Kudos to you two guys for undertaking this expedition. How good it would be to be able to surf virgin surf breaks in your home state and then show the world what is out there.

Don’t forget to come north boys - impressive journey by the way

Funnily enough brett james thet’re not virgin waves. Sorta same story as andy campbell being the first surfer to surf the sterne!

don’t worry ‘j in south side’, this aint no expose’ of any waves. The boys barely scored a ripple, and thats why the story is so bloody good.

Andy Campbell was the first to surf the stern…. but you two are the first to walk the paths that long long walk carrying boards the whole way….correct me if im wrong..probably will be someone else claiming they did it already as well…probably a karatie man named Dave… what ever…sick work corza and jim.

wow j lets ad you to the list of people who are negative about people accomlishing something great.  can you please imform us with your great wisdom who were the first people to surf the stern, when we say surf, im actually talking about hunting down the tube, sure there may have been other guys out there but noone tacking the bull by the horns like campbell. 
these guys dosomething amazing and all you can do is try and drag them down.  good on em and everyone in there right mind should give these guys high props.

i agree with pissed…its as if whenever someone tries to have a go at something they get torn down by jealous people that are too afraid to have a go themselves, such is the case with andy campbell at the stern and Liam and James on their mission…i take my hat off to all those great Tasmanian characters having a go and frown upon those who try to a negative light on such great adventures…cant wait to see the film. yieww

yeah boys, i remember seeing u guys in the map shop before your journey. sounded like a major accomplishment, cant wait to see the doco of how it all went.
who really gives a #### whether there virgin waves or not, these fellas are probably part of a handfull that have surfed these places in the last decade. and i wouldnt doubt it that they were prob the first to surf some of the breaks on that coast, considering theres 100km of coastline and near impossbile to get to.
well done lads, massive achivement…..
marti

long walk in the scrub for waves, couldnt think of any thing better. It doesnt matter what people think of the trip , the best part is the joy of accomplishing such an undertaking. it reminds me of my time in P.N.G , and the respect i have for the diggers who fought on the track ,  the fact is you walked the track and saw the waves and we dont have to fight on the way.

Congrats for a great movie last night guys. The film was really enjoyable and well worth a watch whether you are a surfer, enjoy a good adventure or enjoy immersing yourself in Tassie’s amazing wilderness. Thanks for packaging your adventure boys it was a lot of fun and inspiring stuff on many levels !

I just watched the film, us having bought a copy of the DVD from the exhibition.  Met Liam too,m and what a laid back and real dude.  Basically it was a story about an adventure, the aim in part to catch some waves. I reckon they achieved their mission on all accounts.  A top story, funny, nicely shot, on virtually bugger all of a budget. 

Having walked in the past in some of the areas that Liam and Corry did, I reckon given the weight of their packs, carrying their boards and all without a track for much of the distance proves just how much they achieved.  I for one hope that they have some other ideas of adventures to carry out and make another film.  Bloody brilliant guys.

Hi Liam and james,

Top notch adventuring, we say, from the Outer Edge HQ. Has the pure spirit of getting out into the wild, a reason for doing it and a good stretch of wilderness in which to do it. Some of the world’s best.

If you’re keen on writing a story and supplying some top end images, we’d love to look at the possibility of featuring an article in our mag, to bring your story to a wider audience. (we’re distributed across Australia).

Can also feature your vid seen here on our website etc. Our readership would love it! You guys represent exactly what we’re all about at Outer Edge. Real adventure.

Feel free to drop us a line if interested. And top job.

Cheers,

Chris (Dep Editor, Outer Edge)
chriso (at) outer-edge.com.au

It’d be a good change to read one of these stories without the whole thing degenerating into a battle of ego’s. I can’t imagine how hard slogging thru that part of the Tassie wilderness carrying a surfboard would have been and I respect those guys simply for having the gonads to tackle something like that. I’m sure that any knowledge that it may have been done before would in no way detract from the sense of adventure and achievement those guys felt. As for who has been where and done what first, who gives a rat’s A#*>.  I can clearly remember my first trip into the cape with Quinny and Turk (a couple of tassie surfing,s wilder characters) back in the early 80’s way before the boardwalks and staircases. The thrill of surfing epic waves at “the edge of the earth’ was reward enough without having to have been there first. I walked the Southcoast Track last year from Melaleuca to Cockle Creek and bumped into a young dude with a surfboard at South Cape Rivulet who was intent on walking and surfing his way back to Melaleuca. Not an easy feat but I’m sure he made it, I’d be pretty sure he wasn’t the first to do it and I’m damn sure that the thrill of the chase was enough incentive for him without having to claim it !! I reckon there’s crusty old cray fisho’s abalone divers and deck hands who have surfed a lot of breaks on that coast. How they got there makes little difference, without a sense of adventure thet never would have been there in the first place and I respect the lot of them .

