Crest Podcast Ep12 - Rob Miles

Published: July 20, 2020, 2 a.m.

'I would say I am probably your average Welsh surfer... who just pushes his luck,' says Caerphilly's best export. This is an amazing insight into a uniquely gung-ho mindset - which has seen the unassuming Rob Miles take on Teahupoo, among many more of the world's most challenging pits. Expect humility, humour and many more nonchalant comments like, 'That was my, uh, second broken back', as we'll hear him tell Rob and Elliot. For this episode, the Garden Studio bears witness to how an inspirational surfing life can be forged many thousands of miles from the contest horn (literally). How do you score perfect waves with uncanny reliability? How do you dust off life-changing injury only to charge again months later? And how do you satisfy that appetite for the buzz, time and time again? This week's guest is many things. But 'your average Welsh surfer' is certainly not one of them...

Produced by James Dodd

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