Gerry Lopez is a pipeline style master and a personal hero of mine. His zen approach to the ocean and life is something that continues to inspire me. Check out this truly remarkable movie about Gerry to learn more about how his style developed and what keeps him inspired.
From award-winning documentary filmmaker, Stacy Peralta comes Patagonia’s The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez, a film that lifts the veil on one of surfing’s most enigmatic heroes. While “Mr. Pipeline” is famously known for his calm demeanor in the tube, Gerry built his early career on cutthroat, aggressive surfing. Gerry is as radical as he is Zen; he transcends categorization. He’s one of the most influential surfers and surfboard shapers of all time, an entrepreneur, a family man, a movie star, and a lifelong yogi who brought surfing to new frontiers. His influence on modern surfing is immeasurable, and his story is being told in full for the first time.
Produced and Directed by Stacy Peralta
Written by Stacy Peralta & Sam George
Gerry Lopez is a pipeline style master and a personal hero of mine. I love that my very first surfboard was a classic Gerry Lopez Lightning Bolt board and I've done my best to stay stoked on surfing a my time in the ocean. Check out these short videos to get a little insight as to who this legend is, and what makes him so special.
Gerry Lopez, Still Surfing & Smiling - Four Wheel Campers
Over six decades of surfing hasn’t dampened Gerry Lopez’s love of the ocean. Today he can be found in Baja’s remote point breaks where he’s still surfing up to eight hours a day and helping bring Aloha into the lineup by pushing beginners into their first waves. A film by Grant Thompson
Gerry is setup with a hawk slide in pop up camper to give him a portable base camp on his surf trips: https://fourwheelcampers.com/model/ha...
Four Wheel Campers was founded in 1972 and is the world’s leading producer of pop-up campers for trucks. The entire operation is in Woodland, California, and over the years has become the go-to brand for those adventuring beyond traditional camping locations.
Campers come in three platform options: Fully enclosed slide-in and Flat-bed styles, and a camper topper style. The light-weight campers fit into the bed of most pickup trucks and feature a welded aluminum frame, one-piece aluminum roof, and aluminum siding.
Power management solutions include solar, AGM deep cell batteries, and lithium batteries. Options include awnings, furnace, stove, sink, refrigerator, shower, roof racks, and queen and king size beds.
Four Wheel Camper owners are supported by a network of expert vehicle outfitters and overland products sellers. After 50 years most of the 20,000 campers sold are still in use. They typically outlive multiple trucks!
50 Years of Surfing - a Golden Era
This year is all about sharing who we are.
This means we are celebrating the achievements of everyone who is part of Lightning Bolt’s history and life.
This golden era could only begin to be told by the ‘70s: the decade of the foundation of Lightning Bolt and the golden years of surfing.
We feel honored to be able to revisit and share these stories, in the first person, by Gerry Lopez, the co-founder of Lightning Bolt and a legendary surfer.
From award-winning documentary filmmaker Stacy Peralta comes Patagonia’s The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez, a film that lifts the veil on one of surfing’s most enigmatic heroes. While “Mr. Pipeline” is famously known for his calm demeanor in the tube, Gerry built his career with aggressive surfing that left behind a trail of blood and tears. Gerry is as radical as he is Zen; he transcends categorization. He’s one of the most influential surfers and surfboard shapers of all time, an entrepreneur, a family man, a movie star and a lifelong yogi who brought surfing to new frontiers. His influence on modern surfing is immeasurable, and for the first time, his story is being told in full.
