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Heisenberg
Trad climber
RV, middle of Nowehere
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EDDIE WILL GO!!!
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Kauait
Big Wall climber
salt lake city
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Go Brucie!!!
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 8, 2016 - 11:39am PT
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Green light..First time in over 6 years....It's a GO for Wednesday!
Invitees are summoned from the corners of the world... Crowds will be insane.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, climbski2... say, ohhhhhhhhhhhh my....
hope it all goes well... whewwww...
sounds wild...
thanks for sharing, :)
had never HEARD of this...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, climbski2 ...
just read the links... thank you kindly for posting the
MEMORIAL link, as well...
i am going to go read and learn more...
thank you...
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 8, 2016 - 12:42pm PT
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There are other films and documentaries about Eddie Aikau.
He was a great local Hawaiian Surfer and Lifeguard who saved hundreds of people. In the end he lost his life trying to save the crew of a swamped and capsized small ship he was on by attempting to swim several miles back to land.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, climbski2 ...
oh my... wow, thank you again...
i am so very very happy to say, that i have been able to learn
who eddie aikau, was, and 'is' as he lives on in memories,
of those that love him, and in the
hearts of stranger, like me...
a fine, dedicated young man, as to what he fought hard to do:
RESCUE his fellowman...
oh my...
first lifequard, and saved over 500 lifes...
and of course, this last rescue attempt:
With more than 10 years in the lifeguard tower at Waimea Bay, making over 500 rescues with no loss of life on his watch. And the manner in which he died, paddling against all odds in an attempt to save his stricken Hokulea crewmates.
and, so much, here: EDIT--ADDED the quote, for that might not
get over there to read it all:
How the entire future of professional surfing hung in the balance. And how just as the crisis teetered out of control, it was Eddie Aikau, as fiercely proud a Hawaiian as has ever ridden a wave, who took matters into his own hands, personally organizing a hooponopono. In Hawaiian custom a hooponopono is a family meeting where both sides air their grievances, express their contrition, and come to a peaceful agreement. This Eddie did for the Aussies, even though stung through and through by their nationalistic braggadocio and in opposition of his own people. Eddie stepped up and was the peacemaker. He cared enough about what he felt was right to take that step. Again he put himself in jeopardy for somebody else.
what another-type of scary thing to do...
from the link, below:
http://espn.go.com/30for30/film?page=hawaiian-the-legend-of-eddieaikau
wow...
AHHHHH, wow, we must have posted at the same time, :))
thank you again, climbski2
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Very cool! When I saw the thread title, I thought you might be referring to the status of my boldness on lead.
;-)
John
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, john... ahhhaaa, :))
say, i was pleasantly surprised, here, hoping the
alert was not that something had gone wrong...
though, i sure can pray for all the surfers...
say, you see, it just goes to show:
WE SURE DO LEARN a lot!!! here at the ol' supertopo, :)
thank you chris, for the supertopo, :)
got to throw that in, too, :)
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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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ITS A GREEN FOR WEDNESDAY!!!!
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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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is there a good way to watch online?
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john hansen
climber
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Here is another link to the local news. It has a list of the surfers and what heats they are in. Looks like Clyde will be going again, he must be sixty one.. EDIT: looks like he is sixty six.
The Donini of the surfing world..
http://khon2.com/2016/02/07/eddie-aikau-big-wave-invitational-is-on-huge-swell-expected-wednesday-3/
I bet plenty people call in sick that day.. the road from Haleiwa to Turtle bay will be a parking lot.
I know Eddie's nephew, Arcus, fairly well. Got to go aboard the Hokulea on Molokai'i in the mid nineties. It is now approaching Brazil on an around the world cruise. Will continue thru the Panama canal then up the west coast and back to Hawaii.
More info on the Hokulea since its first voyage. Quite the traveler.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokulea
Another Edit. after reading the first line of that wiki page, I see how Arcus got his name.
drljefe..
Are you sure that picture below , of Bruce Irons, is not flipped? I always thought the break came in on the church side of the bay, and broke to the middle of the bay.
That would be surfers right, left from the shore.
