40,718 - then they will surf out there. 177 00:12:40,802 --> 00:12:43,805 It's a wave, like the one over there. 178 00:12:43,888 --> 00:12:45,139 It's not a perfect wave. 179 00:12:45,223 --> 00:12:48,059 But we hope it can be insane. 180 00:12:49,060 --> 00:12:51,104 I've seen a few good ones out there. 181 00:12:51,980 --> 00:12:55,650 As you get closer, you want to see who you like. 182 00:12:55,733 --> 00:12:57,777 - As you want through. - When you get there? 183 00:12:58,027 --> 00:12:59,237 I can feel the guys - 184 00:12:59,487 --> 00:13:01,864 - that it will be quite difficult to leave this place - 185 00:13:02,198 --> 00:13:03,408 - and get on the boat. 186 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,539 You know, if it wasn't for Heidar, Ingo and Elli, - 187 00:13:09,622 --> 00:13:10,623 - had we not been here. 188 00:13:12,291 --> 00:13:13,477 I've been looking at it for years, - 189 00:13:13,501 --> 00:13:15,901 - as they have pushed the limits of cold water surfing in Iceland. 190 00:13:18,423 --> 00:13:19,632 And the Westfjord for them, - 191 00:13:19,799 --> 00:13:21,300 - is like the last limit. 192 00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:23,201 It's just a big question mark. 193 00:13:28,808 --> 00:13:31,019 We found these plants. 194 00:13:31,102 --> 00:13:32,228 It's sick. 195 00:13:33,563 --> 00:13:35,565 We are doing something that has never been done before. 196 00:13:35,732 --> 00:13:37,275 An interview inside the barrel. 197 00:13:39,235 --> 00:13:43,197 Hey, did you just drink a coke, a coffee and two jolts? 198 00:13:45,658 --> 00:13:48,453 I don't know about coke, and three coffees was a good idea. 199 00:13:49,704 --> 00:13:51,789 I have always been inspired by Justin Quintal. 200 00:13:51,873 --> 00:13:53,666 Yes, he is a fantastic longboarder, - 201 00:13:53,750 --> 00:13:57,378 - but it is the fact that he is self-financed with years of surfing trips, - 202 00:13:57,462 --> 00:13:59,797 - through garage sales and small jobs, - 203 00:13:59,881 --> 00:14:01,466 - which inspires me most about him. 204 00:14:03,551 --> 00:14:06,345 Things have never worked out for Justin. 205 00:14:06,554 --> 00:14:09,223 And I had hoped that this trip would give him that recognition - 206 00:14:09,307 --> 00:14:10,307 - which he deserves. 207 00:14:13,186 --> 00:14:14,395 What are you looking at, Sam? 208 00:14:15,605 --> 00:14:18,149 Now we are in some grass, some snow, - 209 00:14:18,232 --> 00:14:19,609 - and a beautiful wave. 210 00:14:20,693 --> 00:14:22,403 What can you say about Sam Hammer? 211 00:14:22,487 --> 00:14:24,614 I have almost left around the world with this guy. 212 00:14:25,198 --> 00:14:26,574 He lives for the days - 213 00:14:26,783 --> 00:14:28,993 - when it snows on the beach and surfing is big. 214 00:14:29,911 --> 00:14:31,037 Out of everyone on the trip, - 215 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,414 - has he been surfing in these conditions for the longest time. 216 00:14:34,624 --> 00:14:36,000 With a daughter on the way, - 217 00:14:36,084 --> 00:14:36,959 - I understand that this could be - 218 00:14:37,043 --> 00:14:39,128 - one of the last trips we are on together. 219 00:14:41,339 --> 00:14:42,465 The worst! 220 00:14:42,715 --> 00:14:44,384 It's worth peeing on. 221 00:14:47,053 --> 00:14:49,597 I never knew anyone like Timmy Reyes. 