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Grant Baker

Grant Baker

Country flag South Africa

Age: 53

Born: Durban

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Gender: Male

Nationality: South African

AKA: "Twiggy"

Height: 1.81 m (5.94 f)

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Stance: Regular

Disciplines: Big Wave Surfing

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How We Built a Surf Competition in Remote South Africa | Surf 2026 | Natural Selection Tour Following the inaugural Natural Selection Tour Surf Competition in Micronesia, NST is now heading somewhere a bit more terrestrial for year two; the raw and wave-dense coastline of South Africa’s Western Cape. Natural Selection Tour is proud to introduce 'The Build', a new film pulling back the curtain on the stories and characters that make NST unique. Journey along in this episode of 'The Build: Surf’ as twelve surfers and a crew of thirty camp off-grid and under the stars, adjusting to a new rhythm of sport — one where the waves alone set the agenda. Tune in September 25 for the premiere of NST Surf on Red Bull TV and Red Bull Surfing YouTube to see if Mother Nature delivers and which surfers come out on top. This is Natural Selection. Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/naturalselect... Credits: The Build: Surf, Production: Director and Producer: Brook Castle Cinematographer: Leo Hoorn Editor: Jill Garreffi Color Design: Dan Olsen Animation: Corey Ellis Natural Selection Tour: Creator / Executive Producer: Travis Rice Board Member / Executive Producer: Michael Schwab General Manager, Surf: Jason Murray Global Brand Director: Tiffany Santini Director of Business Operations & Finance: Nicola Dechamps Natural Selection Tour Surf: Broadcast Production Broadcast Director: Jeremy Grant Head of Production: Alan Van Gysen Production Manager: Cheyne Bjergfelt Broadcast Aerial DOP: Brad McGregor Broadcast Aerial Cinematography: Dale Staples Broadcast Cinematography: Will Bendix, Zac Clarke, Ryan Logie, Ernst Ohlhoff, Ian Thurtell, Jackson Wolter Head of Water Patrol / Locations: Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker DIT / VTR: Johan Beukes Production Assistants: Daniel Grebe, Joel Fowles Additional footage provided by: ‘Out of Mined’ Documentary: Arthur Neumeier - Eyeforce Protect The West Coast- Mike Schlebach, Steve Pike, Miles Masterson, Khaya Pullen, Jaque Smit Anthony Fox Michael Oblowitz Damien Schumann Athletes: Soli Bailey Noah Beschen Eli Beukes Milla Coco Brown Sanoa Dempfle-Olin Jarvis Earle Eithan Osborne Kirra Pinkerton Balaram Stack Hughie Vaughan Eden Walla Mikey Wright Water Safety: Stuart Fowles, Andrew ‘Rooster’ Lange, James Taylor Judges: Nathan Fletcher, Greg Emslie, Sean Holmes Camp Operations: Grant Scholtz Camp Partners: Marc and Joline Artist - Portal / Trophies: Chip Snaddon Nama People: Drummer - Chief Ferdienand Fransman - Protocol Spokesperson, West Coast Guriqau San Council Singers - Spirit of Endeavor Fisher Women Dance - Richtersveld Stoftrap Dancers Nama-Khoi Elder- Gert Afrikaner About Natural Selection Tour: Founded by snowboarding icon Travis Rice, the Natural Selection Tour is dedicated to showcasing the world’s most exciting athletes competing on innovative, natural venues where they can pull together freeride and freestyle skills into one sport progressing run. The Tour has evolved to now include mountain biking, skiing and surfing alongside snowboarding. Natural Selection strives to inspire a deeper connection with nature while giving riders a platform to break the boundaries of sport. Connect with Natural Selection Tour: Website: https://www.naturalselectiontour.com/ Facebook: / @naturalselectiontour Instagram: / @naturalselection TikTok: / @naturalselectiontour

9/17/2026   |   video icon

BIGGEST PADDLE-IN WAVE of 2024: The Nominees (Men) We've been desensitized to wave size by mechanically assisted monster rides... but the paddle awards deserve our respect. in terms of paddle-in waves, these are absolute bombs, hunted down in true surfing tradition. Congrats to these three finalists for the MENS Paddle-In ride of the year. Who should be the winner? We'll be announcing live on FuelTV October 19 at the Big Wave Challenge awards in Nazare Portugal. Stay tuned. ‪@bigwavechallenge‬ ‪@5hourenergyshot‬ ‪@surfermag‬

9/27/2024   |   video icon

Day of the Year at Dungeons | Inside Africa’s most terrifying big wave break Nestled at the foot of the Sentinel on the tip of southern Africa, Dungeons is arguably the scariest, most challenging big wave spot in the world, according to three times Big Wave World Champ and XXL Big Wave Award winner, Grant Twiggy Baker. TURN & GO takes you into the line-up and peels back the layers on this mythical surf spot, set against highlight sessions from 2023. Along the way we get some candid insight into the world champ’s drive to keep charging the biggest waves on the planet. A film by Now Now Media presented by Surfline Director of photography Alan van Gysen Executive Producer Taylor Divine Produced by Alan van Gysen Directed & Edited by Will Bendix

10/16/2023   |   video icon
 
 

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