stand-up tube
Advanced maneuver during which the surfer comes up from a crouch to stand at full height while inside the tube. The ultimate form of tuberiding. Hawaii's Gerry Lopez is often credited with inventing the stand-up tube at Pipeline in the early 1970s. Variation include the arched back, upraised arms, and hand-behind-the-back. Shaun Tomson, Sunny Garcia, Kelly Slater, Andy Irons, and Jamie O'Brien are...
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Rory Russell, Pipeline, 1974. Photo: Dan MerkelSubscribe to view
Andy Irons, 2003Subscribe to view
Shaun Tomson, Pipeline, 1976. Photo: Dan MerkelSubscribe to view
Kelly Slater, Shipstern Bluff, 2010. Photo: Andrew ChisholmSubscribe to view
Rory Russell, Pipeline, 1974. Photo: Dan Merkel
Andy Irons, 2003
Shaun Tomson, Pipeline, 1976. Photo: Dan Merkel
Kelly Slater, Shipstern Bluff, 2010. Photo: Andrew Chisholm