222 00:14:51,265 --> 00:14:52,892 He is the childish kind, - 223 00:14:52,975 --> 00:14:54,815 - and he is one of the best surfers I know of. 224 00:14:56,145 --> 00:14:58,439 He left the World Tour in Hawaii, - 225 00:14:58,523 --> 00:14:59,357 - to join us. 226 00:14:59,524 --> 00:15:02,110 "This will be worth it." 227 00:15:02,276 --> 00:15:04,237 This is what it's all about. 228 00:15:07,615 --> 00:15:10,410 I think it's a cool idea to check out elsewhere. 229 00:15:10,493 --> 00:15:12,179 But it is so difficult to leave good waves. 230 00:15:12,203 --> 00:15:15,331 If you look out there, you can see black clouds. 231 00:15:15,415 --> 00:15:17,375 It's a bit tricky. 232 00:15:17,625 --> 00:15:19,669 I don't like sailboats. 233 00:15:19,752 --> 00:15:21,212 I like boats with real engines. 234 00:15:21,754 --> 00:15:22,880 Are we really leaving this? 235 00:15:32,223 --> 00:15:38,146 IN THE STORM 236 00:16:00,376 --> 00:16:02,879 Vestfjorden is a desolate place like no other - 237 00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:04,464 - in Iceland will live on. 238 00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:08,468 They think it's a horrible place, far away from everything, - 239 00:16:08,551 --> 00:16:11,596 - and there are only a few here. 240 00:16:18,603 --> 00:16:21,022 It will be cool to get a sailboat, and check out - 241 00:16:21,189 --> 00:16:22,523 - this other part of the island, - 242 00:16:22,607 --> 00:16:24,775 - where no one has surfed before. 243 00:16:25,776 --> 00:16:28,821 But you can see that the captain is quite uneasy. 244 00:16:29,822 --> 00:16:31,365 It's a bit of a scenario. 245 00:16:31,449 --> 00:16:33,117 You don't know what's going to happen. 246 00:16:34,243 --> 00:16:36,037 Fall in 12 meters of sea, - 247 00:16:36,412 --> 00:16:38,289 - with 40 knots of wind, - 248 00:16:38,623 --> 00:16:40,625 - and a blizzard. 249 00:16:41,209 --> 00:16:42,460 It's pretty insane. 250 00:16:52,261 --> 00:16:54,096 I don't think anyone has tried that before, - 251 00:16:54,180 --> 00:16:55,556 - what these boys are trying. 252 00:16:57,725 --> 00:16:59,101 The clever Icelanders told me: 253 00:16:59,185 --> 00:17:01,062 “Why are you trying that? 254 00:17:01,145 --> 00:17:02,355 It's a stupid place to go.” 255 00:17:09,612 --> 00:17:12,490 The ocean controls everything around us. 256 00:17:12,573 --> 00:17:15,117 It controls the weather itself far away from the sea. 257 00:17:23,292 --> 00:17:25,419 That is the basic battle. 258 00:17:25,503 --> 00:17:28,172 You deal with the elements as they are, - 259 00:17:28,256 --> 00:17:30,841 - but the Icelandic the sea can be very bad. 260 00:17:32,510 --> 00:17:33,750 I know I was a little nervous. 261 00:17:33,803 --> 00:17:35,304 I experienced hurricanes at home, - 262 00:17:35,388 --> 00:17:37,348 - and I can't imagine 263 00:17:37,473 --> 00:17:39,850 to experience one out at sea. 264 00:17:39,934 --> 00:17:41,686 They said you get hypothermia here - 265 00:17:41,769 --> 00:17:43,396 - around ten minutes. 266 00:17:47,358 --> 00:17:50,570 These are not the places you go for a surf trip. 267 00:17:50,987 --> 00:17:52,655 But if we find a wave, - 268 00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:55,408 - then it's worth the risk. 269 00:18:10,798 --> 00:18:11,900 This summer has been nice. 270 00:18:11,924 --> 00:18:13,509 This looks good. 271 00:18:13,676 --> 00:18:15,070 These points look very good, - 272 00:18:15,094 --> 00:18:17,054 - and so does this river. 273 00:18:17,138 --> 00:18:18,347 Some of these places too. 274 00:18:18,639 --> 00:18:21,934 Yes, I wanted to surf here at these points. 