German dude surfs humongous wave

[Carl Spackler 3479]

Thought this was cool, so I'm posting.  NSIAP.

 

[conVINCEd 21469]

Obligatory:

[Post Oak 20204]

100-foot wave season 2

[wood 11225]

I met Laird Hamilton once, so this hits close to home...

[Pato del Muerto 52484]

Incentivized to stay up, I’d say. 

[Carl Spackler 3479]

I'm seeing stuff on the internet indicating that the video I posted above was actually from October, 2020.  Don't care -- it's still cool.

According to this article, it's the biggest wave that's ever been surfed.  Well, except for Bodhi at Bell's Beach.  

https://www.redbull.com/us-en/biggest-waves-surfed

 

[Grade of D as in David 13253]

Incredible, like surfing through an avalanche.

[wood 11225]

11 minutes ago, longhornmatt said:

It actually looks easy.

The thing is, it's usually not nearly as smooth on the face of the wave as it looks in those distant shots from the shore. It's generally rough AF, and their legs  have to be nearly exhausted by the time they reach the bottom. Add to that the requirement of massive cojones, and probably not too many people are suited for big wave surfing.

[conVINCEd 21469]

5 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

I'm seeing stuff on the internet indicating that the video I posted above was actually from October, 2020.  Don't care -- it's still cool.

According to this article, it's the biggest wave that's ever been surfed.  Well, except for Bodhi at Bell's Beach.  

https://www.redbull.com/us-en/biggest-waves-surfed

 

It’s the biggest wave that’s ever been surfed successfully.

[Surly Bevo 24908]

Did he paddle to New Zealand afterwards?

[Upgrayedd 5810]

1 hour ago, wood said:

The thing is, it's usually not nearly as smooth on the face of the wave as it looks in those distant shots from the shore. It's generally rough AF, and their legs  have to be nearly exhausted by the time they reach the bottom. Add to that the requirement of massive cojones, and probably not too many people are suited for big wave surfing.

That and he is flat-out flying across that face

[conVINCEd 21469]

2 hours ago, wood said:

The thing is, it's usually not nearly as smooth on the face of the wave as it looks in those distant shots from the shore. It's generally rough AF, and their legs  have to be nearly exhausted by the time they reach the bottom. Add to that the requirement of massive cojones, and probably not too many people are suited for big wave surfing.

Have you surfed a lot of 115’ waves?

also:  just paddling into big waves is total commitment.  You can’t just call timeout and stroll back into the beach if you don’t like the way things are going.

[wood 11225]

3 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

Have you surfed a lot of 115’ waves?

also:  just paddling into big waves is total commitment.  You can’t just call timeout and stroll back into the beach if you don’t like the way things are going.

Negative, Ghostrider. I have surfed zero big waves. My surf time is spent bodysurfing or bodyboarding.

Re: the commitment to drop into something like that, yeah, that's exactly what I meant about the massive cojones. I lack both the skill and the cojones for something like that.

Edited November 1, 2022 by wood

[conVINCEd 21469]

1 minute ago, wood said:

Negative, Ghostrider. I have surfed zero big waves. My surf time is spent bodysurfing or bodyboarding.

Re: the commitment to drop into something like that, yeah, that's exactly what I meant about the massive cojones.

I was quoting Point Break on the last part.

[Dennis Taylor 18807]

On 11/1/2022 at 11:49 AM, Carl Spackler said:

Thought this was cool, so I'm posting.  NSIAP.

 

Danger is his business 

[CycleTex87 2965]

Those guys are usually towed into place by a jetski guy. There’s no way they can paddle fast enough on their own. 

[Dennis Taylor 18807]

On 11/8/2022 at 8:17 PM, CycleTex87 said:

Those guys are usually towed into place by a jetski guy. There’s no way they can paddle fast enough on their own. 

So are you signing up to be towed to the top of a 115' wave?

[CycleTex87 2965]

I wouldn't want to be the tow-er or the tow-ee.

[Buzzrock 14901]

Yeah I’ve seen some nasty crashes when the ski doesn’t get out of there in time

[crash_davis 23096]

Aint no surfer paddling into a 30'+ wave. They all have to be towed in. 

[jimmyjazz 45878]

Holy smokes, I'm glad I saw this thread.  That looks terrifying.

[RPM 26315]

But can he do "The Pelican?"

[JTL2005 7]

On 11/1/2022 at 11:55 AM, conVINCEd said:

Obligatory:

My thoughts exactly

[kingkoopa6 8344]

im more intrigued at the jet ski dudes just chillin around... thats gotta be just as dangerous no?

[UrbanAchiever 277]

On 11/1/2022 at 12:01 PM, Post Oak said:

100-foot wave season 2

Season 1 was incredible. I watched it three times.

[Carl Spackler 3479]

On 11/1/2022 at 10:01 AM, Post Oak said:

100-foot wave season 2

I wasn't aware of that HBO documentary.  Gonna have to watch it after reading about it on another thread.  

[JohnnyRage 1617]

4 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

I wasn't aware of that HBO documentary.  Gonna have to watch it after reading about it on another thread.  

I haven’t seen season 2 put up as of this last weekend.

[VABuckeye 2472]

Teahupoo is still my favorite.

Teahupoo