Cristobal De Col
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Cristobal de Col rides longest wave: Red Bull Chicama Challenge 2012 Aug 28, 2012
Chicama, in the north of Peru is known as the longest left-hand wave in the world. Peruvian surf star Cristobal de Col recently pushed through fatigue, mental pressure and a jellyfish plague to set a...
Andino, Geiselman and De Col Take On Teahupoo | Surfing Jun 20, 2012
Ever dreamed you could ride in a tube the size and weight of a huge truck? Watch Kolohe Andino, Cristobal De Col and Evan Geiselman overcome their fears and fulfill their dreams by surfing to their...
Surfing at the Mentawai Islands: Red Bull Minor Threat 2011 - Episode 3 Aug 16, 2011
For Red Bull Minor Threat 2011, four surfing veterans and four surfing juniors teamed up to push each other in the waves at the amazing Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. Enjoy episode 3 here, and if...
Red Bull Minor Threat 2011: Episode 2 Aug 9, 2011
For Red Bull Minor Threat 2011 four surfing veterans and four surfing juniors teamed up to push each other while surfing at Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. Enjoy Bruce Irons, Kolohe Andino, Ian Walsh,...
Surfing Mentawais: Red Bull Minor Threat - Lifestyle Photostory Aug 5, 2011
Red Bull Minor Threat pairs 4 veteran surfers with 4 juniors on remote surf breaks in the Mentawai Islands. Here is what the vibes were like between hitting the waves. Enjoy a lifestyle selection of...
Surfing Mentawais: Red Bull Minor Threat - Action Photostory Aug 5, 2011
Red Bull Minor Threat pairs four veteran surfers with four juniors on remote surf breaks in the Mentawai Islands. Based on the 'Indies Trader 4' boat, both young and old push one another to progress...
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About Cristobal
The two times national surfing champion Titi de Col, Cristobal began surfing at age of three, taking on the waves at the family home in Organos, Peru. One of Cristobal’s earliest memories is watching his dad surfing three-metre-high tubes. Titi encouraged him, becoming his coach and mentor on the route to becoming one of the stars of the future.
In 2006, Cristobal won his first international title becoming the World Champion in the Sub-14 category in the Rip Curl Grom Search Championship in Bali, Indonesia. But although that was the first time he reached international attention, Cristobal was had already won several national titles, including Sub-12, Sub-14 and Sub-16 categories in 2005 and even the Sub-18 in 2006. He had even been a winner overseas after capturing the HASA in Hawaii in 2004.
Cristobal featured in the surf movie Young Guns III, filmed in Australia, and in 2008 he won the national championship at under-16 level, ending the season as “Grom of the Year”.
In 2009 he took part in two Red Bull high performance programmes: Red Bull Rising in Australia, and Red Bull Surfing in Mentawais, the last one, a high performance trip with 10 of the best surfers in the world, sharing 15 days in a boat with athletes like Mick Fanning, Adriano de Souza and Sofia Mulanovich, and an amazing experience, that he describes as the best of his life.