275 00:18:22,018 --> 00:18:24,145 It's like a small breaking point. 276 00:18:24,312 --> 00:18:25,312 Yes, here. 277 00:18:25,354 --> 00:18:29,317 There is a lot of potential in these areas. 278 00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:31,694 Especially at this time of year. 279 00:18:32,236 --> 00:18:33,696 The challenge is to get there. 280 00:18:33,779 --> 00:18:34,822 Yes. 281 00:18:35,865 --> 00:18:38,701 Captain Siggy mentioned a storm approaching rather fast, - 282 00:18:38,784 --> 00:18:40,429 - but if we can get out fast enough, - 283 00:18:40,453 --> 00:18:42,496 - we get time to surf. 284 00:18:42,580 --> 00:18:43,706 Fingers crossed. 285 00:18:58,012 --> 00:19:01,140 We are in a small bay called Elveh... 286 00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:04,644 We woke up when the reason came in. 287 00:19:04,810 --> 00:19:07,980 Then we'll see what we find, - 288 00:19:08,522 --> 00:19:10,691 - and see if there is a place to surf. 289 00:19:13,694 --> 00:19:15,071 Where are you looking, Sam? 290 00:19:15,363 --> 00:19:17,782 Over here. It works as if there is a little left. 291 00:19:19,492 --> 00:19:20,576 It's hard to know. 292 00:19:21,369 --> 00:19:22,411 Applicant. 293 00:19:23,079 --> 00:19:25,122 Searching and... - 294 00:19:25,915 --> 00:19:27,541 - really pushing the limits here. 295 00:19:29,001 --> 00:19:30,878 We are on an icy boat, - 296 00:19:30,961 --> 00:19:32,755 - floating in the middle of nowhere. 297 00:19:38,260 --> 00:19:40,888 Gosh. Something that appears to be a wave. 298 00:19:40,971 --> 00:19:42,682 - Yes. - Yes. 299 00:19:42,765 --> 00:19:43,766 He's over to the left. 300 00:19:43,933 --> 00:19:45,476 That's the point down there. 301 00:19:45,935 --> 00:19:48,187 I can see the spray of the back of some waves. 302 00:19:48,396 --> 00:19:49,814 Something is breaking. 303 00:19:49,980 --> 00:19:52,180 - The black bag you gave me? - Yes, I will try this one. 304 00:19:55,277 --> 00:19:56,529 My God! 305 00:19:57,613 --> 00:19:58,948 My God! 306 00:20:19,427 --> 00:20:21,971 - We have to check it. - There are no waves there? 307 00:20:22,054 --> 00:20:24,765 - On the reef? - Maybe in the west wind. 308 00:20:24,849 --> 00:20:27,101 We should check it out. 309 00:20:31,772 --> 00:20:35,151 The weather is changing for the worse. 310 00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:40,114 Yes, fine. It's roger. 311 00:20:52,460 --> 00:20:54,837 You could tell the captain didn't want to. 312 00:20:56,213 --> 00:20:57,673 He didn't let us surf. 313 00:20:59,550 --> 00:21:00,550 We must go back now, - 314 00:21:00,676 --> 00:21:03,721 - because it is a rather dangerous storm coming. 315 00:21:03,888 --> 00:21:05,473 It hits immediately. 316 00:21:05,639 --> 00:21:08,851 I want to be safe inside the quay. 317 00:21:08,934 --> 00:21:10,102 We have to leave before it hits. 318 00:21:14,857 --> 00:21:16,317 Do you see the clouds coming in? 319 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:17,400 Right there. 320 00:21:17,693 --> 00:21:19,737 That is why we stand firm. 321 00:21:19,862 --> 00:21:21,906 It chases us all the way in. 322 00:21:31,332 --> 00:21:33,375 You must realize that you are not responsible. 323 00:21:34,251 --> 00:21:36,003 Nature is really responsible. 324 00:21:39,590 --> 00:21:41,342 As brutal as it is, 325 00:21:41,425 --> 00:21:45,971 to literally be within the surf, - 326 00:21:46,305 --> 00:21:48,516 - it is far better to be able to trust it. 327 00:21:48,599 --> 00:21:51,602 The captain did the right thing and we got out of it as fast as we could. 