Tag: big wave
Garrett McNamara Surfs Biggest Wave Ever Ridden
You don’t really equate Portugal with massive waves, but big wave rider Garrett McNamara knew a sick wave when he saw one. So, he pulled a Bodhi and rode it. Now the video’s making the rounds, the general consensus is that the wave is 90 feet high and…if that’s true, you’re lookin’ at the biggest [...]
Posted: November 11th, 2011 under Surfing.
Tags: big wave, biggest waves ever surfed, Bodhi, Garrett McNamara, glacier surfing, Portugal, surfing in Tofino, world records
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Surfer Cheats Death in Narrow Miss With Jet Ski
Man, some guys just look death in the face and tell it to F&#k Off. Fortunately for Ramiana van Bastolaer, the world-renowned big wave surfer did just that, with an Oh Shit moment for the record books and a video that will make your jaw hit the floor.
Watch this video, of Reef McIntosh’s jet ski [...]
Posted: July 1st, 2011 under Accidents, Surfing.
Tags: big wave, big wave surfing, cheat death, jet ski, Oh Shit!, Ramiana van Bastolaer, Reef McIntosh, surfer avoids accident with jet ski, Tahiti
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Sickest, Baddest Most Hardcore Waves in Australia
To each their own. Canada has hockey, the Norwegians have wing-suits. And the Aussies? They have waves that would give Kelly Slater wet dreams for the next fifty years. This is a compilation video, of just some absolutely disgusting waves and the surfers who ride them. This is big wave [...]
Posted: June 6th, 2011 under Surfing.
Tags: Australia, big wave, biggest waves ever surfed, Canada, Kelly Slater, Norway, wing-suit
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Glacier Surfing in Alaska
We may be in the doldrums of winter, but Mother Nature’s always up for some seriously killer surf…of the glacier variety! This video is a combination of big wave surfer Garrett McNamara and a jet ski being in the right place at the right time. Watch as this glacier conveniently topples into the water in [...]
Posted: January 15th, 2011 under Surfing.
Tags: Alaska, big wave, Garrett McNamara, glacier surfing
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Mark Foo, Awesome Life, Creepy Death
This is the stuff of urban legends. Mark Foo was a professional surfer, starting out surfing the south shores of Oahu, and later moved on to big wave surfing at Waimea Bay. In the 1970’s, Foo joined the IPS World Surfing Tour and became a fixture on the international surfing scene. His passion for big [...]
Posted: July 10th, 2010 under Respect Your Elders, Surfing.
Tags: big wave, early death, Hawaii, Mark Foo, Mavericks
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Biggest Wave Ever Surfed??
I’m sorry, but this is simply one of the sickest, baddest, most hardcore waves I’ve ever seen ridden. I have no idea how big this wave is, I’m thinking maybe 100 feet. I love how the video starts, with the surfer and the jet ski, then the camera shot pans out a little [...]
Posted: April 5th, 2010 under Surfing.
Tags: big wave
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