Note submitted by Vissla - Cover photo: VerticalIQQ

There are few human beings who go to the places where Andro Crvik from Iquique has been. He is one of the crazy people who surfs in La Intendencia, in El Bajo, and who stands out with his short board in all the hidden slabs in one of the world's bodyboarding capitals.

He must be a bit crazy, but in reality, in person, he seems like a very calm and kind person, perhaps too calm.

Is it that this calm awakens when the waves are monstrous? Or is it that keeping calm is what keeps him from shaking when it comes to taking action?

This is something that only he knows, although there are some clues: His family is closely related to the sea because they are dedicated to fishing and he, when he is not inside a tube, works helping with the albacores.

It can also be noted that he has been in the water since he was a child. When he was eight years old, Christmas brought him a bodyboard and a package of lessons, one time in the lessons he saw surfing and chose to stand up.

It is no small feat that it was born in one of the world capitals of slabs, one of the best urban reefs on the planet, a Hawaii facing a city like Iquique.

So he shares some key points about his personality, what he likes and what he says terrifies him:

When did you realize and how that tubes and heavy waves were your thing?
I have always been interested in the style of tubular waves, slabs and big waves because I am lucky enough to live in Iquique, which is the slab paradise of South America. I thought they were my thing because I am very good friends with local bodyboarders and I have always had that experience with demanding and tubular waves.

What is the key to getting so many tubes in?
I think the key to getting into a good tube is to take a good line and the most important thing is how you get into the wave and for that you have to have a good paddling and read the wave.

What was the best tube of your life?
It was the one I took in the wave best known as El Bajo or the Cacho Toro of Iquique.

What was the worst blow of your life?
I think the worst blow as a tumble was at La Intendencia and El Colegio, the worst blow was at a secret spot where I hit the reef and it left me with a grade 2 sprain and a tear in my thigh.

When were you most afraid in your life?
When I paid for a tube at El Colegio, I hit the reef and was almost two waves under the water. When I came out I didn't know where I was, I was disoriented.

What was the biggest wave? 
In El Bajo or Cacho Toro.

Why did you go to Indo if at home you have waves like Indo's?
It's always good to go out and see other waves in the world to nurture your surfing and gain sports experience. And also to show your surfing and be an ambassador for your city and your country and also be able to take off your wetsuit for a while and make material because my dream is to make a film or a documentary. Speaking of that, I want to thank Vissla, the Illustrious Municipality of Iquqiue and its Sports Corporation, Recmetal, Chiringuito and most importantly: My family and friends!