Cristian Merello at Punta de Lobos - 2016 Billabong ROTY Entry

Ixa Llambias

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Cristian Merello (Pichilemu, Chile) paddles into a big gray wall and makes it all the way through at Punta de Lobos, Chile on August 2, 2015. Video by Ixa Llambias. An entry in the Billabong Ride of the Year category of the 2016 WSL Big Wave Awards.

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