Riding big waves

[Irving]

I don't have enough experience with the ocean to respect what I'm seeing. Looks fun to me.

[KS63]

I don't have enough experience with the ocean to respect what I'm seeing. Looks fun to me.

This will give you an idea of the forces associated with a large wave.
http://youtu.be/M9-CaewvynA

[SuperiorDG]

This is the lady that got the beat down. She's got bigger balls then me.

[hatidua]

This is the lady that got the beat down. She's got bigger balls then me.

Even back when I was checking more Pro-Lite bags on planes than suitcases, there's NO WAY I'd drop into the stuff she does. Here's some footage of her at Chopes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RvQiWAzqNI

[Ah Pook]

I'll stick to surfin' with the trouts.

[MileHighOutlaw]

Grew up surfing California. Loved every minute of being int he water. Biggest waves were in the 10-12 foot area and you would swear that you were on top of the world. At 18 I moved to Hawaii and got to see the BIG wave riders do. Crazy insane sums it up. My first time out at the Pipeline I busted my board and was smashed up. Dropping in the wave and seeing the coral reef below was a real eye opener! I ended up as a open ocean lifeguard part time and got to train in the big surf. Let me tell you, plenty of times I felt like a itty bitty worm on a big F**king hook.

[Madeinhb]

Grew up surfing California. Loved every minute of being int he water. Biggest waves were in the 10-12 foot area and you would swear that you were on top of the world. At 18 I moved to Hawaii and got to see the BIG wave riders do. Crazy insane sums it up. My first time out at the Pipeline I busted my board and was smashed up. Dropping in the wave and seeing the coral reef below was a real eye opener! I ended up as a open ocean lifeguard part time and got to train in the big surf. Let me tell you, plenty of times I felt like a itty bitty worm on a big F**king hook.

I grew up in So Cal surfing through my teenage and 20's. Moved to colorado 4 years ago and miss surfing. Largest wave I've surfed is 10-12 feet.

[SuperiorDG]

http://www.surfline.com/surflinetv/g...URFLINE-SOCIAL

[missionxo]

Ahhhh I spent my early teens in Hawaii and I also remember winter time at Waimea or Pipe not that I went in the water when the waves were huge , 6-8' ( Hawaiian sized) was as big as I got at Pipeline even at that I ended up 200 yards down the beach swallowing salt water and foam the good days... brings me back. I would take a big day at PipeLine over Chopes any day for the "OH Shit" factor. Way too heavy .......

[SuperiorDG]

I guess this place is going off again over the next few days. Should see surf bigger then the last time.

http://www.surfline.com/surfdata/vid...d.cfm?id=44501