This was over five years in the making. We planned to hold a Stab High at URBNSURF in Melbourne in March of 2020. Surfers were confirmed. Rooms were booked. Tickets were sold. You probably know what happened next. “We moved mountains to create this event — ironic that it was toppled by a microscopic germ,” we wrote at the time. Two hundred and ninety weeks (and five Stab Highs) later, we’ve finally managed to bring the event to Stab’s continent of birth. While the official practice sessions started today, we started testing the acid drop platform with a small crew last night.