Mick Fanning in French caves

Backdoor is most dangerous when it’s warbling and shifty with a rip wedged between it and Off The Wall. There was plenty of these days on the North Shore this season and most pros would retire to their cotton wool for the upcoming Pipe Masters. But Mick Fanning went out. Every day. And every day, he managed to thread at least one Backdoor gem. Having watched this clip, shot at Les Culs Nus in South West France, it’s clear how his precision was honed. A short, low-fi and complimentary sample of one of our favourite frontside tuberiders.