Perhaps when it gets big it breaks on the Haleiwa side.. or inside shore break, any wave could pop up there.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
Bruce Irons getting stand up barreled in the massive shorie is one of the greatest moments ever. 100pt ride.
It's been big enough to tun a few times already but the criteria is pretty explicit-
It's gotta hold huge all day, for all heats, so it's an even playing field.
Go brucie
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Contest will be live on the WSL site.
Always good streams.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, jefe... did i miss anything, as to the link, for that...
WSL... i think you just posted...
can you put a link, or do folks have to first, 'sign in'...
thanks so very much... :)
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 9, 2016 - 06:03pm PT
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Watch it here http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ starting at 9:30ish am PST Wednesday(tomorrow).
Or you can install the World Surf League app on your phone.
CBS Sports Network will also be broadcasting live starting at the same time.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2016 - 09:48am PT
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Well damn.. fizzled out.
Another time perhaps.
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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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Feb 10, 2016 - 10:43am PT
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Canceled for today.
Main brunt of swell prob wont hit for at least another 8 hrs.
Not the first time it has been called off the day of.
Bummer, but the swell will still be pretty significant, and we got the Mavericks contest finally on Friday. The stupid-bowl was the reason Mav's got called off last weekend.
Check out the web cam....looks fun right now.
http://www.surfline.com/surf-report/waimea-bay---shorebreak-oahu_134569/
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 10, 2016 - 10:51am PT
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Eddie wouldn't go.
This could be the final nail for Quik.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'erdowell
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Feb 10, 2016 - 12:08pm PT
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Event Status
Standby
1 hour ago
New Swell Falls Short of Ideal Conditions, Event Called Off
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 10, 2016 - 01:41pm PT
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hey there say, guys, thanks for sharing...
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 22, 2016 - 06:33pm PT
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Here we go again...
YELLOW ALERT for Thursday. Seems like a better forecast this time. But the bay will call the day.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 22, 2016 - 06:47pm PT
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hey there say, climbski2... thanks so much... i was wondering if this was the end of it, or what...
thanks, again...
keep the updates, please... :)
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Kelly7873
Social climber
Honolulu
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Feb 24, 2016 - 05:24pm PT
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The swell is hitting the NW buoy now, the event is almost sure to go off this time unless it gets too big.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 24, 2016 - 09:14pm PT
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hey there say, so then, will this BE ON THURS somewhere where there is a link, too, for us to see this... ??
thank you so very much... for any extra info...
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 25, 2016 - 07:38am PT
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Bump, live stream begins in a couple of hours.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 25, 2016 - 08:01am PT
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hey there say, climbski2, and brandon_ ... thank you!
wow, hope i don't fall asleep and miss it, :(
i was up all night, working on stuff that needed attention, oh my...
:) but i am trying, :)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 25, 2016 - 08:04am PT
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hey there say, brandon_ ... i just clicked on the facebook link (same as the link here) and will see what happens, :)
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2016 - 08:05am PT
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Apparently it's so big right now the surf is occasionally hitting the scaffolding of the broadcast tower.
WOW!some 27s
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Feb 25, 2016 - 08:08am PT
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Thanks for link climbski...
Question have you ever seen the "black ALERT"?
Very rare..
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2016 - 09:01am PT
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Black alert?..never heard of it.
Gotta do a couple jobs this morning. Call should be made in about 30 minutes. Guess I will try to catch it on my phone here and there till I get done. You can find a link to the live event in the link I posted last night.. if it goes.
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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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Feb 25, 2016 - 09:20am PT
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The Eddie is ON for today!
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2016 - 12:17pm PT
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Clyde Aikau 66years old..just dropped into his first..wipeout!..but he's ready to go again
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 25, 2016 - 12:36pm PT
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28 competitors, but I wonder how many in the world are qualified to paddle in, and successfully drop into waves that size?
250?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 25, 2016 - 12:45pm PT
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^^^^^ More than there would be if we had national mental health care.
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John M
climber
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Feb 25, 2016 - 12:51pm PT
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that wave that I believe it was Mark Healey just barely pulled out and then the camera pans down. It had to be over 70 feet. Hairball...
