265pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Chris Bertish-Impossible Inc., No Place, 2025
ISBN: 9781049201450
In 2010 Chris Bertish won the Mavericks Big Wave Invitational surfing event in the biggest and heaviest waves ever recorded in the history of the sport.
In his book, Stoked! (2015), Chris described how he overcame overwhelming obstacles to achieve his goal.
In this new, updated edition Chris writes about his achievements in the decade since that victory, including stand-up paddle boarding, solo and unassisted, for 93 days across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the Caribbean.
South African surfer and extreme adventurer Chris Bertish is also a motivational speaker, philanthropist and conservationist. He was selected as one of the leading Genius 100 greatest innovators and thinkers of our time by the Einstein Institute and is a Laureus Award nominee.