Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alessandro Slebir, a 23-year-old surfer from California, may have ridden his way into the history books by conquering what is ...

SANTA CRUZ – Every time a massive swell is forecast, Santa Cruz’s hard-charging, big wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir can hardly contain himself. Several times each winter, Slebir drives an hour up ...

Surfer Alessandro Slebir is making waves at Mavericks, one of California’s most renowned surfing locations, as he chases a potential world record. The daring attempt has garnered global attention for ...

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Alessandro Slebir's effort is believed to have made this the biggest wave ever surfed. Photo / Big Wave Challenge American surfer Alessandro Slebir is believed to have conquered the biggest wave of ...

Alessandro “Alo” Slebir (College Nine ’23, legal studies) has always known how to navigate uncharted waters—whether pursuing legal studies at UC Santa Cruz or charging towering ocean swells. But on ...

Santa Cruz big-wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir, right, holds hands while praying with tow-in partner Luca Padua before they head out to surf during a historic swell at Mavericks, located off the ...

Several times each winter, Slebir drives an hour up the coast to Half Moon Bay and crashes at tow-in partner Luca Padua’s house. There, they begin preparations for what awaits them the next few days ...