{"id":33621,"date":"2016-08-12T15:54:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T15:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/?p=33621"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:36:18","slug":"mick-fanning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/mick-fanning\/","title":{"rendered":"Comfortably Numb: Mick Fanning and Mason Ho looking for the best surf-spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update March 2026:<\/strong> This article has been editorially reviewed and updated with current information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"evm-last-updated\"><em>Last updated: March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">NEWS<\/h3>\n<p><b>After a 10 year break, Rip Curl has finally published a new surfer movie. With #TheSearch, they are looking for the perfect surf spots.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The surf legends Mick Fanning and Mason Ho conducted an impressive experiment: They went to Alaska to perform really cool surf moves in the ice cold water, surrounded by gigantic icebergs.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A camera team accompanied them during their adventure trip. They filmed some amazing and fascinating nature sceneries that were now published in their movie. \u201cComfortably Numb\u201d is the series called that belongs to the well-known surf campaign #TheSearch, that is produced by RipCurl since 1992.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The australian surf pro Mick Fanning, who survived a shark attack during a surfing session last year, describes this adventure as the greatest experience in his life. \u201cA few times I was just overwhelmed with emotions. I sometimes stood still and admired the nature.\u201d<\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Source Picture: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uxnvI47HBhg\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube<\/a> \/ Rip Curl<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>You might also like<\/h4>\n[custom-facebook-feed]\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">Alec Chizhik<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">STATEMENT<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can hardly imagine, but also in Alaska you can go surfing . Our\u00a0InspiredBySports team prefers warmer regions to perform cool moves!<\/p>\n<h4>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a 10 year break, Rip Curl has finally published a new surfer movie. 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