A great and terrible beauty

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hilly
hilly
WA
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13 Jan 2012 6:05am
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EDIT Vimeo link above was deleted bugger

Sorry, "BIGGEST TEAHUPOO EVER, SHOT ON THE PHANTOM CAMERA." was deleted at 5:22:57 Thu Jan 12, 2012. We have no more information about it on our mainframe or elsewhere.

EDIT EDIT - Here is another link hit full screen it is worth it, this is the best footage of Chopes I have seen thanks to WWW.CHRISBRYANFILMS.COM and Phantom camera whateva that is when it is at home.

http://video.mpora.com/watch/5Pgs2slxu/
JohnnyMaya
JohnnyMaya
196 posts
196 posts
13 Jan 2012 6:23am
Phenomenal!!!!!
kissa
kissa
NSW
523 posts
NSW, 523 posts
13 Jan 2012 9:54am
Almost beyond belief!!!! How come those guys don't wear helmets anymore????? Looking at some of those wipeouts it looks as those they are going to be slammed head first into the reef
Sparx
Sparx
VIC
734 posts
VIC, 734 posts
13 Jan 2012 10:05am
Speechless!!!
supa
supa
NSW
249 posts
NSW, 249 posts
13 Jan 2012 10:17am
Mesmerizing
robdog
robdog
VIC
611 posts
VIC, 611 posts
13 Jan 2012 10:26am
Thanks for posting that Hilly. That's the most amazing footage of surfing I have seen.
JohnnyMaya
JohnnyMaya
196 posts
196 posts
13 Jan 2012 8:00am
robdog said...

Thanks for posting that Hilly. That's the most amazing footage of surfing I have seen.


I have to agree...
Although I would replace the word surfing with WAVES.

It's unbelievable that some of those lips are like compact bodies of water until they land on the bottom of the wave. Without any spray on it!

This brings a different meaning to thick waves.
Johnny
dtm
dtm
NSW
1610 posts
dtm dtm
NSW, 1610 posts
13 Jan 2012 11:06am
crazy
hilly
hilly
WA
8126 posts
WA, 8126 posts
13 Jan 2012 8:11am
Kelly Slater had the following to say about what he saw that day :

“Witnessing this was a draining feeling being terrified for other people's lives all day long, it's life or death. Letting go of that rope one time can change your life and not many people will ever experience that in their life.”
Scotty88
Scotty88
4214 posts
4214 posts
13 Jan 2012 8:25am
Without speech - just shaking my head.
Got nothing.
junoj
junoj
WA
37 posts
WA, 37 posts
13 Jan 2012 8:30am
That is beyond anything that ............. Yep agree speachless!
rahams
rahams
NSW
544 posts
NSW, 544 posts
13 Jan 2012 11:51am
ditto
Dazza65
Dazza65
QLD
389 posts
QLD, 389 posts
13 Jan 2012 11:26am
Awesome, best footage. Got to love those phantom cameras. Saw some footage of a new suf movie coming out looked so good, almost 3D like!
camharvey
camharvey
NSW
192 posts
NSW, 192 posts
13 Jan 2012 12:49pm
Awesome. Imagine having that break in front of you..... What would you be thinking??
Leroy13
Leroy13
VIC
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VIC, 1174 posts
13 Jan 2012 1:22pm
I wouldn't be thinking anything as my heart would have stopped and I would have been dead before it reached me. Did anyone actually make the ride? Because that's not a wave that's a monster? I would love to hear interviews with the guys that went over the falls, are they out of hospital yet if they survived? Brilliant to watch Hilly!! Absolutely excruciating to think of the consequences!!!!
sharpie
sharpie
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347 posts
NSW, 347 posts
13 Jan 2012 1:23pm
thats just so soft, those lips need some botox, not thick enough. na just kiddn.
hilly
hilly
WA
8126 posts
WA, 8126 posts
13 Jan 2012 11:44am
Leroy13 said...

