Last Light Size:Medium planted in long rows by

planted in long rows by the city in the early twentieth century

When the surf brings you here

Henry Mountains on the horizon

the bay shelters easily and the reef holds back the worst of the swell

Tamara shot this fragment from a Ski Axe Expeditions trip in 2025 — the section of the berg now riding above the waterline was somewhere deep inside it not long ago

Last Light Size:Medium planted in long rows byThe Mentawai Islands sit off the west coast of Sumatra, a chain that became the world's most coveted surf address once charter boats started running from Padang in the early 1990s. There's almost no infrastructure on the outer islands accommodation is mostly the boats, and the day's rhythm is dictated by the swell and the light. By last light, most sessions are winding down, but a few surfers always stay out for the glass off. Ben framed it through