Welcome the the LXF Archive. History Preserved.

  1. The Drop at Pipeline by Gerry Lopez

    by Doug Walker

    THE DROP at the Pipeline is even more intense than the tube ride that might come afterwards if everything goes right. The right attitude is the fir...
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  2. The Lost and Found Collection / Surfer LAURA BLEARS / by Sandy Ordille

    by Doug Walker

    In the early years of professional surfing, at a time of great transition and hope for those involved, there was a family of extremely gifted water...
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  3. The Lost and Found Collection / A Celebration of Life.

    by Doug Walker

    I was at the house house when my phone rang, it was Button’s son Mario calling. I had just arrived on the North Shore a few days prior and was ...
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  4. The Lost and Found Collection / Big Wednesday

    by Doug Walker

    On the set of an iconic surf film, photographer Dan Merkel. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document or a typeface without relying on meaningful content. 
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