328 00:21:53,187 --> 00:21:57,399 The second we entered, the wind was enough for 24 km per hour. 329 00:21:57,483 --> 00:22:00,236 It dropped ten degrees immediately. 330 00:22:02,112 --> 00:22:03,781 We came in here at three o'clock, - 331 00:22:05,074 --> 00:22:08,244 - and a quarter past three... bang. 332 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:19,046 But as soon as we got back to town it was as if the wind was raging. 333 00:22:19,964 --> 00:22:21,382 And we were part of it. 334 00:22:28,556 --> 00:22:31,225 We looked at the ocean swells and the wind chart. 335 00:22:31,308 --> 00:22:33,352 And it actually had a new scale, - 336 00:22:33,727 --> 00:22:36,564 - with special color added to the wind speed. 337 00:22:37,523 --> 00:22:40,901 The only choice we had if we wanted to explore new waves - 338 00:22:40,985 --> 00:22:42,319 - was to drift through the storm - 339 00:22:42,403 --> 00:22:44,989 - so that we would be there when the waves came. 340 00:22:50,494 --> 00:22:53,080 It was terrifying to choose it. 341 00:22:53,163 --> 00:22:55,207 “Hey, this is going to be worth it. 342 00:22:55,291 --> 00:22:58,377 I know that. We have to get out of here, otherwise we will be stuck here. " 343 00:22:59,086 --> 00:23:03,132 I got a sinking feeling in my stomach. 344 00:23:03,757 --> 00:23:05,485 I knew that was the recipe to disaster. 345 00:23:05,509 --> 00:23:07,261 That's how you get killed. 346 00:23:18,063 --> 00:23:19,607 One of the warnings was not to drive, - 347 00:23:19,690 --> 00:23:20,941 - because there is an avalanche. 348 00:23:21,025 --> 00:23:23,485 So when we left this town and we led into the storm, - 349 00:23:23,652 --> 00:23:24,778 - I was afraid. 350 00:23:24,903 --> 00:23:27,573 I was worried about the decision I had made, - 351 00:23:27,656 --> 00:23:29,992 - turns out to be bad for someone else. 352 00:23:39,293 --> 00:23:40,878 We don't go all the way. 353 00:23:43,839 --> 00:23:46,216 My God. This is heavy. 354 00:23:48,385 --> 00:23:50,220 I don't know exactly where we are. 355 00:23:50,304 --> 00:23:54,391 We are somewhere in between Eastfjord and Westfjorden, - 356 00:23:54,475 --> 00:23:55,809 - which is an 11-hour drive. 357 00:23:56,310 --> 00:23:59,021 It will be a nightly affair. 358 00:23:59,605 --> 00:24:01,231 We beat all these avalanches, - 359 00:24:01,315 --> 00:24:04,818 - because the wind is 80 plus knots, maybe more. 360 00:24:04,902 --> 00:24:07,738 It is very cold now. 361 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:56,119 NATIONAL NEWS 362 00:24:56,161 --> 00:24:59,289 The national supervisor has declared a state of emergency on the south coast, 363 00:24:59,373 --> 00:25:01,500 The rescue team is prepared at worst, - 364 00:25:01,583 --> 00:25:05,796 - and the wind strength has reached over 180 km per hour on Reynismountain. 365 00:25:05,921 --> 00:25:12,845 This winter there are few things more has been talked about than the weather... 366 00:25:13,470 --> 00:25:16,682 They said it was the worst storm which has hit Iceland in 25 years. 367 00:25:17,266 --> 00:25:18,809 And we were right in the middle of it. 368 00:25:23,105 --> 00:25:24,106 It was difficult. 369 00:25:24,189 --> 00:25:28,277 And they said it destroyed 400 power lines - 370 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:29,820 - in this area alone. 371 00:25:30,446 --> 00:25:32,990 After about nine hours, could we not continue. 