Go211's own Ian Walsh is gearing up for the Monster Pipeline Pro this week on the North Shore of O'ahu, and in between stacked heats on this barreling left Ian, is answering the Who? What? Where? Why? And How? From the Go211 community as he attempts to repeat his 2006 podium performance. Ask this versatile surfer, anything and everything about dropping into some of the biggest waves in surfing, living aloha, music, golf, life, whatever, fire away he’s all yours....

I have a few, but don't really ride them that much... and wardo rips but after the contest it didn't make me want to order more... I just think that goes to personal preference... I've had a few good days on them, but i think my thrusters hold just fine when it's really big... it is fun to try new stuff though...

Hawaii, Tahiti, Indonesia, and Vegas!

ha...nope, no girlfriend right now... there have been more than a few really sketchy situations over the years but the worst would have to be almost drowning twice, i opened my eyes to see how deep i was by the water color and what should have been blue or white all i saw was pitch black... a millisecond later i popped up! i was less than a second away from blacking out and just floating.. i have had ton of injury's too, one in Chile the day after i flew 20 hours to get there, in our first session my board hit me in the jaw so hard it broke in half and i was no where near any hospital or doctor for days.. i didn't know if my jaw was broken or not! i couldn't eat for like 5 days or open my mouth all the way for months! but the waves were so good 2 days later i had to surf, and the cold water help the swelling! Ha!

snowboarding is just like surfing if you are in deep powder with a long board... you just lean on the tail and don't have to use the edges as much.. it's similar if you live in Norway because it is freezing ass cold too... but when it is hard pack, that is whole different ball game.. then get ready to sprain every limb you have!

It depends where I am. but if I am not on Maui, it really fun and really busy! on Maui it is pretty cruisy, other days you are jumping in a boat to surf somewhere in Bali while on the phone booking tickets for that night go to Australia for a swell and looking a trip that starts in a few days to go to Tahiti. But for the most part I surf and deal with the usual!

It is one of the hardest places to surf in the world, the waves are as intense as they get and on top of that, it is most aggressive crowd out of everywhere I have been. But for a lot of us that have grown up here, most of crow is our best friends. but if you are outside of that circle it can be hard.

I have never tried that. I would for sure. I wouldn't waste a whole powder day doing it though, ha!

I used to play all kinds of sports, baseball, soccer, basketball ect... I loved all of them, but from the first day my dad took me surfing that was all i wanted to do everyday after that. I wouldn't say the brought me to surfing they helped make some friendships I still have today!

They sound familiar, but it has been a really long time since I was there, at least like 12 years, but if I can remember that far back I think Ian Barrett was my old neighbor we called Bennie! Haven't heard from him in years....

Yea, I think Ian barrett is my old neighbor we used to call beanie! we had some funny times when we were about 5 or so... classic trouble!!!! I cant really remember Chris to well, but it sounds really familiar, it has been at least like 12-15 year since i was back there...

Kazuma Surfboards was my first and the shaper just started helping me out and getting me boards and to the little kids events..

good waves motivate me the most.. when the waves are really good i get just as excited as i did when i was like 13 years old!

very true... the main thing is the simple fact that this is what i love to do... even if i worked doing construction or being a waiter i would still surf everday. i still do it for the same reason as i did when i started, for fun! on the work side of it, the one that makes me work harder is to keep progressing as much as i can....

Take a road trip to Mexico! and get a good wetsuit...

jumping rope professionally! nah, maybe a chef??

A lot of my friends are on here and it's pretty easy to keep in contact with people, especially when they are on the other side of the world.

My dad grew up surfing and we were always around the beach so it just kind of fell into place for my brothers and I.

Indonesia... it's a fun place to be and waves are so sick

ha.. no I never really think about it. The only time your thinking about it is if you are at some sketchy place, like in the middle of nowhere in south africa.. there is a way better chance I will get in a car accident in about 15 minutes then being attacked by a shark...

pat benetar! nah... lil wayne is sick and i have everything in my ipod from 80's to rock... it's all good just has to be loud!