hey guys, you dont know who i am, but i kinda know who you are. my names galen, i played soccer with your younger brother galen, it was interesting having two galens in a team…
im not living in tasmania anymore but still have a passionate enthusiasm for the culture and environment and hearing about you two young fellas is pretty freakin cool…
i was wondering if its possible to get my hands on a copy of your dvd, im willing to pay…
let me know if its possible, if not ill just sit and froth multiple times off your little teasr at the top of the page…

cheers guys and well done..

galenahneatlivedotcomdotau

nice work liam, spewing i missed the screening, was at sea, anychance of buying a copy of you,
cheers mate harry

I went in there with boards for over a week with a few crew in the mid 90’s and it was extremely hard going - no really epic waves but what a journey.
One word on this however - please be careful of the fragile environment down there. We made mistakes getting to remote beaches and I’d be encouraging people to leave it alone rather than creating undue damage by getting off the defined tracks. There are plenty of other remote waves in Tassie but only one south-west in this world - surf with awareness.

Hey guys…. Will the film be coming up North? If not, when and where are we able to purchasde it? Keen as, sounds awesome.

Nice to see some great issues being raised here. Gotta say, we thought it might stir the pot a bit. Suprised we hav’nt had bricks thrown through the windows yet.

Sterrie is right though. Surf with awareness. A number of people do walk that stretch of coast each year, so a couple of extras with surfboards probably doesn’t mess up the integrity of the southwest too much. If you’ve got the motivation to head into the southwest you deserve to be there I reckon, and will respect the place accordingly.  What would be worse than breaking up the scrub in a few places and sharing the beauty of the place with other Tasmanians would be know one knowing it was there if the borders of the southwest were challenged. Honestly tho, it really isnt worth it for the waves alone, so you’ve gotta be keen on the wilderness side of things as well.

Great news on the fundraising front. The showing raised about $12,000 for the projects in India which were based around the part of the coastal strip that got hammered by the tsunami back in 2004 on boxing day.

I feel pretty strongly that sharing adventures like this with crew in Tassie is worth it especially when we can raise money for a great cause for people out there who struggle to survive poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, domestic violence etc etc, let alone think about national parks. Next time would be better to raise money for local stuff as well I suppose.

I think by sharing surf stories the surfing community can only push each other on to find their own adventures around Tassie, inspire people to get out in the water more and have more fun. Obviously filming and photographing confidentially is the best way to go to keep places exciting.

We didnt claim anything as far as I know in regards to walking the stretch of coast with boards. We figured if we thought of doing it then someone else must have as well!

If anyone wants a copy of the DVD, then shoot katie an email at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and we’ll get one sent out if you can send us $10 bucks to cover the costs.

Can do a showing in Launnie on the 15th August if someone can arrange a venue and a white wall.

Don’t worry, while the fame and glory that might come with selling a story to outer edge magazine was attractive (see above post), we decided to keep a low profile and stay out of the big game.

Surf local and share local eh!!

Cheers for all the positive feedback.

Liam.C

Pretty cool effort guys.  Tassy is such an awesome place for adventure and for us that grew up their we are/were incredibly fortunate.  Live in the tropics now and that Tassy adventure spirit has enabled me and others to ride waves hidden to the masses.  It was great to hear comments from my old mate Al.  Remember working nights and finishing at 12.30 am being picked up from work driving south and walking into the Cape through “the bog” with torches.  Pretty hard core but always worth it. To the cynics of Adventure get off your computers and have a go.  I don’t know if you get the BCF telly ads down there?  They pretty much go, “That’s not living, this is living”.  And you guys are living the dream.  Putting in the effort and getting the rewards.  Cheers
Pat