Ulladulla's Russell Bierke has carved out a name for himself as a guy who will go on just about any wave.
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He was born on Oahu's North Shore and lived there until he was five years old, but he cut his teeth in the heaviest waves that Western Australia can offer up.
Given his upbringing, it's not much of a surprise that he's as good as he is - but that doesn't make it any less impressive.
Among his peers, he's regarded as one of the best slab riders in the world.
That says a lot because his peers could all be considered in the running for that particular title.
He's a soft-spoken guy with an easy, lazy smile, but that calm exterior hides something within him that most people don't have.
He surfs any of the big-name spots (and the spots no one really knows of, too, we're sure) with an ease that no one else can muster.
The 2016 Cape Fear winner and perennial Big Wave Awards nominee headed to the End of the Road to try his hand at Teahupo'o and learned the hard way that it, just like all the other waves he loves to surf, has a steep price of admission.
It took him a few waves to work off the debt, but in the end, he got the place dialled.