372 00:25:34,575 --> 00:25:36,034 Elli knew about these cabins - 373 00:25:36,118 --> 00:25:37,661 - near where we were - 374 00:25:37,745 --> 00:25:41,623 - and try to wait until it was finished and just see what happens. 375 00:25:42,750 --> 00:25:45,210 I was just so grateful. 376 00:25:59,475 --> 00:26:01,018 There was an arctic hurricane outside. 377 00:26:01,351 --> 00:26:03,353 We were stuck in the cabin for three days. 378 00:26:03,437 --> 00:26:04,354 My God! 379 00:26:04,438 --> 00:26:06,148 The power went out last night. 380 00:26:07,065 --> 00:26:08,609 Couldn't see hand in front of face. 381 00:26:11,111 --> 00:26:12,613 Beginning to get tired of the trip. 382 00:26:18,118 --> 00:26:19,119 Regret it. 383 00:26:34,635 --> 00:26:35,635 Damn! 384 00:26:39,097 --> 00:26:41,850 Justin is trying to ride the wave right now, - 385 00:26:41,934 --> 00:26:43,477 - but I think the river - 386 00:26:44,269 --> 00:26:45,687 - is too fast. 387 00:26:52,486 --> 00:26:53,987 What are we doing here? 388 00:27:22,850 --> 00:27:25,227 Maybe we should discuss what we are doing. 389 00:27:25,644 --> 00:27:28,522 Look at the waves... 390 00:27:35,070 --> 00:27:38,156 We should realize that it is time to go home. 391 00:27:44,580 --> 00:27:47,207 We woke up at five o'clock to make a decision. 392 00:27:47,916 --> 00:27:49,835 - Seven o'clock. - It's seven o'clock now. 393 00:27:49,918 --> 00:27:50,919 We're still at it. 394 00:28:05,225 --> 00:28:06,768 End. 395 00:28:08,979 --> 00:28:09,980 Right. 396 00:28:14,109 --> 00:28:14,943 It doesn't break? 397 00:28:15,027 --> 00:28:16,027 No. 398 00:28:17,112 --> 00:28:18,697 In the end, the captain was right. 399 00:28:20,073 --> 00:28:21,742 No matter how much you plan, 400 00:28:21,825 --> 00:28:23,827 Is nature always responsible. 401 00:28:23,952 --> 00:28:25,370 At worst... 402 00:28:27,164 --> 00:28:28,498 To go through the relapses, - 403 00:28:28,624 --> 00:28:31,376 - it was easy to forget why we came here to begin with. 404 00:28:33,754 --> 00:28:35,213 It was never the incredible waves - 405 00:28:36,131 --> 00:28:37,591 - or perfect photographs. 406 00:28:38,467 --> 00:28:39,467 But a journey - 407 00:28:40,135 --> 00:28:41,535 - shared with those closest to you. 408 00:28:44,014 --> 00:28:46,516 Some say that surfing has lost its adventurous roots. 409 00:28:49,895 --> 00:28:52,689 Maybe these people just are a little too comfortable. 410 00:29:01,490 --> 00:29:03,825 You can come here when there is no snow - 411 00:29:03,951 --> 00:29:05,452 - and the sea is relatively warm. 412 00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:09,206 You now have another good chance to find good waves. 413 00:29:11,166 --> 00:29:14,169 We decided that after all we've been through, 414 00:29:14,294 --> 00:29:15,379 to get this far, - 415 00:29:15,462 --> 00:29:18,799 - that we couldn't turn around and go home. 416 00:29:18,882 --> 00:29:21,260 We had to get through and look what was out there. 417 00:29:24,554 --> 00:29:26,598 Look at the small waves. 418 00:29:38,568 --> 00:29:39,820 Can we park here? 419 00:29:46,159 --> 00:29:47,828 My God! 420 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:31,807 We're going to drive. 421 00:31:31,890 --> 00:31:34,184 Burki thought it was a good idea, - 422 00:31:34,267 --> 00:31:36,478 - so we just sit in the back and lets them get stuck, - 423 00:31:36,561 --> 00:31:37,771 - just like we did before. 