Puerto Escondido, Mexico is a small port and tourist town that is very popular for their beaches. Their beaches attract snorkelers, world class surfer, and bodyboarders. The waves are massive and have been know the snap surfboards (and surfers) into pieces. While this is a very dangerous place to surf, that does not hold the few back who come here to sharpen their skills in the off season for their up coming surf season. This is also becoming a place where a select few freestyle riders are risking their lives to reveal new tricks. While they do look small compared to the waves, the air they get off of each wave is huge.
Monster Energy and Rickter team rider Abraham “Ho” Hochstrasser, decided that he could get some good practice in with going to Puerto Escondido. He didn’t just show up, he showed off. Abraham was surfing in barrels, flying off of almost crashing waves, and to add even grabbing his free foot while in the air. The physical shape one has to be in to perform these tricks is top notch.
The tricks Abraham pulled off showed that the sport of freeride is no joke. Failing to execute each jump perfectly can be a matter of serious injury or death if a wave catches hold of you. While the sport of freeride is dangerous, I believe it is what fuels the riders to continue to go out their. When the adrenaline starts pumping in their bodies there is no stopping them.