I wouldn't be thinking anything as my heart would have stopped and I would have been dead before it reached me. Did anyone actually make the ride? Because that's not a wave that's a monster? I would love to hear interviews with the guys that went over the falls, are they out of hospital yet if they survived? Brilliant to watch Hilly!! Absolutely excruciating to think of the consequences!!!!


This is what happens

Pando71
Pando71
NSW
137 posts
NSW, 137 posts
13 Jan 2012 3:09pm
No no no no & no way!!!!! Awesome footage!
Leroy13
Leroy13
VIC
1174 posts
VIC, 1174 posts
13 Jan 2012 5:32pm
Thanks for that Hilly, I get to re eat my lunch. On second thoughts maybe I don't want to know what it felt like!!! FAROUT!!!!!!!
buck0765
buck0765
71 posts
71 posts
13 Jan 2012 3:25pm
In 30 years of surfing the most amazing footage Ive ever seen. Soundtrack just makes it too
AA
AA
NSW
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AA AA
NSW, 2167 posts
13 Jan 2012 9:46pm
Truly awesome! He has captured it beautifully!
Funnsurfn
Funnsurfn
NSW
310 posts
NSW, 310 posts
13 Jan 2012 10:17pm
Goosebumps. Epic. Serious figs!
Downwinder
Downwinder
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QLD, 2095 posts
13 Jan 2012 9:29pm
Great Footage - HEAVY
hilly
hilly
WA
8126 posts
WA, 8126 posts
13 Jan 2012 7:37pm
I wonder what this guy is thinking?



Tow guys talk of the RED ZONE which is where the lip hits the water. You stay away from the RED ZONE. All the wipe outs in the vid the riders stayed well away from it by pulling in, lesson there for all surfers. It is better to pull in than straighten out. This wave if you get hit in the RED ZONE would remove a limb
camharvey
camharvey
NSW
192 posts
NSW, 192 posts
14 Jan 2012 8:41am
hilly said...

Leroy13 said...

I wouldn't be thinking anything as my heart would have stopped and I would have been dead before it reached me. Did anyone actually make the ride? Because that's not a wave that's a monster? I would love to hear interviews with the guys that went over the falls, are they out of hospital yet if they survived? Brilliant to watch Hilly!! Absolutely excruciating to think of the consequences!!!!


This is what happens




thats Keala Kennely, the only chick to do tow-ins that day, she's got balls, is that allowed??

and for those having breakfast or lunch here is another photo...




does not looked that "stoked"
Leroy13
Leroy13
VIC
1174 posts
VIC, 1174 posts
14 Jan 2012 4:47pm
It looks like she had her balls removed through the hole in her skull. Incredible courage on her part. Is there any footage of people making out of those monsters?? It seemed that they lost heaps of speed because there was so much water getting sucked back over the reef. If that was the case then I can't see how anyone made it. At least two of the featured victims...errr I mean surfers were nice and low on the face so as not to get sucked over the falls, but to no avail. It made me think that in conditions like that, would a longer Tow in board have helped in maintaining forward momentum?
hilly
hilly
WA
8126 posts
WA, 8126 posts
14 Jan 2012 8:58pm
Leroy13 said...

It looks like she had her balls removed through the hole in her skull. Incredible courage on her part. Is there any footage of people making out of those monsters?? It seemed that they lost heaps of speed because there was so much water getting sucked back over the reef. If that was the case then I can't see how anyone made it. At least two of the featured victims...errr I mean surfers were nice and low on the face so as not to get sucked over the falls, but to no avail. It made me think that in conditions like that, would a longer Tow in board have helped in maintaining forward momentum?


Heaps made it lots of vids about search Vimeo and utube. The vid I posted focused on the heaviness of the wave and wipeouts.
BulldogPup
BulldogPup
6657 posts
6657 posts
14 Jan 2012 9:01pm
^^^^^ the slow mo & music made the whole shebang imo ... not for one moment ignoring the pure insanity of the ride , unbelievable clip up there with the best imho
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