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2016 - 12:53pm PT
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Wow..watching all the jetski's get ran off the water onto the beach..running like hell from a wave.. really badass.
Is it getting BIGGER!?? Jeez...
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 25, 2016 - 12:58pm PT
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It's getting massive!!!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 25, 2016 - 01:04pm PT
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Yeah moose, super boring.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 25, 2016 - 01:05pm PT
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HOLEE PHUK! Couto almost got speared by his board!* That monster had to be 40'+!
And how bout that wave in Round 3 that closed out all the skis so they had
to run up on the beach? Those phukkers are NUTZ!
*The replay showed it missed his head by maybe a foot?
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 25, 2016 - 04:01pm PT
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Slater got the barrel!
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crøtch
climber
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Feb 25, 2016 - 04:14pm PT
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Great waves all day today. Solid sets every heat.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 25, 2016 - 04:19pm PT
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Mason Ho needs to change his name to Mason Go Big! Was that a 60 footer?
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2016 - 04:22pm PT
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I dunno how big it was (60 seems quite possible) I was yelling at the screen as soon as he took off on it.. it was awesome from the start.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2016 - 04:52pm PT
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Score is not out yet but John John Florence had to have just taken the lead with that one..80+ for sure.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 25, 2016 - 04:52pm PT
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John John Florence just crushed it.
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crøtch
climber
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Feb 25, 2016 - 04:57pm PT
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JJF on a massive one. So rad.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 25, 2016 - 05:04pm PT
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How the hell did he stay on it? Sick.
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Feb 25, 2016 - 05:06pm PT
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the one I find really amazing is Ross Clarke Jones
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2016 - 05:16pm PT
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the one I find really amazing is Ross Clarke Jones
Yeah 49? I think... Prior winner...almost won it all again. Amazing rides. Hard charger.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2016 - 05:52pm PT
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It's pretty much over.. Rothman only person with any chance.. but needs 2 huge rides in less than 10 minutes.. Looks like a local boy will win.. new generation.. Grats for Florence.
No major injuries..success..hope everyone enjoyed it.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Feb 25, 2016 - 06:21pm PT
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Florence took it? Nice......
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 25, 2016 - 06:24pm PT
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hey there say... wow, that was great... i had to go sleep in the middle of it, though...
they are going to 'crown' the winner now... john john florence...
i tried to take a few pics of the waves, with my camera, from the computer...
saw a LOT of it, though...
wow, wow, wow!!!
thanks so much for the alert!!!
OH YES!! and NO ONE WAS lost!!
yes, climbski2... whewwwwww, thank god...
*forgot which guy, had a torn calf muscle, he thought,
due to falling and being caught somehow?? in his leash...
but he got free...
and there was a few other scary wipeouts, of course, but all
made it in!!
and they had a great team of course, of live guards, etc...
out there on the machines...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 25, 2016 - 07:03pm PT
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hey there say, ... since it is live, like IF were there...
am i allowed to post the picture that i took?
they might not be perfect, of course... but i will go check them...
let me know, and i will post some... :)
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Feb 25, 2016 - 09:04pm PT
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wow!
why aren't we watching football?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 25, 2016 - 09:06pm PT
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why aren't we watching football?
CAUSE IT'S HOCKY SEESON YOU RETARD!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 25, 2016 - 09:52pm PT
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hey there say.... aahahhahhaaaaaaaaaa, :)
oh my, 'cause, they can't play football while in the ocean,
the waves would CATCH the ball before it ever lands... :))
;)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 25, 2016 - 11:31pm PT
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hey there say, all... for those that did not see it...
here are some pics... from my computer... :)
not very good, but they give the feel of it, and they are my pics,
so i don't think i have to worry, if i used them:
SOME i just showed the surfers...
BUT SOME are to just give an idea for the WAVES out there...
or how the waves broke...
they are fuzzy... those you can just pass over them...
it's just fun, to GIVE folks an idea,
in ONE easy spot here...
