ADVERTISEMENT

Watch: Russell Bierke’s New Edit Will Kick You in the Teeth

Straight-up maniacal charging from the South Coast’s finest.

O’Neill’s vantage Point series is all about a surfer and a filmmaker getting together to create a shared vision and communicate a story unique to them. If that story is about the fact that Russell Bierke is one of the hard-out maniacal chargers that Australia has ever produced, then this clip is right on the money.

From the very first wave, in which Russel swoops from the lip of a Shipstern monster to launch over an already broken step of whitewash, it straight mugs you. Kicks you in the teeth and doesn’t let up. The ominous drone provided by Electric Sheep Music scores the footage to perfection, and the edit from Andrew Kaineder is first class.

The clip covers two sessions, one at Shipstern Bluff as previously mentioned, and the other during a recent swell at home on the South Coast, both as heavy as the other. It’ll leave the blood running cold and no question about Russ’s place among Australian big wave royalty.

 

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
SUBSCRIBE TO TRACKS
A bi-monthly eclectic tome of tangible surfing goodness that celebrates all things surfing, delivered to your door!
SUBSCRIBE NOW
HAPPENINGS
Your portal to cultural events happening in and around the surfing sphere.
Find Events
SUBSCRIBE TO TRACKS
A bi-monthly eclectic tome of tangible surfing goodness that celebrates all things surfing, delivered to your door!
SUBSCRIBE NOW
HAPPENINGS
Your portal to cultural events happening in and around the surfing sphere.
Find Events

LATEST

The Portuguese surfer finds himself in the spot again.

An Autumn swell hits one of Australia's scariest waves.

Autumn has well and truly arrived in Australia.

Stand up tubes, menacing wipeouts, the evil Shippies step and edge of your seat surfing.

ADVERTISEMENT

PREMIUM FEATURES

The distilled surfing memories of Dave Sparkes.

Peter Townsend with G&S

"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."

TRACKS PREMIUM

Get full access to every feature from our print issues, read classic Tracks issues from the 70s, 80s and 90’s, watch all of our classic films & more …

TRACKS PREMIUM

Get full access to every feature from our print issues, read classic Tracks issues from the 70s, 80s and 90’s, watch all of our classic films & more …

CLASSIC ISSUES

A threat to Angourie, the death of vibes, and a tongue in cheek guide on how to become a surf star.

PREMIUM FILM

YEAR: 2008
STARRING: JOEL PARKINSON, MICK FANNING AND DEAN MORRISON

This is the last time the original cooly kids were captured together and features some of their best surfing.

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

PRINT STORE

Unmistakable and iconic, the Tracks covers from the 70s & 80s are now ready for your walls.

Tracks
Kandui Resort Interstitial