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NY Logger Mikey DeTemple On Heart Surgery And Surfing In The City

Having third-degree heart block and a pace maker doesn’t stop surfer Mikey DeTemple from hitting the snowy, winter waves.

The super stylish logger lives in the middle of NYC and relishes the chance to jump in for a few cold hours walking to the nose in between other creative missions. “To be a surfer in New York you have to be able to drop everything and go.” says Mikey, a sentiment us Brits are also very familiar with. Watch him here, doing just that, one snowy staturday morning: