Gold Coast’s Mick Fanning and Mason Ho embark on the trip of a liftime to the frozen north for Rip Curl’s ‘The Search’ series

WHAT’S it like to get off the grid? Surfing legend Mick Fanning embarked on the trip of a lifetime in search of the perfect wave.

AFTER a rollercoaster 2015 for Mick Fanning that included a shark attack, a marital separation and the death of his brother it’s no wonder the surfing legend decided to take some time out.

Filming for Rip Curl’s The Search series, Fanning and fellow surfer Mason Ho, headed north to an undisclosed location off the coast of North America in search of cold waves and clarity.

Mick Fanning find cold waves and clarity in the frozen north. Picture: Corey Wilson/Rip Curl

The pair found themselves in freezing conditions surfing glacier waves, floating on chunks of ice surrounded by sea lions and towering mountains.

Fanning wrote on his Instagram page that the search was “my trip of a lifetime”, and in an interview with Rip Curl admitted the trip was the perfect escape.

Mick Fanning in the frozen north. Picture: Corey Wilson/Rip Curl

“To be in nature and not have a fixed schedule, cell reception or internet. It was just what I needed — to get off the grid and disappear.”

Ice-breakers: Mick Fanning and Mason Ho search for the perfect wave

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