THESE WERE ROUND ONE, FIRST HEAT:
NEXT THERE ARE THE CLEARER PICS...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 25, 2016 - 11:46pm PT
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hey there say...
here, these are more of the surfers...
THESE ARE ROUND ONE, FOURTH HEAT...
i had to go sleep, in the middle of all this, :(
NEXT THERE IS a sequence that, if i hear right,
was of john john, the winner...
you can let me know, for sure, in just a sec...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 26, 2016 - 12:08am PT
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hey there say...
here is the END... then...
SOME OF THESES PICS, will be repeat, as,
they showed them by 'flash back'
for us, as they talked AFTER, WHILE:
waiting to crown the winner...
WILL PUT THOSE IN THE LAST PART OF THIS YEAR,
WHEN THIS ONE IS DONE:
HERE WAS A SEQUENCE OF RIDING ONE OF THOSE WAVES--in,
which many did not get to do, from what i 'think' i heard:
(might have to take this off, it was from the
replay and was not LIVE FEED so it has a copyright)
(might have to take this off, it was from the
replay and was not LIVE FEED so it has a copyright)
here's the winner section stuff
mentions to runner ups, too...
will try to 'zero in' on them, in the
last post--in a few minutes...
honoring the family of eddie, ALONG WITH this, too:
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 26, 2016 - 12:30am PT
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hey there say... here is the last crop of pics...
some may be repeats not sure:
oh--HERE IS THE FEW MORE... THEY DO GO IN THIS SECTION,
THERE WERE COLLECTED LATER, AFTER THEY TALKED OF THE WINNER...
THIS MIGHT BE THE 'WIPE OUT' WHERE THE GUY
FELL STRAIGHT DOWN:
EDIT:
SOME OF THE RECENT ABOVE, WERE FROM THEIR SHARE ON THE
WIPE OUTS, WHILE THEY WAITED FOR THE WINNER TO BE CROWNED...
THEY: are mixed in there... my camera, mostly caught only
the water... i was too slow, as--i was watching it so intently, :)
ALL DONE NOW:
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Feb 26, 2016 - 05:54am PT
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Thanks neebee..
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 26, 2016 - 07:34am PT
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Neebee drops in BIG! :-)
Had to watch some recaps on Youtube last night - still stoked, especially about those geezers
Ross and Clyde and Kelly's unbelievable tube. Ross definitely got jobbed on his first ride of
the first heat with a 22 on a phukking 45' monster. So what if he got gobbled up from behind?
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Feb 26, 2016 - 07:37am PT
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I came in late. looks like the biggest were in round one. Awesome!
Just the fact that those young guys are still scratching to beat the 'old guy' Jones says it all.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 26, 2016 - 06:36pm PT
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hey there say, wow...
thanks to the surfers, here, or, i'd
NEVER have learned about it...
it was so nice, just hearing this come-in through my house, yesterday,
well, even though i had to go sleep in the middle of it, it was
really something!
oh myyyyyyy...
it made the whole day feel really special...
:)
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 26, 2016 - 06:46pm PT
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Hey Neebs.. I don't know if you have Netflix, but if you do look up "storm surfers" The guy who came in 2nd (50 yr old Ross Clark-Jones) is a star of that film. It's a beautifully filmed story of a season of chasing big waves.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 26, 2016 - 07:31pm PT
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hey there say, climbski2... nope, i don't have net flicks... but wow, i will keep that in mind...
and say, john, thanks for the links...
wow... great, guys, thanks!
YES, JOHN:
I MISSED all of ROUND two, oh my... thanks...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 26, 2016 - 07:42pm PT
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I saw on the news that at Sunset elementary school, a couple miles up the road from Wiamea Bay, only half of the five hundred kids showed up.
Yeah, Alice Cooper needs to re-do their song and title it:
"SCHOOL'S OUT FOR EDDIE!"
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Feb 26, 2016 - 10:26pm PT
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None of those links work for me on my phone. I will try in the morning with the PC. Thanks for posting them, I want to see some of the earlier waves
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Feb 26, 2016 - 10:57pm PT
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Holy Crap!
Twiggy got worked!!
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