I have an idea for a new thread...

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

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Edited May 12, 2016 by Myles Mayhew

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

wow.... looks ideal. 

['Dale]

According to google, and a little search, the original post was tagged as Snapper Rocks on the Australian Gold Coast.

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[forkie]

as awesome as that wave looks - I couldnt be dealing with those crowds.

[Tumbleweed]

as awesome as that wave looks - I couldnt be dealing with those crowds.

 

Read this the other day. Even the bigger spots are crazy...

 

I was reminded of Everest, which has been this way for more than a decade, when the raw footage of the most recent swell to light upTeahupoo filtered out through the internet. On some of the waves, the normally glassy, blue-green face was shredded to a frothy mess as swarms of tow-in teams descended upon it and tried to outmaneuver each other for the takeoff spot. It was uglier than a frozen corpse.

 

http://www.theinertia.com/business-media/laird-hamilton-teahupoo-exploiting-surfings-everest/

[MTBeer]

as awesome as that wave looks - I couldnt be dealing with those crowds.

agreed. The same reason I don't do MTB events.

[MTBeer]

 

Read this the other day. Even the bigger spots are crazy...

 

I was reminded of Everest, which has been this way for more than a decade, when the raw footage of the most recent swell to light upTeahupoo filtered out through the internet. On some of the waves, the normally glassy, blue-green face was shredded to a frothy mess as swarms of tow-in teams descended upon it and tried to outmaneuver each other for the takeoff spot. It was uglier than a frozen corpse.

 

http://www.theinertia.com/business-media/laird-hamilton-teahupoo-exploiting-surfings-everest/

 

liked this line from that link

 

"Climbing Everest and riding big waves differ in that big wave surfing is still, to a large degree, a true meritocracy. Whereas for $30 to $100K, you can hire a Sherpa to drag your ass up Everest, it takes more than a modicum of knowledge, experience and ability to even grab a tow rope, much less paddle-in at Peahi."

[Warren_G]

[gummibear]

Like father...like daughter.

 

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[capediver]

as awesome as that wave looks - I couldnt be dealing with those crowds.

We got that as well...less crowds too!

[Hairy]

Bloody Hell ... I want those in my hubs!

[Skott5]

[Skott5]

[Tumbleweed]

liked this line from that link

 

"Climbing Everest and riding big waves differ in that big wave surfing is still, to a large degree, a true meritocracy. Whereas for $30 to $100K, you can hire a Sherpa to drag your ass up Everest, it takes more than a modicum of knowledge, experience and ability to even grab a tow rope, much less paddle-in at Peahi."

 

And tow ropes be damned! Just read Stoked by Cape Town big wave man Chris Bertish, who did just that: paddled in at Jaws!

[Skott5]

[Lurch the stalker]

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