Watch: Death Is A Canadian River

Behind the manicured flower beds of modern surfing, there are still those who have never once watered their lawns or choked on a stiff collar.

Indo, Hawaii, Tahiti? Not on their radar. The quirky wave down the road that only breaks an hour a day? Yeah, they’ll be there. And who better to dig up surfing’s lingering weirdness than Puerto Rican Iggy Pop? 

Dylan Graves has carved out a niche in surfing much like Anthony Bourdain did in the culinary world — by travelling the globe, chatting with the characters he meets, and connecting with his fellow man. 

In his latest offering, the Weird Waves star takes on the Skookumchuck Narrows — a tidal river wave that boasts exactly one local surfer. Beyond this peculiar character, the wave — which is choked with whirlpools, sharp rocks, and 200 gallons of water thundering in and out with every tide — is ridden exclusively by kayakers.

“Surfing and kayaking have come together in a special way here,” says Dylan, visibly gasping after nearly being vacuum-sucked into a black funnel of death. “It comes down to doing it for the pure joy and fun of playing in the water. That’s the constant I see between all of us.”

For another dose of surfing cross-breading with other sports, check out the mutant offspring produced at the Swatch Nines comp in Waco.