We checked in with Walsh to get his tips on how to start. "You are going to be a kook at first no matter what level of surfing you already have," Walsh tells ASN. "It takes time and plenty of spills.

This Thursday, we’re calling up Ian Walsh, along with a few special guests, to relive the epic El Niño season recounted in the film Distance Between Dreams – and talk about what’s to come ...

“This wave may have given me the most electric beating I’ve ever had,” said Ian Walsh of this wipeout from January 10th. “The initial impact from the wave on this fall is the closest thing ...