424 00:31:40,482 --> 00:31:42,067 Look at these lines coming in. 425 00:31:42,150 --> 00:31:43,402 My God! 426 00:31:43,819 --> 00:31:45,153 There are many waves there, 427 00:31:45,278 --> 00:31:47,072 - red field. - My God. 428 00:33:04,232 --> 00:33:05,442 A little bumpy there. 429 00:33:09,779 --> 00:33:10,989 Some crazy waves. 430 00:33:11,198 --> 00:33:14,701 I haven't slept in over 48 hours. 431 00:33:14,868 --> 00:33:17,078 - Then this happened. - Gosh. 432 00:33:17,162 --> 00:33:19,247 This is how it goes sometimes. 433 00:33:20,165 --> 00:33:21,405 I can't feel my feet. 434 00:33:25,545 --> 00:33:27,923 How do you depart from this? It's so nice. 435 00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:28,840 It's a bit difficult. 436 00:33:28,924 --> 00:33:31,068 It is one of the best setups I've ever seen. 437 00:33:31,092 --> 00:33:32,761 I am completely exhausted... 438 00:33:33,470 --> 00:33:36,181 I can't even talk. 439 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:38,433 If you find the right one, it's sick. 440 00:33:39,476 --> 00:33:42,437 To drive up all the way to the perfect wave, - 441 00:33:42,562 --> 00:33:43,855 - is so strange. 442 00:33:46,525 --> 00:33:48,527 How was the one you took? I want to see it on video. 443 00:33:49,236 --> 00:33:50,237 Gosh! 444 00:33:50,904 --> 00:33:52,864 I've been on the road ever since at six o'clock this morning. 445 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:54,324 It is three o'clock now. 446 00:33:54,574 --> 00:33:56,451 Haven't eaten, am tired. 447 00:33:56,826 --> 00:33:58,370 Got three hours of sleep. 448 00:33:58,745 --> 00:34:00,789 It won't be much... 449 00:34:05,919 --> 00:34:08,505 It's cold here and I need a beer! 450 00:34:08,838 --> 00:34:09,839 Toast. 451 00:34:11,174 --> 00:34:12,259 I must be thawed. 452 00:34:12,592 --> 00:34:14,803 I have to cry myself to sleep again. 453 00:34:14,886 --> 00:34:16,263 I have to defrost… 454 00:34:32,821 --> 00:34:34,406 Going to check out the northern lights. 455 00:34:34,489 --> 00:34:35,865 You never really know when… 456 00:34:37,367 --> 00:34:40,495 It only lasts so long. 457 00:34:40,579 --> 00:34:44,040 It's an insane flash. 458 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:46,501 We hope that we can - 459 00:34:47,210 --> 00:34:48,545 - get everything aligned. 460 00:34:52,841 --> 00:34:54,509 Hey, Justin, Timmy, are you listening? 461 00:34:57,929 --> 00:34:59,723 Yes, I'll have a coffee with some... 462 00:35:02,267 --> 00:35:04,269 - Cheers. - Right. 463 00:35:06,521 --> 00:35:07,939 Those bastards. 464 00:35:10,525 --> 00:35:12,360 They know what I'm going to make them do. 465 00:35:16,865 --> 00:35:17,949 To make it happen. 466 00:35:18,116 --> 00:35:19,200 Where did my coffee go? 467 00:35:20,702 --> 00:35:22,370 - Here. - I'll take it. 468 00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:25,206 Does it actually break? 469 00:35:25,290 --> 00:35:27,834 There is a streak across the sky. 470 00:35:28,335 --> 00:35:30,295 How big is the beach? 471 00:35:30,378 --> 00:35:32,130 Get your equipment and hurry, - 472 00:35:32,213 --> 00:35:34,883 - because this won't last long. 473 00:35:50,523 --> 00:35:51,816 It moves. 474 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:53,485 This is crazy. 475 00:35:55,028 --> 00:35:56,071 My God. 476 00:35:56,488 --> 00:35:57,989 They are everywhere. 477 00:36:06,790 --> 00:36:08,083 Life does not live by itself. 478 00:36:08,166 --> 00:36:09,876 Even when you are tired and you are exhausted, - 479 00:36:09,959 --> 00:36:11,479 - and you feel that you can't do it anymore, - 480 00:36:12,045 --> 00:36:14,714 - is when you are in your best moments. 