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dogtown
Trad climber
Cheyenne, Wyoming and Marshall Islands atoll.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 6, 2013 - 10:33pm PT
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World's Biggest wave ever surfed. FULL VIDEO CLIP. A 90-foot wave with Garrett McNamara off the cost of Nazare, Portugal, showing the city as the background, the set waves, land support, wave ride towing-in, and interview with Garrett McNamara.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlrqyHIE4wc
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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i'm not positive dog, but I think this has been posted here before
it's good though
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dogtown
Trad climber
Cheyenne, Wyoming and Marshall Islands atoll.
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 6, 2013 - 10:42pm PT
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I'm not sure it's the biggest wave either? but it's for sure badass.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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There was another Thread, don't know if it was this one. I don't remember seeing this ride before.
No way to describe watching this.......the F%$# word doesn't even come close.
The Bachar/Honnold of the water world. Keep safe Dude. lynnie
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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next year it'll be bigger..
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Feb 28, 2014 - 02:06am PT
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Feb 28, 2014 - 02:44am PT
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Interesting that Garrett McNamara was doing the tow-in
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona
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Feb 28, 2014 - 06:41am PT
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The reporter in that last video sounds like a beta version of a speaking robot.
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Bill Mc Kirgan
Trad climber
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Feb 28, 2014 - 07:14am PT
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Yeah, mcreel, the beta robot narration sounds a bit xtranormal.
The video was incredible. The profile shot of the wave looks sinister.
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Jim Clipper
climber
from: forests to tree farms
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Feb 28, 2014 - 09:38am PT
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I think there was some controversy about the technology Garret McNamera was using to catch waves. There is a guy here in Santa Cruz named Sean Dollar who I happened to run into a couple of times. I'm not the one to say, but I'd call them both watermen. Stoked that they get to do something they love, and represent surf culture.
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Not to be sentimental, but the song reminds me of going to Leucadia, seeing clips of a bootleg copy of Big Wednesday. Being small and having had a short attention span, years until I sat through it entirely.
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Finally, my dad tried to get me to start skating natural stance. I think he eventually gave up and said, "That's o.k. you can surf Pipeline some day." Ha!!! I'll never get there, but it is fund to watch. Moreover, I thought it would be cool if someone donated their first Master's purse to something like the Boys and Girls Club of North Shore, or maybe West Side. More better, tithe 10% prize money? If you really make it, reverse tithe? Some people keep buying up land. Hawaii people, some need to eat... I never really dig the poi myself.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 28, 2014 - 10:41am PT
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Biotch, that was a human narrating that? BwaHaHaHaHa!
I also hope the Billabong folks have a better vid to watch cause that one
was a real POS! But it was definitely GNARLY! Only a Brit plumber would
do that. Is he related to Don Whillans?
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 28, 2014 - 12:29pm PT
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Lots of giant waves this past season, and lots of controversy to go along with them.
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Last year it was about mushy vs hollow(less about sponsor or principles IMO).
This year it's about completing the ride.
Laird ruffled some feathers with his comments about Maya's skills but his assertion that you should actually MAKE the wave to claim the ride deserves merit.
This years XXL contender didn't make the wave either. (Props regardless!)
Wipeout of the year maybe, and there's a category in the contest for that too.
Here's a pretty f*#king heavy one
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elcap-pics
Big Wall climber
Crestline CA
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Feb 28, 2014 - 02:08pm PT
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Yeah.... does it count if you fall off?? Maybe "biggest wave ever attempted?" Survival is the most important thing here, plus the balls to try it! Respect!!
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