THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF MICK FANNING

By salmon fishing in Alaska, drinking whiskey in London and surfing under the Northern Lights in Norway, Mick Fanning has discovered more about himself, healed a few wounds and recharged his batteries. Tracks caught up with Fanning to see where he’s been and if he’s worked out where’s he’s headed. MICK FANNING SPENT A YEAR SATISFYING HIS TRAVEL BUG. WILL HE EVER WANT TO HAVE THE TERMS OF HIS TRIPS DETERMINED BY PRO TOUR STOPS AGAIN?MICK FANNING SPENT A YEAR SATISFYING HIS TRAVEL BUG. WILL HE EVER WANT TO HAVE THE TERMS OF HIS TRIPS DETERMINED BY PRO TOUR STOPS AGAIN?MICK FANNING SPENT A YEAR SATISFYING HIS TRAVEL BUG. WILL HE EVER WANT TO HAVE THE TERMS OF HIS TRIPS DETERMINED BY PRO TOUR STOPS AGAIN?MICK FANNING SPENT A YEAR SATISFYING HIS TRAVEL BUG. WILL HE EVER WANT TO HAVE THE TERMS OF HIS TRIPS DETERMINED BY PRO TOUR STOPS AGAIN?EVEN IF HE’S NOT ON TOUR, MICK CAN STILL SUMMON THE KILLER INSTINCT GAZE. PHOTO: COREY WILSON.MICK FANNING SPENT A YEAR SATISFYING HIS TRAVEL BUG. WILL HE EVER WANT TO HAVE THE TERMS OF HIS TRIPS DETERMINED BY PRO TOUR STOPS AGAIN?MICK FANNING SPENT A YEAR SATISFYING HIS TRAVEL BUG. WILL HE EVER WANT TO HAVE THE TERMS OF HIS TRIPS DETERMINED BY PRO TOUR STOPS AGAIN?MICK FANNING SPENT A YEAR SATISFYING HIS TRAVEL BUG. WILL HE EVER WANT TO HAVE THE TERMS OF HIS TRIPS DETERMINED BY PRO TOUR STOPS AGAIN?MICK FANNING SPENT A YEAR SATISFYING HIS TRAVEL BUG. WILL HE EVER WANT TO HAVE THE TERMS OF HIS TRIPS DETERMINED BY PRO TOUR STOPS AGAIN? “Once I got to the end of last year I was just empty, I had nothing left in the tank. Last year was obviously a tough one,” says Mick Fanning, slightly underplaying a 12-month period where he was attacked by a great white, went through a marriage break-up, lost a second brother and just missed out on a world title. “But for the three previous years before that I had been in world title races and that takes a lot out of you. I felt I just I couldn’t give anymore and I needed a break. I needed to walk away and fill up the tank.” I’m talking to Mick in Norway in November. It’s 3pm, and the sky is dark as ink. Outside a howling Arctic wind threatens to Wizard of Oz … Read more

By salmon fishing in Alaska, drinking whiskey in London and surfing under the Northern Lights in Norway, Mick Fanning has discovered more about himself, healed a few wounds and recharged his batteries. Tracks caught up with Fanning to see where he’s been and if he’s worked out where’s he’s headed.

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