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The vibrant pre-Taliban ski community deep in the Afghan mountains

Champions of the Golden Valley — A bittersweet documentary by Ben Sturgulewski spotlights the unlikely rise of Bamyan Ski Club, while charting what happened next for skiers forced to flee their country.

  • Sport
  • Sam Haddad
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Jess Kimura is rallying snowboarding’s ‘Uninvited’

Riding street — Growing out of an era when much of snow’s focus was pointed towards men, the street snowboarder – a discipline that blends snow and skate – is inspiring and platforming a new generation of women with her contests and films.

  • Sport
  • Sam Haddad
Two people sitting on rocks by the sea, one shirtless man and one woman in swimwear giving thumbs up, with waves and shoreline behind them.

Inside Liberia’s nascent surf scene

We The Surfers — Once ravaged by civil war, the West African country’s waveriding crew and infrastructure is growing. Arthur Bourbon’s new film celebrates the Robertsport Surf Club and the locals who have created a joyous, idiosyncratic community.

  • Sport
  • Sam Haddad
Surfer in black wetsuit on white surfboard creating splash in green water, with crowd watching in background.
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How Munich’s inner-city surfers saved their beloved river wave

The Eisbach spot — Caused by underwater concrete blocks, a wave along the Eisbach canal has been a surfing destination for decades. But a tragic accident led to authorities banning the sport, seemingly permanently, until the local community rallied.

  • Sport
  • Sam Haddad
Snowy mountain peak, cloudy sky, people on horseback in a field

In The Road to Patagonia, Matty Hannon holds “a mirror to the human condition”

From tip to tip — More than a surf and travel documentary, the Australian filmmaker meditates on capitalism’s pitfalls and the importance of existing within nature while embarking on a marathon journey from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.

  • Sport
  • Sam Haddad
Smiling person in black wetsuit riding surfboard on calm ocean with rocky hills in background.

Maryam El Gardoum is breaking new shores for Morocco’s indigenous surfers

The Amazigh Atlantic — Through her groundbreaking career and popular surf school, the five-time Moroccan champion is helping women find their places in the waves.

  • Sport
  • Sam Haddad

Laura Crane is waving goodbye to sexism in surfing

The first UK woman to surf the legendary big wave spot Nazarè, Crane is surfing the sea change in the sport and beyond.

  • Sport
  • Sam Haddad

The untold story of surfing’s ancient African roots

Watch a Huck-exclusive preview of Wade in the Water, which reclaims the 1,000-year-old Black surfing tradition and hopes to inspire a new generation of Black surfers.

  • Outsiders Project
  • Sam Haddad

The surf school empowering young Sri Lankan women

Through teaching surfing and swimming SeaSisters hope to overcome the trauma of the 2004 tsunami and embolden environmental activism.

  • Huck80
  • Sam Haddad

The impact of tourism on Italy's mountains

A new film by Italian snowboarder and ecologist Luca Albrisi explores empty ski resorts and the impact tourism has on the mountains.

  • Huck 79
  • Sam Haddad

The Italian fisher taking on industrial deep-sea trawlers

Through his underwater sculpture museum, Paolo Fanciulli highlights the destruction of big fishing’s supply chain.

  • Art
  • Sam Haddad

How north Devon became the UK's first world surfing reserve

Joining 11 revered spots from Malibu to Australia’s Gold Coast, the community-run project hopes to unite locals and protect the ecosystem for future generations.

  • Surf
  • Sam Haddad

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