Ex Dream-tour surfer and Quiksilver sponsored Artiz Aranbaru who is revered for his back hand barrel-riding skills goes on a little jaunt to Africa with a pair of young brothers who seem to be re-inventing the word grom.
The world is full of groms doing air reverses and laybay hacks but what you don't see much of is what these two young whippersnappers bring to the table, skills in a barrel. This well shot short film is a little intro to the surfing life of brothers Iker Amatriain and Adur Amatriain.
There are echos of John John and Nathan Florence when they were groms, such is there skill in a tube. Lets face it, surfing is littered with successful brothers, Bruce and Andy Irons, CJ & Damien Hobgood, Shea and Corey Lopez, the Gadauskases ,the list goes on.
No Pressure boys.
Iker Amatriain.
Iker Amatriain and Adur Amatriain.
Yes, there are two of them. Yikes.