Four years on, the team is heading back to Russia for the second chapter of Kamchatka, The Corners of the Earth—a raw and remote surf adventure like no other.

Led by filmmaker Spencer Frost and photographer Guy Williment, the crew—featuring our own Fraser Dovell alongside Rusty’s Letty Mortenson—set off from Sydney over the weekend, embarking on an 80+ hour journey to one of the most isolated coastlines on the planet.

Just like the first expedition, we’ve custom-built a batch of boards designed to handle the brutal conditions—from near-freezing 1°C water temperatures to the heavy, unpredictable waves the crew faced last time.

Now, let’s take a look at what Fraser has packed for the mission.

(L to R)

6'0 BULL DOVE 2 - 19 - 2 7/16 - 31L 

5'10 BEACH METALL twin - 19 3/4 - 2 1/2 - 30.8L 

6'0 BULL DOVE 2 - 19 - 2 7/16 - 31L 

6'1 BEACH METALL ROUND twin - 19 3/4 - 2 7/16 - 32L  

6'2 BULL DOVE 2 STEP UP - 19 - 2 5/8 - 32L 

No surprises here—Fraser’s board bag looks much the same as it did four years ago. He’s packed three Bull Dove 2s and two Beach Metalls.

The BD2 has been his go-to for the past 4–5 years, ever since it evolved from the original BD. The goal was simple: refine the plan shape to make it more user-friendly without sacrificing performance.

Since then, it’s gone on to become our most popular and highly regarded shortboard model.

The twin, though… yeah, you might not expect to see one headed for a slab-heavy coastline—but this model has never really had limits. Fraser’s ridden it in just about everything over the years, and at times it’s even doubled as his everyday board.

He typically leans on the swallow tail in small to overhead conditions, switching to the round tail when things step up beyond that.

So how do these differ from his everyday boards?

As mentioned, the models themselves haven’t changed—but the dimensions have. Length, volume, and glassing have all been stepped up to suit the conditions.

Fraser’s standard BD2 is 5'11", but for this trip we’ve pushed them out to 6'0"s. Volume has also been increased by just over a litre to offset the extra weight of a full cold-water kit—6mm suit, gloves, booties, and hood.

And glassing? Nothing too drastic—but we’ve made a few key adjustments.

We’ve stepped up to 6oz on the bottoms, where we’d normally run 4oz, adding extra strength to handle the impact of those Russian bombs (the wave kind).

The decks remain at 2 x 4oz, keeping overall weight down while still providing the durability needed for a trip like this.

Lastly—yeah, you better believe we’ve cooked up some new apparel for this adventure… more on that soon.

Follow the guys’ journey here.