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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 30, 2013 - 11:39am PT
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Kinda on topic, almost need a belay to surf this wave
Enormous wave dwarfs surfer Garrett McNamara along coast of Portugal
By Natalia Jimenez, NBC News
Surfer Garrett McNamara catches what could be the largest wave ever surfed, off the coast of Nazare, Portugal, on Jan. 29. The estimated 100-foot wave, if confirmed, would beat the current world record of 78 feet, which McNamara has held since 2011. According to SurferToday.com:
Garrett McNamara traveled from Hawaii and hit the water with Kealii Mamala - with whom he surfed waves generated by glacier blocks in Alaska - Kamaki Worthington and Hugo Vau, as their support team on the jet ski. The conditions in Nazaré were heavenly perfect. Light southern winds and strong swell coming from northwest and hitting the local canyon as it should.
Judges with Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards will work to determine the actual size of the wave.
McNamara's surfing skills developed when his family moved to Hawaii from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, when he was 11 years old. As a professional big wave surfer, he regularly seeks out the largest waves in the world.
Video
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26184891/vp/45268664#45268664
Surfing waves created by glacier blocks falling
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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Jan 30, 2013 - 11:43am PT
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Sheeit!
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Pollock Pines, California
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Jan 30, 2013 - 11:43am PT
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im ignorant, so
how dire of consequences if, say
he pitched from his position in
the photo?
looks like a violent cespoole
at the wave base.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 30, 2013 - 11:48am PT
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What happens to a n00b if he tries this and falls in the middle of this thing?
Does he die?
:-)
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 30, 2013 - 11:51am PT
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Going over he falls on one of these would hold you down under the water for a long time, assuming the impact didn't kill you you might go unconscious. I would carry a pony bottle strapped to my leg if I had to surf that wave, but I am a pussy.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 30, 2013 - 12:06pm PT
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a pony bottle
Sorry .... that I'm so stupid.
What's a pony bottle?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jan 30, 2013 - 12:13pm PT
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Sorry .... that I'm so stupid. What's a pony bottle?
Werner, you know the poster who goes by Da Dweeb? And all those wonderful happy fun ponies he posts pictures of? Where do you think he gets them?
From a pony bottle, of course.
Just imagine being crushed to death by a million tonnes of surging water. Wouldn't you want to be able to pull the cork on the magic pony bottle and have hundreds of rainbow-colored ponies whisk you to safety?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 30, 2013 - 12:16pm PT
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That first pic looks like the world's largest shorebreak. Yikes!
I know it is a big lens but still.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jan 30, 2013 - 12:17pm PT
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What's a pony bottle?
H.E.E.D. is a mini scuba bottle with a regulator built on top.
About the size of a water bottle.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 30, 2013 - 12:30pm PT
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That's huge, for sure. Respect for the surfer and the ocean.
While XXL contest organizers try and figure out the actual size, they are faced with the dilemma"how do you measure a wave that doesn't break?"
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J. Werlin
Social climber
Cedaredge, CO
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Jan 30, 2013 - 12:33pm PT
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Worthy OT. I know these elite big wave riders do breath training. A local I met while underwater rock running at Waimea Beach last summer who told me Ken Bradshaw could hold his breath for 5 minutes in a pool.
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J. Werlin
Social climber
Cedaredge, CO
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Jan 30, 2013 - 12:35pm PT
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Did you watch all the footage Jefe--that one he was on broke big an scary. Or am I missing your point?
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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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Jan 30, 2013 - 12:35pm PT
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The best thing about this is how GMac said he didn't get a "rush" from riding this wave! Dudes nutz!!!!
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jan 30, 2013 - 12:55pm PT
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It is feathering nicely on top. Must be offshore.
I don't even want to think about the consquences of a hold-down/beat-down from that monster.
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
Panorama City, California & living in Seattle
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Jan 30, 2013 - 01:39pm PT
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About the photo in the first post; might be some good buildering there.
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TwistedCrank
climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
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Jan 30, 2013 - 01:45pm PT
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I'm more impressed when they don't use those cute little tugboat things.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 30, 2013 - 02:03pm PT
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Well ..... thanks for the info guys.
So he did it without supplemental Oxygen.
What a pro!!!
N00bs will never go there I guess, even with oxygen.
Thus he descaled the the MT Everest of WAVE .....
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 30, 2013 - 02:28pm PT
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Here's the money shots...
Hell, I don't know. It's here:
Nazare,Portugal
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GOclimb
Trad climber
Denver, CO
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Jan 30, 2013 - 02:46pm PT
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Pretty much a full pitch of water bearing down on you. I can't even begin to imagine.
Respect.
GO
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