481 00:36:18,259 --> 00:36:20,845 As a photographer, it's like a disease. 482 00:36:20,929 --> 00:36:23,765 You dream of moments like this. 483 00:36:23,848 --> 00:36:27,686 Dreaming of taking such pictures, - 484 00:36:28,728 --> 00:36:31,523 - when you least expect it, - 485 00:36:31,940 --> 00:36:32,982 - it can happen. 486 00:36:33,817 --> 00:36:36,986 It makes you feel crazy. 487 00:36:45,036 --> 00:36:46,329 That was it. 488 00:36:46,413 --> 00:36:48,331 Right here, if they get a surge… 489 00:37:06,182 --> 00:37:08,977 My God. The set is crazy. 490 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,482 Come on, man. 491 00:37:14,566 --> 00:37:15,775 He's going to go. 492 00:37:17,610 --> 00:37:18,695 He goes. 493 00:37:21,948 --> 00:37:23,533 My God! 494 00:37:26,619 --> 00:37:27,787 Go, buddy! 495 00:37:28,079 --> 00:37:29,581 Carry on! 496 00:37:32,834 --> 00:37:35,587 It's mental! 497 00:37:38,798 --> 00:37:40,759 My God! 498 00:38:27,222 --> 00:38:29,933 The risk is the key - 499 00:38:30,433 --> 00:38:32,310 - for pleasure. 500 00:38:32,435 --> 00:38:34,979 Without risk, the reward is not good. 501 00:38:40,944 --> 00:38:43,112 You did well. 502 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:45,920 - Do you see these lines? - They were crazy. 503 00:38:45,990 --> 00:38:48,785 It turned into pink and crazy colors. 504 00:38:49,994 --> 00:38:51,538 - Hey, man. - Yes! 505 00:38:51,621 --> 00:38:55,250 You are one of the few people on earth who has had such an experience. 506 00:38:55,583 --> 00:38:58,086 It is half past two in the Arctic Circle. 507 00:38:58,461 --> 00:38:59,462 It's probably cold. 508 00:38:59,546 --> 00:39:02,507 My hands are frozen through my seven millimeter gloves. 509 00:39:02,590 --> 00:39:04,050 It's just ice cream. 510 00:39:05,301 --> 00:39:06,719 It's just ice cream. 511 00:39:06,803 --> 00:39:08,555 I can't believe that just happened. 512 00:39:08,763 --> 00:39:11,266 I look at the pictures and it doesn't feel real. 513 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:13,601 I don't even know if it's real. 514 00:39:15,019 --> 00:39:17,772 According to their historical surfing team expedition - 515 00:39:17,856 --> 00:39:19,816 - it became the cover story 516 00:39:21,484 --> 00:39:22,777 SURFING WORTH IT. 517 00:39:23,111 --> 00:39:27,532 Shortly after, Vans sponsored Justin and welcomed him to the surf team. 518 00:39:27,615 --> 00:39:30,702 He continues to compete around the world. 519 00:39:31,119 --> 00:39:33,746 On November 26, 2016 Sam had his first child, 520 00:39:34,873 --> 00:39:37,309 He continues with the joy of surfing through his surf school, - 521 00:39:37,333 --> 00:39:38,561 - for young local athletes. 522 00:39:38,585 --> 00:39:41,272 Timmy Reyes, continues to search for perfect surf spots around the world. 523 00:39:41,296 --> 00:39:44,007 He was last seen surfing waves in the northwest in the Pacific Ocean. 524 00:39:44,090 --> 00:39:46,170 Rumor has it that he still can't feel his feet. 525 00:39:46,342 --> 00:39:48,988 Ingo and Elli have not stopped searching through Iceland's many fjords and bays, - 526 00:39:49,012 --> 00:39:50,114 - while documenting their journey. 527 00:39:50,138 --> 00:39:51,615 Despite the cold winter and little daylight, - 528 00:39:51,639 --> 00:39:52,759 - Heidar's spirit is at its peak. 529 00:39:52,807 --> 00:39:54,368 He remains Iceland's only pro surfer. 530 00:39:54,392 --> 00:39:56,394 Translated by: Christopher Cookson